The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

And earlier this year, three popular “ selfie beauty apps ”– Pro Selfie Beauty Camera, Selfie Beauty Camera Pro and Pretty Beauty Camera 2019 – accessible in Google Play Store were revealed to actually be tools to spread adware and spyware. Adware are unwanted ads that redirect you to sketchy webpages, and spyware collects your data.

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Adware Spyware Mobile Banking 176

Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

(Verizon Mobile Security Index 2022) 9 percent of organizations suffered a mobile malware attack in 2022. In this post, we’ll delve into mobile malware trends, gather critical insights, and anticipate future scenarios to prepare MSPs for the complex landscape of mobile malware.

Mobile 66

Mobile Malware Phishing Spyware 66

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

Group-IB’s CERT-GIB analyzed hundreds of coronavirus -related phishing emails and discovered top malware strains in COVID-19 campaigns. Spyware turned out to be the most common malware class hiding in fraudulent COVID-19 emails, with AgentTesla topping the list of phishers’ favorite strains. Source: CERT-GIB. Source: CERT-GIB.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Malware, or code written for malicious purposes, is evolving. To understand the new dangers malicious code poses to developers, it helps to take a brief look back at the history of malware. Malicious code, or malware, is intentionally written to disrupt, damage, or otherwise inflict undesirable effects on a target system.

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Malware Software Ransomware Adware 96

Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2019

Experts observed the STOP ransomware installing the Azorult password-stealing Trojan to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and more. The STOP ransomware made the headlines because it is installing password-stealing Trojans on the victims’ machines. SecurityAffairs – STOP ransomare , malware).

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SecureList

MARCH 3, 2022

It is also worth noting that in 2021 the vectors of monthly fluctuations (increases and decreases) are the same as those in 2019 and, particularly, in 2018 more often than in 2020. However, compared to 2018 and 2019, the summer decrease in the percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked was less pronounced in 2021.

Spyware 89

Spyware Ransomware Cryptocurrency Phishing 89

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

which continued a downward trend that began in H2 2019. Regions ranked by percentage of ICS comuters on which malware was blocked when removable media was connected in H1 2021 ( download ). Regions ranked by percentage of ICS comuters on which malware was blocked when removable media was connected in H1 2021 ( download ).

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Spyware Media Internet Internet 92

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

COMB breach: 3.2B COMB breach: 3.2B COMB breach: 3.2B COMB breach: 3.2B If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

Spyware 84

Spyware Phishing Data breaches Surveillance 84

Hot for Security

JUNE 18, 2021

The updated password-stealing capabilities and security-dodging techniques paired with the malware distribution-as-a-service business model have proven highly profitable. Once accessed, the document downloads Agent Tesla malware. 46463520 , while Agent Tesla malware is detected as Trojan.GenericKD.46464231.

Phishing 105

Phishing Malware Spyware Software 105

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

The personal information of 11 million UK Facebook profiles were been found on a hackers website , with the social media giant seemingly dismissing the significance of the data within a statement, " This is old data that was previously reported on in 2019. We found and fixed this issue in August 2019". The Ransomware Scourge.

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Ransomware Passwords Scams Government 124

SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

On July 7, CISA issued an alert, “ North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use Maui Ransomware To Target the Healthcare and Public Health Sector “, based on a Stairwell report about Maui ransomware. The backdoor has been used in a variety of attacks, including ransomware attacks and espionage campaigns.

Malware 141

Malware Ransomware Spyware Encryption 141

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Hundreds of vulnerabilities in common Wi-Fi routers affect millions of users German BSI agency warns of ransomware attacks over Christmas holidays Cuba ransomware gang hacked 49 US critical infrastructure organizations CISA warns of vulnerabilities in Hitachi Energy products NSO Group spyware used to compromise iPhones of 9 US State Dept officials (..)

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Spyware Ransomware Hacking VPN 79

SecureList

MARCH 25, 2021

Starting with the second half (H2) of 2019, we observed a decline in the percentages of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked. In comparison, this trend was observed in 7% of countries in 2019, and the same was seen in H1 2020 compared to H2 2019. in H2 compared to H1, 2019 vs 2020 (download 1 , 2 ).

Ransomware 89

Ransomware Spyware Internet Internet 89

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Late last year, we became aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware scanner (integrated into Kaspersky products at the start of 2019). The group uses various malware families, including Wroba, and attack methods that include phishing, mining, smishing and DNS poisoning. Roaming Mantis reaches Europe.

Phishing 108

Phishing Spyware Firmware Malware 108

Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2020

gun exchange site on hacking forum Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2020 Emotet malware employed in fresh COVID19-themed spam campaign PoC exploit code for two Apache Struts 2 flaws available online XCSSET Mac spyware spreads via Xcode Projects. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Spyware 57

Spyware Hacking Advertising Passwords 57

Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

Malware and phishing are two particular mobile threats that you need to defend against in 2023. Verizon Mobile Security Index 2022) 9 percent of organizations suffered a mobile malware attack in 2022. In this post, we’ll talk about the threat that phishing and malware pose to mobile endpoint security and how to crush them.

Mobile 77

Mobile Phishing Malware Adware 77

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Both infection methods resulted in the same malware (the DeathNote downloader), which uploaded the target’s information and retrieved the next-stage payload at the discretion of the C2 (Command and Control) server. It’s thought that the malware was spread through a vulnerability in the software.

Malware 76

Malware Spyware Cryptocurrency Government 76

Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware. Kaspersky report: Malware shared by USCYBERCOM first seen in December 2016. Adobe Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019 address only 5 minor flaws. Microsoft released Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2019. A new NAS Ransomware targets QNAP Devices.

Data breaches 49

Data breaches Spyware Advertising Government 49

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Boardriders and its subsidiarities QuikSilver and Billabong infected with ransomware. Major ASP.NET hosting provider SmarterASP hit by ransomware attack. Buran ransomware-as-a-service continues to improve. Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex hit by ransomware. CVE-2019-3648 flaw in all McAfee AV allows DLL Hijacking.

DDOS 50

DDOS Spyware Advertising Ransomware 50

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, observed the growth of the lifespan of phishing attacks in the second half of 2019. Malware delivery: what’s on the menu? bypass corporate security systems in H2 2019, cybercriminals continued to archive their malicious attachments. Diligent phishers.

Phishing 55

Phishing Spyware Banking Malware 55

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2019

PoS malware infections impacted four restaurant chains in the U.S. Developer hacked back Muhstik ransomware crew and released keys. MS October 2019 Patch Tuesday updates address 59 flaws. MS October 2019 Patch Tuesday updates address 59 flaws. Users reported problems with patches for CVE-2019-1367 IE zero-day.

VPN 52

VPN Spyware Data breaches Advertising 52

Hot for Security

JUNE 18, 2021

The updated password-stealing capabilities and security-dodging techniques paired with the malware distribution-as-a-service business model have proven highly profitable. Once accessed, the document downloads Agent Tesla malware. 46463520 , while Agent Tesla malware is detected as Trojan.GenericKD.46464231.

Phishing 52

Phishing Malware Spyware Software 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

pic.twitter.com/VdiKoqAwkr — Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) November 2, 2019. The vulnerability , tracked as CVE-2019-0708, impacts the Windows Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and was addressed by Microsoft with May 2019 Patch Tuesday updates. huh, the EternalPot RDP honeypots have all started BSOD'ing recently.

Penetration Testing 62

Penetration Testing Malware Advertising Spyware 62

The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the SMB security landscape at length with Gill. Gill Today, very sophisticated tools are out there for anyone to use and are being incorporated into a wider variety of malware families. AppRiver has been tracking Eternal Blue showing up regularly in malware samples targeting SMBs.

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Risk Cyber Risk Cyber threats Banking 182

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Experts found Joker Spyware in 24 apps in the Google Play store. Stealth Falcon New Malware Uses Windows BITS Service to Stealthy Exfiltrate Data. Adobe September 2019 Patch Tuesday updates fix 2 code execution flaws in Flash Player. The Wolcott school district suffered a second ransomware attack in 4 months.

Spyware 53

Spyware Advertising Hacking IoT 53

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Rootkits are malware implants that are installed deep in the operating system. However, on one of the infected machines, we found malware that we think is probably related to CosmicStrand. This malware creates a user named “aaaabbbb” in the operating system with local administrator rights. Other malware.

Malware 104

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 104

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

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. Analyzing OilRigs malware that uses DNS Tunneling. Ransomware attack knocks Weather Channel off the Air.

Computers and Electronics 59

Computers and Electronics Spyware Data breaches Advertising 59

SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Following this, they were tricked into downloading previously unknown malware. The backdoor, dubbed Tomiris, bears a number of similarities to the second-stage malware, Sunshuttle (aka GoldMax), used by DarkHalo last year. When victims tried to access their corporate mail, they were redirected to a fake copy of the web interface.

Malware 142

Malware Government Surveillance Spyware 142

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2019

SAP Patch Day – July 2019 addresses a critical flaw in Diagnostics Agent. Emsisoft released a free decryptor for the Ims00rry ransomware. DoppelPaymer, a fork of BitPaymer Ransomware, appeared in the threat landscape. CVE-2019-6342 flaw allows hackers to fully compromise Drupal 8.7.4 Scraping the TOR for rare contents.

Small Business 53

Small Business Media Spyware DNS 53

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2019

malware to control Microsoft SQL Servers. German firm Pilz still down a week after getting infected with ransomware. Trend Micro Anti-Threat Toolkit could be used to run malware on Win PCs. Swedish Government grants police the use of spyware against violent crime suspects. Winnti APT group uses skip-2.0

Spyware 41

Spyware Advertising Hacking DDOS 41

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. Cyber Defense Magazine – July 2019 has arrived. LooCipher: The New Infernal Ransomware. Sodin Ransomware includes exploit for Windows CVE-2018-8453 bug. Cryptomining Campaign involves Golang malware to target Linux servers. Bangladesh Cyber Heist 2.0:

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Scams Spyware DNS Advertising 47

BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

He argued that security works when it costs €100,000 for spyware to hack into a politician’s iPhone. He analysed ten years of ransomware and found the problem, in terms of volume and frequency, was in 2014. “So So something good is already happening… We’ve already survived peak ransomware in the historical view,” he said.

Social Engineering 59

Social Engineering Insurance CISO Ransomware 59

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

A technical analysis of NullMixer malware operation revealed Italy and France are the favorite European countries from the attackers’ perspective. Executive Summary Our insights into a recent NullMixer malware operation revealed Italy and France are the favorite European countries from the opportunistic attackers’ perspective.

Malware 78

Malware Social Engineering Encryption Marketing 78

SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Blackberry released a report centered around an entity they call Zebra 2104 and which appears to be an “initial access broker” According to their research, Zebra 2014 has provided ransomware operators with an initial foothold into some of their victims. More disruptive attacks. This prediction proved to be accurate.

Mobile 133

Mobile Surveillance Ransomware Government 133

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

It is a great question, particularly when you consider that $167 Billion was spent on Cybersecurity in 2019 and this is predicted to increase to $248 Billion by 2023 [Source: Forbes ]. At the end of November the company announced that it suffered a ransomware cyber-attack resulting in the disclosure of data “attributed to the company”.

Cyber Attacks 84

Cyber Attacks Government Surveillance Software 84

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Downloading them infected a user’s system with a type of trojan spyware not previously seen in other utilities industry cyberattacks. In November 2019, cybersecurity publications discussed a ransomware attack on Petróleos Mexicanos , Mexico’s largest oil and gas company. The Energy Industry Must Remain Vigilant.

Energy and Utilities 97

Energy and Utilities Phishing Advertising Spyware 97