SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

The latest, released today by Avast Threat Labs, outlines a new type of malware embedded in cracked versions of some popular video games, such as Grand Theft Auto V, Far Cry 5, The Sims 4 and others, that disables antivirus programs and installs XMRig to mine Monero cryptocurrency.

Computers and Electronics 121

Computers and Electronics Media Marketing Cryptocurrency 121

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

A new DDoS technique abuses HTML5 Hyperlink Audit Ping in massive attacks. Ecuador suffered 40 Million Cyber attacks after the Julian Assange arrest. Ransomware attack knocks Weather Channel off the Air. Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after.

Computers and Electronics 66

Computers and Electronics Spyware Data breaches Advertising 66

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups. Any organization that directly holds vast amounts of data or holds client, supplier, or partner information is vulnerable to double extortion attacks.

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Ransomware Encryption Backups Cyber Insurance 71

Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

This renders the attacks undetectable and able to bypass conventional security solutions such as EDR, antivirus and other traditional security lines of defense. BlackEnergy is a Trojan capable of distributed denial of service (DDoS), cyber espionage and information destruction attacks.

Energy and Utilities 72

Energy and Utilities Malware DDOS Internet 72

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Though not as prevalent as ransomware and malware, there have been reports of DDoS attacks on schools, as well as video conference interruptions by cyber actors. Set antivirus and anti-malware solutions to automatically update; conduct regular scans.". Mitigations against cyberattacks. Implement network segmentation.

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Ransomware Education Backups Malware 64

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Clearly, traditional firewalls and antivirus systems will not be sufficient; the complex IIoT infrastructure demands something more advanced. For example, a hijacked smart meter can infect other smart meters and eventually enable attackers to take control of an entire enterprise energy management system. .

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Manufacturing IoT Authentication Artificial Intelligence 98

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

As cyber attacks continue to increase in number and sophistication, the need for MSSPs grows. Application and website security monitors and manages tools to prevent incidents such as server attacks, distributed denial of service (DDoS), and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

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Telecommunications Firewall Penetration Testing Cybersecurity 98

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

If the victim organization is slow to pay up, even though its files are encrypted and some of its confidential data has been stolen, the attackers additionally threaten to carry out a DDoS attack. In addition to DDoS attacks, it has added spam and calls to clients and partners of the victim company to its toolbox. .

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Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 87

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Breach and Attack Simulation Product Guide Top 20 Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Vendors Penetration Testing Penetration testing is a tried-and-true method of cyber attack simulation. DDoS protection services are offered by third-party vendors to combat these types of attacks.

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Network Security Penetration Testing Firewall Antivirus 120

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Cyber Security Terms: Must-Know List This cybersecurity terms dictionary will bring some clarity in those words you encountered but couldn’t grasp. Security Antivirus – software that scans a device or a network to detect security threats, alert you, and neutralize malicious code.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

If the victim doesn’t pay the ransom, the attackers resort to blackmail, threatening to publish the sensitive information online. More recently, some threat groups have begun to add data destruction to their arsenal to raise the stakes even further, and DDoS attacks have also been threatened as a means of getting organizations to pay ransoms.

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Ransomware Backups Encryption Cybersecurity 98

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. billion malware attacks worldwide in the first half of 2022 alone. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

Malware 75

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Computer viruses often utilize deception techniques and keep evolving to evade antivirus software. Warning signs. Computer worms.

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Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 114

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2022

And as cyber attackers become ever more sophisticated, so too have the technologies and tools that companies must buy to address rising threats, such as IDPS , UEBA , threat intelligence , patch management , encryption , DLP , DDoS protection , vulnerability management , and even mobile security management.

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Firewall Cyber threats Software Technology 122

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Computer viruses often utilize deception techniques and keep evolving to evade antivirus software. Warning Signs of Malware Infection. Computer Worms.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Cyber attackers are forever becoming more sophisticated, however, so companies have had to constantly incorporate new security solutions such as IDPS , UEBA , threat intelligence , patch management , encryption , DLP , DDoS protection , vulnerability management , and even mobile security management.

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Antivirus Cybersecurity Marketing Encryption 117

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

AV-Comparatives quickly tested several known anti-malware and antivirus products against HermeticWiper and its variants and found that Malwarebytes, among others, detected the malware.). Current analyses of HermeticWiper reveal that the malware is being delivered in highly-targeted attacks in Ukraine, Latvia, and Lithuania.

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Cybersecurity Ransomware Malware Government 102

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. It also would actively shut down antivirus processes to evade detection and removal.

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Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140