Malware & Threats

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Initially identified in December 2020, the threat actor is targeting IATA and airlines, with the most recent attacks employing a phishing lure mimicking the newly introduced IATA ONE ID (Contactless Passenger Processing tool). Dated 2018, one of the earliest attacks attributed to the adversary, which Malwarebytes refers to as LazyScripter, was aimed at individuals looking…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, the spotlight fell on the State of Malware 2021 report, wherein we have seen cyberthreats evolve. We also touched on ransomware, such as Egregor and a tactic known as Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) brute forcing that has long been part of the ransomware operators’ toolkit; insider threats, such as what…

Malware & Threats, Network Security, Software Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Just as the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we live and work, malware operators changed the way they attack enterprise targets. Last year businesses saw Windows malware detections drop and Mac detections rise as criminals tossed old tactics and focused on targeted attacks. In the “2020 State of Malware” report, Malwarebytes researchers explore how attack…

Malware & Threats, Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Dark Reading

IT security practitioners spend a lot of time strategizing ransomware defense, but many know little about the criminals plotting attacks. Who is the person behind a devastating ransomware campaign? Why did they choose a specific target? What about cybercrime appeals to them? To better understand the attacker’s perspective, Cisco Talos researchers interviewed a LockBit ransomware…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

One of the most prevalent botnets over the past decade, Emotet has been around since 2014, helping cybercriminals deploy their own Trojans, ransomware, and other types of malware onto compromised machines. Serving as a malware loader, Emotet has been associated with the distribution of well-known malware families, including TrickBot and Ryuk ransomware, among others. This…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

Over the past few months, hackers have been trying to surreptitiously backdoor the computer systems of a number of security researchers working on vulnerability research and development at different companies and organizations, the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has revealed on Monday. The hackers’ tactics The hackers, who Google TAG believes are backed by the…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

The study released Monday by the security firm Emsisoft said ransomware attacks — which encrypt and disable computer systems while demanding a ransom — affected 113 federal, state and municipal governments, 560 health facilities and 1,681 schools, colleges and universities last year. “The attacks caused significant, and sometimes life-threatening, disruption: ambulances carrying emergency patients had…