SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

The mobile malware Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Agent.aq Last year was notable for both malware and adware, the two very close in terms of capabilities. Interestingly enough, the share of adware attacks increased in relation to mobile malware in general. They typically work with malware developers to achieve this.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

We also found Cobalt Strike beacons and several traces tying this actor to the ShadowPad malware and UNC2643 activity, which is in turn associated with the HAFNIUM threat actor. In recent years, the malware attracted the attention of the community due to the publication of two articles.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2022

Zloader or Zbot are common names used to refer to any malware related to the ZeuS family. There are a lot of those because the ZeuS banking Trojan source code was leaked in 2011, and so there’s been plenty of time for several new variants to emerge. Legal action. We also saw this method recently used against the Strontium group.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The November updates include patches for a zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer that is currently being exploited in the wild, as well as a sneaky bug in certain versions of Office for Mac that bypasses security protections and was detailed publicly prior to today’s patches.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimate that the Glupteba botnet is currently composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world. Botnet operators use to spread the malware via cracked or pirated software and pay-per-install (PPI) schemes. users were warned via Safe Browsing.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2020

The source code of the Zeus Trojan is available in the cybercrime underground since 2011 allowing crooks to develop their own release since. Experts found multiple variants in the wild, many of them belonging to the Terdot Zbot/Zloader malware family. The malware is able to infect all operating systems.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero. David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation. These included PClock, CryptoLocker 2.0,

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Microsoft has been tracking the threat actors at least since 2013, but experts believe that the cyberespionage group has been active since at least 2011 targeting journalists and activists in the Middle East, as well as organizations in the United States, and entities in the U.K., Israel, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. ” concludes the post.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2020

The Tropic Trooper APT that has been active at least since 2011, it was first spotted in 2015 by security experts at Trend Micro when it targeted government ministries and heavy industries in Taiwan and the military in the Philippines. ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2023

to disrupt the operations of the CryptBot malware, which experts estimate infected approximately 670,000 computers this past year. Google targeted the distributors of the malware who are paid to spread and deliver the malicious code and infect a larger number of systems as possible. ” reads the announcement published by Google.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2020

“Several industry sectors have been targeted including aviation organizations, scientific research institutions, petroleum industry, Internet companies, and government agencies.” The Chinese researchers also discovered that the WISTFULTOOL data plugin was used in an attack against a large Internet company in China in 2011.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. This made a lot of sense, especially in the earlier days of the Internet where cybersecurity measures were nowhere near as robust as they are today. Individuals. Businesses.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1988 — The Morris Worm — Robert Morris creates what would be known as the first worm on the Internet. After being released in 2003, he uses WiFi to commit attacks, program malware and steal credit card information. 2011 — ESTsoft — Hackers expose the personal information of 35 million South Koreans.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimated that the Glupteba botnet was composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world as of December 2021. Botnet operators use to spread the malware via cracked or pirated software and pay-per-install (PPI) schemes.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2019

Microsoft has been tracking the threat actors at least since 2013, but experts believe that the cyberespionage group has been active since at least 2011. “Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) has sued Defendants John Does 1-2 associated with the Internet domains listed below.” Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. .

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

One of the most recent attacks was reported by Computerland in Belgium against SMBs in the country, but according to the company they were targeted by a group of cybercriminals who appeared to be using a variant of the LockBit locker malware.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

To fill this gap and aid in the analysis, detection, and testing of malware, sandboxing is widely used to give organizations the setting, isolation, and security tools needed to preserve the integrity of the host network. Sandbox solutions today are compared today by their set of features to aid advanced malware analysis. Automation.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2020

KashmirBlack scans the internet for sites using vulnerable CMS versions and attempting to exploit known vulnerabilities to them and take over the underlying server. Experts observed a continuous growth of the botnet since its discovery along with an increasing level of complexity.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

NullMixer is a dropper leading to an infection chain of a wide variety of malware families. These websites are often related to crack, keygen and activators for downloading software illegally, and while they may pretend to be legitimate software, they actually contain a malware dropper. Malware execution instructions.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

In our initial report on Sunburst , we examined the method used by the malware to communicate with its C2 (command-and-control) server and the protocol used to upgrade victims for further exploitation. This campaign made use of a previously unknown malware family we dubbed FourteenHi.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Origins and History of the Dark Web IdentityIQ The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that cannot be accessed as easily. The dark web consists of websites and services that operate anonymously and aren’t accessible in the “public” part of the internet. The deep web is far and away the largest part of the internet.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

It should be noted that some of the tech companies provide a wide range of Internet-related services and some of them, like cloud storages and email services, form separate categories. Malware delivery: what’s on the menu? CERT-GIB’s findings indicate that phishing attack perpetrators have revised their so-called target pool.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

While the article was written in 2011, the lion’s share of information on the topic of employee monitoring still belongs to businesses. Employee monitoring software can look very similar to spyware, a type of malware used by hackers to track user activity and steal their data. First, be transparent with your use of employee monitoring.

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Zero Day

JUNE 12, 2025

As far back as 2011 or 2012, you could go into Google Image Search, upload an image, and get search results. You can feed it an image, and Lens will do its best to tell you what you're looking at. Also:  5 Android browsers that are better than Chrome (and why I prefer them) To be fair, this is not a new Google capability.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2022

Justice Department (DoJ) indicted four members of the China-linked cyber espionage group APT40 (aka TEMP.Periscope , TEMP.Jumper , and Leviathan ) for hacking tens of government organizations, private businesses and universities around the world between 2011 and 2018.

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Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Government Media 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2021

Adding to the complexity are bring your own device (BYOD) policies, the prevalence of smartphones and tablets, and the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT). Aruba ClearPass may also be known as Avenda eTIPS after HPE acquired Avenda and its NAC solution in 2011. Also includes malware detection.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2023

The gang leverages exposed remote administration services and internet-facing vulnerabilities to gain and maintain access to victim networks. He is a former member of the ANeSeC CTF team, one of the firsts Italian cyber wargame teams born back in 2011.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

With the growing popularity of the Internet over the past decade, the retail holiday Cyber Monday debuted in 2005 as the online version of Black Friday. It quickly became one of the biggest online shopping days of the year, and by 2011 consumers were spending $1.25 billion online on the Monday after Thanksgiving. 25% of U.S.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 31, 2024

IntroductionIn May 2024, international law enforcement agencies, in collaboration with private industry partners (including Zscaler ThreatLabz), conducted Operation Endgame, disrupting many prominent malware loaders including Smoke (a.k.a. SmokeLoader is a malware downloader that originated in 2011. SmokeLoader or Dofoil).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 19, 2023

madhav Tue, 06/20/2023 - 06:29 Numerous breaches and malicious malware attacks have used fraudulent code signing certificates to cause significant damage of the certificate owner’s reputation and business. With the number of high-profile malware attacks making headlines these days, the CA/B Forum passed Ballot CSC-13.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2025

Bitdefenders consumer and business products consistently earn top rankings in independent security tests, reflecting exceptional malware detection and overall protection. CrowdStrike Best for endpoint security and services Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California Founded: 2011 Annual Revenue: $3.4 Visit Bitdefender 4. Visit Cisco 5.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Because a smaller, less secure company like Fazio has access to a bigger, more secure company's system, attackers took the path of least resistance to install malware and steal credentials. Any threats coming from the internet must be stopped at the endpoint. Incorporate a holistic approach to securing your systems.

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Fox IT

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In 2011, building on their earlier work, Tan and Liu created an isolation-based algorithm called Half-Space-Trees (HST) that utilized incremental learning techniques. The State of SSL/TLS Certificate Usage in Malware C&C Communications.” Internet X.509 Half-Space-Trees: Isolation-based approach for streaming data.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Malware can be injected, man-in-the-middle attacks carried out , and personal information stolen of those who visit a site hosted by an attacker posing as the legitimate owner. The year 2011 was an infamous year for certificate authority hacks that caused the breach of high profile domains as well as the end of business for some.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

In 2011, McAfee added to their database security lineup with the acquisition of Sentrigo, which approached database security with an emphasis on privileged user activity and access. While malware is a top concern for most clients, any data center or organization hosting a server room needs a proactive physical security policy.

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

As far back as 2011 or 2012, you could go into Google Image Search, upload an image, and get search results. You can feed it an image, and Lens will do its best to tell you what you're looking at. Also:  5 Android browsers that are better than Chrome (and why I prefer them) To be fair, this is not a new Google capability.

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Password Management Small Business Software Artificial Intelligence 45

eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

The internet and, now, cloud computing transformed the way we conduct business. The downside to this long-term trend is that communications online, never mind on public cloud platforms, present vulnerabilities via web attacks and malware. Internet Protocol Security (IPSec). Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2).

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