Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2022

The “Covid bounce” The 2022 Threat Review detailed the remarkable rebound in detection numbers for malware, adware and Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) in 2021. Windows malware detections from January 2019 to May 2022. All three were banking trojans that were later used to deploy ransomware.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Ransomware attacks cost smaller companies an average of $713,000 per incident. We’ve spent years creating data protection software and here is what we’ve discovered along the way: to protect your company systems and data from ransomware, you need to use multiple strategies and tools at the same time.

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Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2021

There was KeRanger ransomware in 2016. The iOS vulnerability exploited by checkm8 rattled quite a few cages in late 2019. ThiefQuest , a Mac malware masquerading as ransomware, was discovered in mid-2020. Adware accounted for another 22 percent. Several effective Mac-facing miners joined the crypto-rush in 2018.

Malware 98

Malware Adware Software Passwords 98

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Often, like in the case of ransomware, malicious code both benefits the attacker and harms the victim. The simple worms of the earlier era paved the way for threats more familiar to modern-day users, including: Adware. Ransomware. For example, they provide a way for non-technical people to launch ransomware campaigns.

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Malware Software Ransomware Adware 96

Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

Malware on mobile Android devices comes in many forms, including adware, ransomware, trojan-banker (aka ‘bankers’), and trojan-dropper (aka ‘droppers’). In fact, Zimperium found the number of phishing sites that target mobile devices specifically has seen 50 percent growth from 2019-2021.

Mobile 76

Mobile Phishing Malware Adware 76

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The Conti Gang was another group that also had issues with their associates when an apparently vengeful affiliate leaked the ransomware group’s playbook after claiming the notorious cybercriminal organization underpaid him for doing its dirty work. In April 2021, the Andariel group attempted to spread custom Ransomware.

Cryptocurrency 108

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 108

Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Ransomware is a sly, silent, and vicious criminal. But how do you get ransomware in the first place? This is what you, a potential ransomware victim, need to know to protect your data and your business in 2020. How Do You Get Ransomware: Key Points So, where do you get ransomware from? Weird sender address.

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Ransomware Passwords Encryption Phishing 83

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Threat actors can develop fake mobile apps to install adware, steal PII and financial data, extract cookies and credentials, and download further payloads (such as spyware) from a remote-controlled domain. In 2019, the FBI dubbed this tactic as the “ $26 Billion scam ”, given the high losses associated with this social engineering method.

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Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

17,372 new mobile ransomware Trojans. Overall, the number of mobile malware installation packages dropped to around 2019 levels. Number of attacks on mobile users, 2019–2021 ( download ). As in the previous year, this was largely due to the active distribution of adware from the AdWare.AndroidOS.Notifyer family.

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Mobile Malware Adware Banking 120

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Jump ahead: Adware. Ransomware. Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. How to Defend Against Adware. Examples of Adware Malware Attacks.

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

This tool was used as part of an ongoing campaign that we named “ TunnelSnake “ The rootkit was detected on the targeted machines as early as November 2019; and another tool we found, showing significant code overlaps with the rootkit, suggests that the developers had been active since at least 2018. Ferocious Kitten.

Ransomware 135

Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 135

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). A common adware program might redirect a user’s browser searches to look-alike web pages that contain other product promotions. Ransomware. Common types.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). A common adware program might redirect a user’s browser searches to look-alike web pages that contain other product promotions. Ransomware.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Andariel deploys DTrack and Maui ransomware. On 6 July, the US CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) published an alert in which they accused North Korean state-sponsored threat actors of using the Maui ransomware to target the US healthcare sector. Luna and Black Basta: new ransomware for Windows, Linux and ESXi.

Malware 103

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 103

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

A41APT is a long-running campaign, active from March 2019 to the end of December 2020, that has targeted multiple industries, including Japanese manufacturing and its overseas bases. Ransomware encrypting virtual hard disks. The first vulnerability ( CVE-2019-5544 ) can be used to carry out heap overflow attacks.

Malware 98

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 98

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 108,323 unique users. Ransomware programs. Europol and the Ukrainian police have arrested two members of an unnamed ransomware gang. The group HelloKitty used to distribute its ransomware by exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2019-7481 in SonicWall gateways.

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Malware Adware Ransomware IoT 93

Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

This could be any other type of malware, such as HiddenAds or Adware to generate money by ads-per-click. ” The number of phishing sites targeting mobile has shot up by 50 percent from 2019 to 2021. .“ Once installed, droppers secretly drop another piece of malware, often more vicious than the dropper itself.

Mobile 65

Mobile Malware Phishing Spyware 65

SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Once installed, these files would primarily load Adware – programs that flooded victims’ devices with unwanted advertising and gathered their personal data for third-party use, but in particular cases the same spreading technique is used to download malicious implants for targeted espionage. Kaspersky detected 1.66 Online cinemas.

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Scams Passwords Phishing Internet 58