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Spam and phishing in 2020

SecureList

The email antivirus was triggered most frequently by email messages containing members of the Trojan.Win32.Agentb The Kaspersky Anti-Phishing component blocked 434,898,635 attempts at accessing scam sites. The Kaspersky Anti-Phishing component blocked 434,898,635 attempts at accessing scam sites. Agentb malware family.

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Crushing the two biggest threats to mobile endpoint security in 2023

Malwarebytes

Malware and phishing are two particular mobile threats that you need to defend against in 2023. Just check out the following stats from last year: 18 percent of clicked phishing emails in 2022 came from a mobile device. It’s not.

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Spearphishing attacks hit the oil and gas industry sector

Security Affairs

Hackers launched spear-phishing attacks against organizations in the oil and gas industry sector spreading the Agent Tesla info-stealer malware. To do this, the spyware creates different threads and timer functions in the main function. The attacks aim at infecting victims with the infamous Agent Tesla info-stealer malware.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 210 – News of the week

Security Affairs

Locked Shields 2019 – Chapeau, France wins Cyber Defence Exercise. CVE-2019-0803 Windows flaw exploited to deliver PowerShell Backdoor. Scranos – A Cross Platform, Rootkit-Enabled Spyware rapidly spreading. Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after. Code execution – Evernote.

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Mobile malware evolution 2020

SecureList

The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers. If you look at the dynamics of attacks on mobile users in 2020, you will see that the average monthly number of attacks decreased by 865,000 compared to 2019. Country*. %**.

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Account Takeover: What is it and How to Prevent It?

Identity IQ

It’s one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity threats today, growing a staggering 300% since 2019 and leading to consumer losses of $3.5 Research by Verizon has shown that a third of all breaches in the past year involved phishing scams. Spyware can be loaded onto your machine to log all your keystrokes.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets. Browser hijacker.

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