Webroot

APRIL 21, 2021

Although cybercriminal activity throughout 2020 was as innovative as ever, some of the most noteworthy threat activity we saw came from the old familiar players, namely ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) and phishing. By September 2020, the average ransom payment peaked at $233,817. “In

Threat Reports 103

Threat Reports Phishing Ransomware Backups 103

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

An ongoing phishing campaign launched by TA505 is using attachments featuring HTML redirectors for delivering malicious Excel docs. In contrast, past Dudear email campaigns carried the malware as attachment or used malicious URLs. pic.twitter.com/mcRyEBUmQH — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) January 30, 2020.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. Malware in Encrypted Traffic. A surprising 91.5

Encryption 136

Encryption Malware Ransomware Firewall 136

Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2020

TrickBot is the malware that most of all is involved in COVID-19-themed attacks, Microsoft’s Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) data reveals. Based on Office 365 ATP data, Trickbot is the most prolific malware operation using COVID-19 themed lures. This means we’re seeing a changing of lures, not a surge in attacks.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

Microsoft discovered a new phishing campaign using COVID-19 lures to target businesses with the infamous LokiBot information-stealer. Microsoft has discovered a new COVID-19 themed phishing campaign targeting businesses with the LokiBot Trojan.

Phishing 93

Phishing Advertising Banking Security Intelligence 93

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In the middle-August, the malware was employed in fresh COVID19-themed spam campaign. Emotet is a modular malware, its operators could develop new Dynamic Link Libraries to update its capabilities. ” According to CISA, the surge in the attacks has rendered this malware one of the most prevalent ongoing threats. .”

Government 136

Government Banking Advertising Malware 136

Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2020

Experts from the Microsoft Security Intelligence team provided some details on a new “massive campaign” using COVID-19 themed emails. Researchers from the Microsoft Security Intelligence team provided some details on a new massive phishing campaign using COVID-19 themed emails. In April, these Excel 4.0

Security Intelligence 86

Security Intelligence Advertising Phishing Malware 86