On July 18, the Cybersecurity Philippines CERT (CSP-Cert) vulnerability research team discovered a number of vulnerabilities in Lenovo Portable Router R2105, which has been discontinued
Category: Malware
‘Hidden Bee’ miner uses malvertising to lure victims
(Image from Pixabay) Researchers at Malwarebytes discovered a malware that targets a vulnerability in Flash Player. The attackers resort to malvertising in adult sites to
Sophos investigates SamSam ransomware, almost $6M paid in ransom demands
(Image by Pete Linforth/Pixabay) Security firm Sophos took a deeper look into the SamSam ransomware and found out that its victims have paid almost $6
Old ransomware Jigsaw reemerges, upgrades to become bitcoin stealer
(Image by Pete Linforth/Pixabay) Even cybercriminals upgrade or upcycle ransomware as evidenced by Jigsaw that has reemerged to target the cryptocurrency industry. The ransomware is
Akamai expects big shift in security posture in the Philippines
(Image by Darwin Laganzon/Pixabay) Recent data breaches, not only in the private sector but in the government as well, raised cybersecurity awareness in the Philippines.
Calisto malware on MacOs discovered after two years, already dead but may still obtain passwords
Calisto, a version of the Mac malware called Proton, was discovered only recently but has been around for two years. Security experts say it is
Magniber ransomware expands reach to more Asia-Pacific countries
(Image by Pete Linforth/Pixabay) One of the longest-running exploits called Magnitude has been upgraded to target more countries in the Asia-Pacific, according to the blog
Hussarini backdoor might be targeting the Philippines — Fortinet researchers
(Image by Pete Linfort / Pixabay) Security researchers of Fortinet recently discovered a malicious document that is suspected to be targeting the Philippines using a
Actors use ‘macros’ to target desktop shortcuts and install malware payloads
(Image by Monoar Rahman Rony/Pixabay) Microsoft has long disabled macros to avoid possible security risks but cybercriminals have found a way to utilize them in deploying
Cheap Android phones come with freebies that users won’t like — Kaspersky
(Image from Pixabay) In developing countries, consumers don’t have much choice but to buy the most affordable smartphone. As long as the camera is good
Coin mining malware surpasses ransomware attacks — McAfee
(Image by Pete Linforth / Pixabay) Ransomware incidents have significantly dropped in the first half of 2018 while the increasing popularity of cryptocurrency gave criminals
Monero-mining malware deployed through Drupal security flaw
Image by Gerd Altmann (Pixabay) Security firm TrendMicro reveals that after a series of research, it found network attacks that target a vulnerability in the Drupal
Windows malware sleeps for days then deploys additional payloads
Image from Deep Instinct / Security firm Deep Instinct recently uncovered a new malware that uses a more deceptive approach and then converts PCs to
US warns of another malware from North Korea
Image by Robinraj Premchand / Pixabay / North Korea is allegedly conducting another malware operation, according to the Malware Analysis Report released by the United States
