SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. The leader was DangerousObject.Multi.Generic (36.95%), the verdict we use for malware detected by using cloud technology. The year in figures.

Mobile 140

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 140

Doctor Chaos

APRIL 12, 2022

In 2011 cyberactivists attacked infrastructure in multiple Middle Eastern countries to push for freedom of speech and freedom from oppression. I really enjoyed a moment in the show when Elliott mocked a Chief Technology Officer of a large technical corporation for owning a Blackberry.

Social Engineering 130

Social Engineering Hacking Banking Engineering 130

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

We have discovered new evidence showing that Domestic Kitten has been using PE executables to target victims using Windows since at least 2013, with some evidence that it goes back to 2011. On January 25, the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) announced that a North Korean-related threat actor had targeted security researchers.

Malware 142

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 142

Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

It was not until May 2011 that the next major version of BackTrack got released, which also happens to be the last, BackTrack 5. With technology, trends change. In infosec, trends change as technology changes, software stacks change, attack surface changes, and defenses improve. This gave three years of support from upstream.

InfoSec 52

InfoSec Penetration Testing Architecture Software 52

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In the digital world, bad actors are using social engineering methods to hack on behalf of the Iranian government, even threatening the 2020 U.S. Traditionally, these attacks put an emphasis on social engineering, finding innovative new ways to defraud end-users. election process. aerospace and satellite sectors.

Social Engineering 84

Social Engineering Government DDOS Engineering 84

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Recent innovations in the attack technology, like the “BlackLotus” UEFI rootkit , have ensured that rootkits are still a very present danger to modern networks and devices. The rootkit itself was spread through a number of infection vectors, most notably social engineering and exploit packs like Blackhole. Memory Rootkit.

Firmware 117

Firmware Malware Antivirus Firewall 117

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

A 2020 study of pentesting projects from Positive Technologies revealed that external attackers could breach 93% of company networks , with 71% being vulnerable even to novice-level hackers. Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space. The Rise of Ransomware: 2011-2022.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

” But the security community and other technology leaders have started raising the alarm, worried about the program’s potential to write malware and spread mis- and disinformation. Security pros of ChatGPT AI can be a powerful tool for cybersecurity and information technology professionals.

Cybersecurity 78

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Engineering 78

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1903 — Wireless Telegraphy — During John Ambrose Fleming’s first public demonstration of Marconi’s “secure” wireless telegraphy technology, Nevil Maskelyne disrupts it by sending insulting Morse code messages discrediting the invention. 2011 — ESTsoft — Hackers expose the personal information of 35 million South Koreans.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135