Malware & Threats

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Simulation Shows Threat of Ransomware Attacks on ICS

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated the potential impact of ransomware on industrial control systems (ICS) by simulating an attack aimed at a water treatment plant. David Formby, a Ph.D. student in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and his faculty advisor, Raheem Beyah, identified several commonly used programmable…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: CIO Security

How AI is stopping criminal hacking in real time

Almost every day, there’s news about a massive data leak — a breach at Yahoo that reveals millions of user accounts, a compromise involving Gmail phishing scams. Security professionals are constantly moving the chess pieces around, but it can be a losing battle. Yet, there is one ally that has emerged in recent years. Artificial…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

The Interconnected Nature Of International Cybercrime

Flashpoint analysts monitoring a top-tier Russian hacking forum recently observed an actor who goes by the pseudonym “flokibot,” developing a Trojan known as “Floki Bot.” While the malware uses source code from the ZeuS Trojan, the actor reinvented the initial dropper process injection to instead target point-of-sale (PoS) terminals. The Floki Bot Trojan is not…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

A look back at the Zyns iframer campaign

We often get asked about drive-by download attacks, how they work, and specifically about what sites people may have visited just prior to getting infected. This is an interesting aspect when tracking campaigns and what they lead to. Typically, one can divide the drive-by landscape into two categories: malvertising and compromised websites. The former involves legitimate websites…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Google Paid Out $9 Million in Bug Bounties Since 2010

Google has awarded researchers more than $9 million since the launch of its bug bounty program in 2010, including over $3 million paid out last year. According to the company, more than 1,000 payments were made last year to roughly 350 researchers from 59 countries. The biggest single reward was $100,000 and over $130,000 were…

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Issued by: CSO

LeakedSource’s shutdown is a blow to amateur hackers

Amateur hackers are alarmed with the apparent demise of LeakedSource, a controversial breach notification site that’s been accused of doing more harm than good. U.S. law enforcement has allegedly confiscated its servers, and now some hackers are wondering if customers of LeakedSource might be next.

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Issued by: Splunk

Enhancing Enterprise Security for Ransomware Detection

Ransomware is a profitable business model for cyber criminals with 2016 payments closed at the billon dollar mark. According to a recent survey by IBM, nearly 70% of executives hit by ransomware have paid to get their data back. Those survey results do not include smaller organizations and consumers who are also paying to get their data…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Satan RaaS Promises Large Gains With Zero Coding Needed

A newly discovered family of ransomware is being offered via the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model, allowing cybercriminals to easily customize their own versions of the malware, researchers explain. Dubbed Satan, the new ransomware family was discovered by security researcher Xylitol and is available for any wannabe criminal, as the service only requires the creation of…