CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

Microsoft warns of a spike in malware spreading via pirate streaming services and movie piracy sites during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crooks are attempting to take advantage of COVID-19 pandemic spreading malware via pirate streaming services and movie piracy sites during the COVID-19 outbreak, Microsoft warns.

Malware 81

Malware Security Intelligence Adware Social Engineering 81

SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

Last year’s lockdowns gave a boost to the mobile market, with users downloading thirty percent more mobile games per week in Q1 2021 than in Q4 2019 globally, reaching over one billion weekly downloads. We examined malware and unwanted software disguised as popular PC and mobile games. billion in the first half of 2021.

Adware 118

Adware Mobile Phishing Malware 118

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Malvertising acts as a vessel for malware propagation. To set such a stratagem in motion, cybercriminals poison legitimate websites with ads that lead to shady URLs or download malicious code camouflaged as something harmless. One of the biggest pitfalls with malvertising is how difficult it can be to detect.

Cybercrime 82

Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus 82

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

My first cyber “combatant” was an early form of adware running amok on my family’s computer. It did what no other product could, find malware and remove every trace. Although designed as a free tool for individuals, IT professionals downloaded it in droves. Organizations today must protect against more than malware.

Adware 95

Adware Social Engineering Malware Cybersecurity 95

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There were no social media sites to speak of, companies were selling antivirus and anti-Trojan solutions, but nobody cared about adware, PUPs, and assorted nuisances. The reasons why people get infected with malware have not changed that much though: Free stuff. Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today.

Internet 85

Internet Internet Media Artificial Intelligence 85

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Rootkits are malware implants that are installed deep in the operating system. The main purpose of CosmicStrand is to download a malicious program at startup, which then performs the tasks set by the attackers. However, on one of the infected machines, we found malware that we think is probably related to CosmicStrand.

Malware 104

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 104

SecureList

JULY 21, 2021

Download full report (PDF). According to the MDR incident severity classification, High-severity incidents are related to human-driven attacks or malware outbreaks with a high impact. Malware with critical impact. Social engineering. Offensive exercise. Artefacts of APT, targeted attack. DDOS/DOS with impact.

Social Engineering 100

Social Engineering Engineering Adware Technology 100

SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With millions of new users on streaming platforms, cyberattackers have recognized this heightened demand and seek to take advantage of it by distributing streaming phishing scams and spreading malware under the guise of users’ favorite shows. Malware and riskware instead of streaming. Methodology. Amazon Prime Video.

Phishing 99

Phishing Accountability Malware Adware 99

Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2023

In a recent tweet , the FBI office in Denver warned consumers against using free public charging stations, stating that criminals have managed to hijack public chargers with the objective of infecting devices with malware or other software that can give hackers access to your phone, tablet or computer. Enjoy the free charge!”

Mobile 98

Mobile Banking Malware Spyware 98

Malwarebytes

JULY 16, 2021

This means asking for payment, locking devices, or acting in a malware-like manner. Others go further, acting the same way actual spy/malware does while simultaneously saying the PC has an infection (spoiler – it does, but not in the way victims might think). There are some caveats to this, which we’ll cover below. Double win!

Social Engineering 115

Social Engineering Software VPN Engineering 115

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Social media activity: likes, shares, comments and posts. App downloads. The following vectors represent some of the most common ways a criminal could gain access to your accounts and is also known as an account takeover : Social Engineering. Anti-Malware Software. They include: Search queries. Purchase history.

Identity Theft 119

Identity Theft Passwords Data breaches Scams 119

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

However, when examined more closely, most hosting IPs were found to have hosted malicious content (such as some serious malware ) in the past, and had connections to other high-risk IPs. Contextual graphs such as these show the relationships between web hosts and dropped malware. For instance, rojadirecta[.]me Insecure Sites.

Scams 114

Scams Mobile Social Engineering Advertising 114

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

We discovered the malware as part of an attack against a high-profile organization in Vietnam. We found the loader for this file so interesting that we decided to base one of the tracks of our Targeted Malware Reverse Engineering course on it. The exploit-chain attempts to install malware in the system through a dropper.

Ransomware 137

Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 137

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A TCC prompt asking the user to allow access to the Downloads folder. Malware often wants access to your sensitive data, either to steal it or to encrypt it and demand a ransom. However, social engineering isn’t the only danger. Any malware can collect that data without difficulty. What is this data, you ask?

Malware 96

Malware Backups Adware Social Engineering 96

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Unlike common stealers, this malware gathered data that can be used to identify the victims, such as browsing histories, social networking account IDs and Wi-Fi networks. This has become a real stand-alone business in the dark web ( Malware-as-a-Service , MaaS). million downloads. Rise of threat to online payment systems.

Cryptocurrency 91

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 91

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In this report, we provide the latest statistics on cyberthreats to gamers, as well as detailed information on the most widespread and dangerous types of malware that players must be aware of. Methodology. To make the overview more in-depth, we included both mobile and PC games. Key findings. Top game titles by number of related threats.

Mobile 101

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 101

SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

In 2022, Kaspersky security solutions detected 1,661,743 malware or unwanted software installers, targeting mobile users. Malicious apps get removed from Google Play as soon as they are found, but sometimes after having been downloaded a number of times.

Malware 105

Malware Encryption Mobile Accountability 105

Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

Malware authors and distributors are following the ebbs and flow of the threat landscape. One campaign we have tracked for a numbers of years recently introduced a new scheme to possibly completely move away from drive-by downloads via exploit kit. MakeMoney connection. We don’t believe we have seen the last of this threat group.

Adware 67

Adware Social Engineering Engineering Encryption 67

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Data from the Brazilian Federation of Banks registered a considerable increase in crime (such as explosions at bank branches to steal money) and cybercrime (increased phishing and social-engineering attacks) against banking customers and banking infrastructure. News broke in January of the FreakOut malware that attacks Linux devices.

Cryptocurrency 110

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 110

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

These malicious apps constitute a risk for customers and developers alike—and they can be easily found online using the most common search engines. Once again, the sophistication of the apps varied greatly; however, they largely shared one purpose: deceive users into downloading them.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Many of these attacks prey upon human nature by using social engineering tactics to trick a user into inadvertently allowing ransomware onto their system, under the guise of something legitimate. Urge to take action (click or download) Hackers placed the large button and prompted us to click on it, rushing us to upgrade our system.

Ransomware 83

Ransomware Passwords Encryption Phishing 83

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

DLP is included in the organization policy, but individuals must also use this strategy to keep all data safe during ransomware or malware attack. Malware and Ransomware Adware – Software that automatically displays or downloads material when a user is offline. Some viruses can replicate themselves.

Passwords 40

Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

These can include viruses, trojans, worms, spyware and adware. Ransomware is perhaps the most alarming type of malware in existence today as it slyly and maliciously encrypts end-user data until a “key” is purchased with a ransom amount to decrypt the data. However, this is simply not true.

Security Awareness 70

Security Awareness Wireless Ransomware Passwords 70