SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2023: 4,948,522 mobile malware, adware and riskware attacks were blocked. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 34.8% Quarterly highlights Malware, adware and unwanted software attacks on mobile devices were down slightly year-on-year. 13.27 -3.24

Mobile 62

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 62

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It's almost impossible to keep up with the number of news items that come out daily about new or emerging ransomware or cyber threats or respectable companies that had eye-opening breaches. Deadbolt ransomware variant. A personal Google account was the culprit, according to Cisco Security Incident Response.

Adware 78

Adware Hacking Ransomware Retail 78

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q2 2023: A total of 5,704,599 mobile malware, adware, and riskware attacks were blocked. A total of 370,327 malicious installation packages were detected, of which: 59,167 packages were related to mobile banking Trojans, 1318 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans.

Mobile 77

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 77

Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2022

Earlier this year Malwarebytes released its 2022 Threat Review , a review of the most important threats and cybersecurity trends of 2021, and what they could mean for 2022. As cybercriminals adapted and restrictions eased, detection numbers surged again in 2021, on Windows business machines and home computers, and on Macs.

Threat Detection 94

Threat Detection Malware Adware Accountability 94

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.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

Hot for Security

MAY 4, 2021

The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-30665 and was reported to Apple by three security researchers, nicknamed yangkang, zerokeeper and bianliang. Apple in 2021 is off to a bad start security-wise. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-30657, was discovered by security researcher Cedric Owens. How to patch now.

VPN 144

VPN Adware Engineering Malware 144

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

Adware : Though not all security professionals consider adware malicious, this threat category presents users with unwanted advertisements and may track their activities without consent. Security researchers at Kaspersky determined that it accounted for 61.43% of mobile malware detected in Q1 2021. ransomware?

Mobile 104

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 104

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have previously issued warnings that they’ve observed an “increase in highly impactful ransomware attacks occurring on holidays and weekends.”. Furthermore, the volume of ransomware attacks is up significantly. holiday weekends in 2021.

Cybersecurity 91

Cybersecurity Passwords Adware Ransomware 91

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Then we will go through the key events of 2021 relating to attacks on financial organizations. Analysis of forecasts for 2021. In addition, bitcoin ended 2020 at around $28,000 and quickly rose to a peak of $40,000 in January 2021. In April 2021, the Andariel group attempted to spread custom Ransomware.

Cryptocurrency 110

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 110

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2021

There was KeRanger ransomware in 2016. ThiefQuest , a Mac malware masquerading as ransomware, was discovered in mid-2020. Unfortunately, 2021 is proving to be similarly rotten for Apple. While many like to trivialize them, PUPs and adware open the door for more vulnerabilities, making an attack by malicious software even easier.

Malware 95

Malware Adware Software Passwords 95

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As the financial threat landscape has been dramatically evolving over the past few years, with the expansion of such activities as ransomware or cryptofraud, we believe it is no longer sufficient to look at the threats to traditional financial institutions (like banks), but rather assess financial threats as a whole.

Cryptocurrency 91

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 91

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.

Malware 96

Malware Software Ransomware Adware 96

SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In 2021, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 3,464,756 malicious installation packages. 17,372 new mobile ransomware Trojans. In 2021, we observed a downward trend in the number of attacks on mobile users. Banking Trojans acquired new capabilities in 2021. Figures of the year. Trends of the year.

Mobile 122

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 122

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 73

Mobile Phishing Malware Adware 73

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q2 2021: Kaspersky solutions blocked 1,686,025,551 attacks from online resources across the globe. Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 119,252 unique users. Geography of financial malware attacks, Q2 2021 ( download ).

Adware 95

Adware Malware Ransomware IoT 95

SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

million malware, adware, and riskware attacks. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 40.8% The year’s trends Malware, adware, and riskware attacks on mobile devices dipped in February, only to rise steadily until the end of the year. By contrast, adware activity on user devices increased. 14.82 -1.81

Mobile 99

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 99

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

While analyzing the CVE-2021-1732 exploit, first discovered by DBAPPSecurity Threat Intelligence Center and used by the BITTER APT group, we found another zero-day exploit that we believe is linked to the same threat actor. Andariel adds ransomware to its toolset. Zero-day vulnerability in Desktop Window Manager used in the wild.

Ransomware 136

Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 136

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

In Q2 2021, according to data from Kaspersky Security Network: 14,465,672 malware, adware and riskware attacks were prevented. 886,105 malicious installation packages were detected, of which: 24,604 packages were mobile banking Trojans; 3,623 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. in light of the decline in adware attacks.

Mobile 119

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 119

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impersonating domains are a thorny problem for most brands, as our 2021 research proved, when we detected an average of 1,100 impersonating domains and subdomains per year per Digital Shadows client. Once again, the sophistication of the apps varied greatly; however, they largely shared one purpose: deceive users into downloading them.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Ransomware is everywhere these days, striking fear into the hearts of IT and business managers alike. And studies support that perception, showing ransomware growing in both prevalence and effectiveness. Best Ransomware Removal Tools. Detect compromised accounts, insider threats, and malware. EnigmaSoft.

Ransomware 108

Ransomware VPN Backups Malware 108

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

On March 2, Microsoft released out-of-band patches for four zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange Server that are being actively exploited in the wild (CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858 and CVE-2021-27065). Ransomware encrypting virtual hard disks. Secondhand news.

Malware 99

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 99

SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

The statistics in this report cover the period from May 2020 to April 2021, inclusive. Attempted infections by malware designed to steal money via online access to bank accounts were logged on the devices of 79,315 users. 56,877 unique users in the EU were attacked by ransomware. Ransomware programs. Main figures.

Phishing 131

Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 131

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

IT threat evolution Q3 2021. IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2021: Kaspersky solutions blocked 1,098,968,315 attacks from online resources across the globe. Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 108,323 unique users.

Malware 94

Malware Adware Ransomware IoT 94

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 107,848 unique users. Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 74,694 unique users. Ransomware programs. Several members of the REvil ransomware crime group were arrested by Russian law enforcement in January.

Mobile 101

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 101

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 99,989 unique users. Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 72,941 unique users. Ransomware programs. The third quarter of 2022 saw the builder for LockBit, a well-known ransomware, leaked online.

Mobile 88

Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 88

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. Some signs of adware infection include: Your browser is noticeably slower than usual. Ransomware.

Malware 75

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 100,829 unique users. Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 74,377 unique users. Ransomware programs. This was the first-ever case of ransomware groups doing a (self-promotion?) Financial threats.

Mobile 62

Mobile Adware Malware Ransomware 62

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 104

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 104

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 106,863 unique users. Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 60,900 unique users. Most prolific ransomware gangs. Web Anti-Virus detected 246,912,694 unique URLs as malicious. Ramnit 28.9 Emotet 19.5 Trickster 6.5

Mobile 65

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 65

Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

This could be any other type of malware, such as HiddenAds or Adware to generate money by ads-per-click. ” According to our 2023 State of Malware Report, droppers accounted for 14 percent of Android detections. . ” According to our 2023 State of Malware Report, droppers accounted for 14 percent of Android detections.

Mobile 63

Mobile Malware Phishing Spyware 63

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

25,314 packages were related to mobile banking Trojans, 3,596 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. The majority (61.43%) of the discovered threats belonged to the adware category. However, Q1 2021 was not only memorable for the exploitation of the pandemic theme. Quarterly highlights. The Trojan checks for a com.tencent.ig

Mobile 70

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 70

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 76,551 unique users. Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 46,872 unique users. Also detected were attacks by unknown ransomware on unpatched Openfire servers with CVE-2023-32315. Ramnit 34.0 Emotet 12.6

Mobile 78

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 78

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 95,546 unique users. Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 57,612 unique users. The list of the busiest ransomware gangs in Q2 2023 looked as follows. Ramnit 30.0 2 Zbot/Zeus Trojan-Banker.Win32.Zbot Emotet 11.9

Mobile 78

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 78