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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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a cybersecurity solutions provider, revealed that through the USB and connections to WiFi networks, today’s modern cameras…
Baldr malware has gone missing in June after cybercriminals after an internal rift. Sophos, a network and endpoint security firm, expects it to make a comeback anytime soon guessing that…
Kaspersky researchers have discovered 430,000 users faced malware aimed at stealing finances, cryptocurrencies, and web-money services in the first half of 2019 — 7% more than in the same period…
Check Point researchers recently discovered a new variant of mobile malware that has quietly infected around 25 million devices, while the user remains completely unaware. Disguised as a Google-related application,…
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a highly sophisticated cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from South Asian diplomatic, government and military entities. The campaign lasted almost six years and had ties…
Check Point Research, the threat intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., has published its latest Global Threat Index for April 2019. The banking trojan Trickbot has returned to…
Financial Times reported — and was confirmed by WhatsApp — that the messaging app has been infected with commercial spyware. According to the report, Israel’s secretive NSO group developed the…
According to this year’s “NSS Labs’ 2019 Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP) Group Test,” Fortinet’s FortiClient demonstrated a 100% block rate of exploits, unknown threats, and HTTP malware, with zero false…
In 2018, Kaspersky Lab detected and prevented activity by malicious objects on almost half of Industrial Control System (ICS) computers protected by the company’s products and defined as part of…
In the 24th edition of its Security Intelligence Report (SIR), an annual study aimed to improve cyber resilience in the region, Microsoft said malware remains a huge cyberthreat in the…
Mobile devices or the end users are the most vulnerable to malware (malicious software) attacks and have become easier targets for cybercriminals. Kaspersky Lab’s Mobile Malware Evolution 2018 report says…
Security firm Sophos said it was able to track 96 samples from malware that has been operating since 2016 and comes from the Matrix ransomware family. The ransomware is infecting…
Cybersecurity company Symantec Corp. introduced recently its Industrial Control System Protection (ICSP) Neural, the industry’s first neural network-integrated USB scanning station that helps organizations protect critical infrastructure by preventing the…
Security firm Trend Micro was able to detect what it calls an “in-the-wild sample” in Virus Total that delivers a malware that steals information. This is in response to Cymulate’s…
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