Backdoors

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Polonium was initially detailed by Microsoft in June 2022, but evidence suggests that the group has been active since at least September 2021, mainly focusing on cyberespionage. Operating out of Lebanon, the APT is believed to be working with threat actors affiliated with Iran in the targeting of more than 20 communications, engineering, insurance, information…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Dubbed FontOnLake, the malware family employs a rootkit to conceal its presence and uses different command and control servers for each sample, which shows how careful its operators are to maintain a low profile. What’s more, the malware developers are constantly modifying the FontOnLake modules, and use three categories of components that have been designed…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

Backdoors Up 44%, Ransomware Up 43% from 2017

Backdoor and ransomware detections increased 44% and 43%, respectively, in 2018, the same year nearly 30% of computers faced at least one malicious threat online, researchers report. The Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2018 found malware should be among everyone’s top concerns as we head into the new year. Kaspersky Labs handled 346,000 new malicious files each…