Legacy (read: outdated) or illegal software is known to be high-risk in terms of cybersecurity. As the latest data from Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) reveal, there is a “sustained campaign targeting users […]
Security software company Sophos lifts the veil on the stealthy activities of worm-focused malware that managed to keep itself hidden until recently.” Glupteba malware has been getting regular updates and feature enhancements […]
Cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky reviewed threats targeting major gaming platforms in an effort to understand the extent of exploitation in the industry. It found at least four malware types that are capable […]
Microsoft released the Asia Pacific (APAC) findings from the latest edition of its Security Endpoint Threat Report 2019, an annual research aimed at identifying cyber threats and building cyber resilience across the […]
Judging by the products and services introduced during the pandemic, it is safe to say that COVID-19 has accelerated cloud migration because it altered the business operations significantly. IBM Security conducted research […]
Researchers at Unit 42, the global threat intelligence team of cybersecurity solutions company Palo Alto Networks, identified more than 300 malware samples taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Network traffic from all […]
Several studies from Kaspersky have since revealed that companies are concerned about data breaches and ransomware. However, fresh statistics from the global cybersecurity company unmasks that the biggest threat in Southeast Asian […]
The PhantomLance espionage campaign targets Android users in certain countries in Southeast Asia using spyware spread through Google Play. Cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky looked into the third-party report and found unique Trojans […]
Cybercriminals have been exploiting the panic over the spread of COVID-19 pandemic since February. The first case of the new disease was reported in December 2019. People are hungry for information in […]
More than 30 fleeceware apps are available at the App Store and these appear to have been installed 3.6 million times on unsuspecting Apple device users, according to the latest SophosLabs report […]
In a recent report by BlackBerry Ltd., the intelligent security software and services discovered five related APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) groups that target companies using Linux servers and Windows OS and individuals […]
Cybersecurity solutions provider Kaspersky discovered how cybercriminals continue to exploit the panic amid the pandemic by actively using the topic of spreading malware such as backdoors and spyware in the past few […]
Cybersecurity solutions company Fortinet released its on-premise appliance that leverages self-learning Deep Neural Networks (DNN) to speed threat remediation and handle time-consuming, manual security analyst tasks called FortiAI. FortiAI’s Virtual Security Analyst […]
SophosLabs saw a significant spike in the use of “COVID-19” and “coronavirus” in domain names, spam, phishing attacks, and malware with criminals exploiting the pandemic that is gripping the world. In the […]
Kaspersky researchers have found a new sample of stalkerware — commercial software that is usually used to secretly monitor users’ partners or colleagues — which has functionality that supersedes all previously found […]
In a recent report, Kaspersky revealed its discovery of about 380 variants of stalkerware in 2019, which is 31% more than in 2018. These legitimate programs are often used as tools for […]
SophosLabs Uncut article, “Nearly a Quarter of Malware now Communicates Using TLS,” details how hackers use encrypted communications to steal data such as financial details and other sensitive credentials. By using Transport […]
An increase in mobile malware is among the top 5 key cybersecurity trends to watch out for in the Asia Pacific (APAC), according to global cybersecurity company Kaspersky. The company also expects […]
Kaspersky detection technologies have found malicious files disguised as documents related to the newly discovered coronavirus that has spread in many countries and prompted the World Health Organization to declare a global […]
Kaspersky protection technologies detected a 39% rise in attacks (attempts to download or run malicious files) under the guise of nominees’ works in 2019, compared to 2018. Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and […]
Kaspersky researchers detected a Trojan application that “terrorizes” users with unsolicited ads and boosts installations of online shopping applications fooling both users and advertisers. This malicious app visits as the season sales […]
Researchers at Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity solutions provider, observed that ransomware has targeted at least 174 municipal institutions (with more than 3,000 subset organizations) in 2019, that’s a 60% increase compared to […]
Microsoft gets a ruling from a US district court enabling it to take control of 50 domains that the threat group Thallium uses to conduct its operations. The technology giant was able […]
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McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, recently released its McAfee Labs Threats Report for August 2019 examining cybercriminal activity and the evolution of cyber threats in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019. McAfee […]
