ransomware

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Cyber espionage topping the list of largest security concerns

20 percent of global organizations rank cyber espionage as the most serious threat to their business, with 26 percent struggling to keep up with the rapidly evolving threat landscape. In addition, one in five U.S. organizations have suffered a cyber espionage-related attack in the last year. The Trend Micro research, which surveyed 2,402 enterprise IT…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

Explained: Spora ransomware

Nowadays, ransomware has become the most popular type of malware. Most of the new families are prepared by amateurs (script-kiddies) and they are distributed on a small scale. There are only a few major players on this market that are prepared by professionals. Recently, Spora ransomware joined this set. As we will see, some of the…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Samas Ransomware Uses Active Directory to Infect Entire Networks

The actors behind Samas, a ransomware family that emerged about a year ago, are using Active Directory to perform reconnaissance and then infect entire networks, Javelin Networks says. First detailed in March last year, Samas was observed employing publicly-available penetration testing tools for delivery, and its operators were said to have made $450,000 in ransom…

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Fighting attackers in the era of data jacking

What we saw in the last few months is a rise in reports on database systems, new database technologies that are essentially being compromised; and where attackers will hack into a database, encrypt the data or sometimes delete or do something to the data, and essentially leave a message where they ask you for not…

Network Security

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Ransomware spiked 752% in new families

2016 was truly the year of online extortion. Cyber threats reached an all-time high, with ransomware and Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams gaining increased popularity among cybercriminals looking to extort enterprises. A 752 percent increase in new ransomware families ultimately resulted in $1 billion in losses for enterprises worldwide, according to Trend Micro.

Malware & Threats

Issued by: CIO Security

Trend Micro report: Ransomware booming

The profitability of ransomware made it the top cyber threat last year in two categories: the number of attacks and the amount of money generated for crooks, according to a Trend Micro lookback on data collected from customers. Not only is the ransomware business booming, it’s innovating, with Trend Micro researchers identifying 752 new families…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Cybercriminals Use Cracked Builder to Spawn Betabot Variants

Betabot, an old piece of malware that ensnares affected computers into a botnet, is now being distributed by attackers who managed to crack its builder, Sophos security researchers reveal. The malware previously functioned as a banking information stealing Trojan, then became a password stealing malware, and recently began capitalizing on infected bots to distribute ransomware.

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

Mac Malware Reaches New Highs

Two new malware threats in a week this past month, plus others in January, brings the 2017 Mac malware count up to 6 – and growing. On Valentine’s Day, Mac users got a special “treat” in the form of new malware. That same week, there were signs of yet another piece of malware looming. These threats…

Software Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

‘Shock And Awe’ Ransomware Attacks Multiply

RSA CONFERENCE 2017 – San Francisco – The data-hostage crisis isn’t going away anytime soon:  In fact, it’s starting to get a lot scarier and destructive, and with a more unpredictable outcome. Security experts long have warned that ponying up with the ransom fee only plays into the hands of ransomware attackers; it doesn’t necessarily…