‘Spouseware’ used as tool for domestic espionage
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…
Report: 23% of malware families use encryption to avoid detection
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…
Kaspersky: APAC will see increase in mobile malware
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…
Cybercriminals mask malware as coronavirus info files
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…
Malware disguised as music files of Grammy nominees
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…
Trojan ‘Shopper’ leaves fake reviews on Google Play using victims’ accounts
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…
Kaspersky: Ransomware affects 174 cities in 2019
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 takes court action against cybercrime group Thallium
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…
Kaspersky: PH top APAC country with most number of attacks on medical devices
It placed second globally after Venezuela
McAfee report uncovers ransomware resurgence
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…
Modern cameras’ WiFi connectivity vulnerable to ransomware, malware
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…
Sophos: Baldr malware targets PC gamers to gain entry to other computers
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…
Number of users hit by financial malware grew by 7% in H1 2019
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…
Agent Smith: The new virus to hit mobile devices
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,…
Platinum is back: Hacking group uses steganography to fly under security radar
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 confirms return of the Trickbot multi-purpose banking trojan
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…
WhatsApp urges users to update after spyware discovery
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…
Report: Fortinet’s FortiClient blocks 100% malware
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…
Kaspersky: Mass-distributed malware main source of threat to industrial computers
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…
Microsoft: Developing markets in Asia-Pacific among the most vulnerable to malware
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…
Kaspersky: Mobile malware attacks double in 2018, PH ranks 10th in global list
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…
Sophos tracks 96 malware samples from Matrix family
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…
Symantec’s Industrial Control System Protection Neural to defend against USB-borne malware
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…
Hackers found a way to spread malware by exploiting Office docs with embedded videos
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…
Acer’s security products to help organizations mitigate cyber attacks
Acer Security Suite is a complete hardware and software package that encrypts any program file, computer, and user-set passwords and can leverage the trusted platform module technology for secure computing.
McAfee Labs warns crypto mining malware will continue to outpace ransomware
Image from Pixabay In the McAfee Threats Report for September 2018, security researchers highlight the surge of crypto mining malware that started last year and continued in the first half…
Kaspersky Lab says new IoT-malware grew three-fold in H1 2018, manufacturers don’t prioritize security
Image from Pixabay According to the Kaspersky Lab IoT report, in the first half of 2018, IoT devices were attacked with more than 120,000 modifications of malware. That’s more than…
Nexusguard research reveals 500% increase in average DDoS attack size caused by botnets, malware
(Image by Pete Linforth/Pixabay) The average DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack quintupled in size to more than 26 Gbps and the maximum attack size quadrupled to 359 Gbps compared…
Trend Micro discovers spam campaign delivering malware to emails connected with banks
(Image from Pixabay) Cybersecurity and defense company Trend Micro discovered recently a spam campaign that targets emails that are connected with banks. The malware downloader is disguised as a file…
Multifunctional bots used to spread malware now on high demand, says Kaspersky Lab
(Image from Pixabay) Kaspersky Lab researchers have published a report on botnet activity in the first half of 2018, analyzing more than 150 malware families and their modifications circulating through…
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