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Rakos Malware Takes Over Embedded Linux Devices

Issued by: Security Week

A recently observed piece of malware targeting embedded Linux systems can provide attackers with full control over the infected devices, ESET security researchers warn. Dubbed Rakos, the newly discovered malware is attacking vulnerable devices via brute force SSH login attempts, a method already observed in various other Linux threats. The new malicious program is looking to infect…

Malware & Threats, Network Security

The year ransomware became one of the top threats to enterprises

Issued by: CSO

On Feb. 5, employees at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, started having network access problems that prevented electronic communications. Over the next few days, they learned that the hospital was the victim of a ransomware attack that encrypted files on multiple computers. After several days during which staff had to resort to pen…

Malware & Threats

Highly lucrative Ransomware as a Service attacks poised to accelerate in 2017

Issued by: Help Net Security

Ransomware can be likened to global warming. It’s been around for years, but it’s now becoming an epidemic which needs serious attention. According to a recent survey conducted by Osterman Research, nearly 50% of U.S. companies experienced a “ransomware incident” over the last year. Without taking into account the number of unreported ransomware incidents, the…

Malware & Threats

Phishing email scams 108 government employees, 756,000 people affected by breach

Issued by: CSO

On Friday, The LA County Chief Executive Office issued a public notice that 756,000 Californians were going to be receiving breach notification letters, after a single Phishing email scammed more than one hundred county employees. The notice also said a warrant has been issued for the Nigerian responsible for the Phishing attack.

Malware & Threats

Fighting Advanced Ransomware Attacks Requires Game-Changing Technology

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing cyber-security threats facing organizations and individuals today. Attackers are holding everything from government records to health care equipment and even the keys to entire transit systems for ransom. According to new data from IBM, victims are paying up. More than half of the business executives that responded to the…

Malware & Threats

Goldeneye Ransomware – the Petya/Mischa combo rebranded

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

From March 2016 we’ve observed the evolution of an interesting low-level ransomware, Petya – you can read about it here. The second version (green) Petya comes combined with another ransomware, packed in the same dropper – Mischa. The latter one was deployed as an alternative payload: in case if the dropper was run without administrator…

Malware & Threats

BrandPost: New POS Malware Attacks Are Becoming More Aggressive

Issued by: CSO

Professionally written-malware is rarely unsubtle. Long, slow and stealthy attacks are generally the rule—but a rogue malware author has decided to break that rule by going fast and loud. What’s more, this approach is actually finding a great deal of success, which should have retailers worried in the lead up to the holiday season. How…

Malware & Threats

Ransomware Report: Top Security Threat Expected to Continue Rising in 2017

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Digital extortion by means of ransomware or a systems breach was one of the most prominent threats to consumers and businesses in 2016. It seems IBM Security’s prediction materialized quite excessively this past year. Ransomware is a generic name for a family of computer bugs programmed to lock up endpoints, such as PCs, servers or…

Vulnerabilities

A closer look at a tech support screen locker

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

In this blog post, we are going to take a closer look at some of the code that the most predominant family of tech support screen lockers are currently using to frustrate their victims. This, which is dubbed VinCE because of the Program folder it creates for itself, is compiled in Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL),…

Malware & Threats

Locky Variant Osiris Distributed via Excel Documents

Issued by: Security Week

The infamous Locky ransomware has once again switched to a new extension to append to encrypted files, but reverted to malicious Office documents for distribution, security researchers have discovered. The latest Locky variant is appending the .osiris extension to encrypted files, marking a switch from the Norse mythology to Egyptian mythology. The change comes only…