Malware & Threats

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

The threat associated with nation-state-backed hacking groups has been well-researched and chronicled in recent times, but there’s another, equally dangerous set of adversaries that’s operated comparatively in the shadows for years. These are hack-for-hire groups that specialize in breaking into systems and stealing email and other data as a service. Their clients can be private…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

The risks presented by ransomware and cyber extortion events have likely found a place in your own security team’s discussions, and rightfully so. Ransomware attacks have proliferated in the last decade. The numbers are staggering if not overwhelming, and make it abundantly clear that ransomware attacks are not a threat that any organization, however big…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

Cyberattackers are hiding behind the QuickBooks brand to disguise their malicious activity, researchers are warning. The effort is a “double-spear” approach that packs a one-two punch: Stealing phone numbers and making off with cash via bogus credit-card payments. The popular accounting software allows customers to sign up for cloud accounts, from which they can send…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

What is the price for personal information, including credit cards and bank accounts, on the dark web? Privacy Affairs researchers concluded criminals using the dark web need only spend $1,115 for a complete set of a person’s account details, enabling them to create fake IDs and forge private documents, such as passports and driver’s licenses….

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Teachers unable to get paychecks. Tax and customs systems paralyzed. Health officials unable to access medical records or track the spread of COVID-19. A country’s president declaring war against foreign hackers saying they want to overthrow the government. For two months now, Costa Rica has been reeling from unprecedented ransomware attacks disrupting everyday life in…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Malwarebytes

Symbiote, a new “nearly impossible to detect” Linux malware, targeted financial sectors in Latin America—and the threat actors behind it might have links to Brazil. These findings were revealed in a recent report, a joint effort between the Blackberry Research Team and Dr. Joakim Kennedy, a security researcher with Intezer. Despite its name, this Trojan—first…

Cloud Security, Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Snowflake this week launched a new Cybersecurity workload that helps cybersecurity teams to better protect their enterprises using its platform and an extensive ecosystem of partners delivering security capabilities with connected applications, cybersecurity teams can quickly gain visibility and automation at cloud-scale. “With Snowflake’s Data Cloud, cybersecurity teams can break down data silos to enable…