CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. 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). Common Types of Malware.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

The majority (61.43%) of the discovered threats belonged to the adware category. For instance, adware that belongs to the AdWare.AndroidOS.Notifyer family was distributed in the first quarter under the guise of a file named ir.corona.viruss.apk, and Backdoor.AndroidOS.Ahmyth.f Quarterly highlights. Verdict. %*. Mobile banking Trojans.

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Mobile Adware Banking Malware 71

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

There has been a fair bit of Mac adware going around lately with odd two-word names, like StandardBoost or ActivityInput. All of these adware names are pretty generic, revealing nothing about what they’re actually supposed to be doing. Of course, if you thought that this was malware, we’d have to forgive you.

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Malware Adware Software Scams 102

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This includes your personally identifiable information as well as your online behavior and any authentication factors you use to verify your identity when accessing online services. This is particularly true for those sites that don’t require two-factor authentication. A common example is phishing. How to Protect Your Digital Identity.

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Identity Theft Passwords Data breaches Scams 119

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

It allows an unauthenticated attacker to call an LSARPC interface method and get authenticated by Windows domain controller via the NTLM protocol. Attempts at exploiting vulnerabilities that affect various script engines and, specifically, browsers, dipped to 5%. was the most common adware encountered in these three countries.

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Mobile Adware Malware Ransomware 62

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The group delivers its malware using social engineering. Cybercriminals make extensive use of social engineering tricks to entice potential victims into installing malware: the promise of an Android version of a game that’s not on Google Play ; the chance to play games for free ; access to game cheats; etc.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 104

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

The keys turned out to be authentic and we increased our support to decrypt files encrypted by these infamous forms of ransomware in our RakhniDecryptor utility. The TOP 20 threats to users detected by Kaspersky security solutions for macOS is usually dominated by various adware apps. Maze Decryptor. IoT attacks. IoT threat statistics.

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Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 102

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

In this simple environment network security followed a simple protocol: Authenticate the user : using a computer login (username + password) Check the user’s permissions: using Active Directory or a similar Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Enable communication with authorized network resources (servers, printers, etc.)

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Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Looking for alternative sources to download a streaming app or an episode of a show, users often discover various types of malware, including Trojans, spyware and backdoors, as well as naughty applications, such as adware. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of the content, check with your entertainment provider.

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Phishing Accountability Malware Adware 99

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

These malicious apps constitute a risk for customers and developers alike—and they can be easily found online using the most common search engines. VIPs and executives can also be impersonated to conduct social engineering attacks.

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Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Researchers discovered the ProxyNotShell exploits while investigating an APT attack: an authenticated user can use the loopholes to elevate their privileges and run arbitrary code on an MS Exchange server. As usual, our TOP 20 ranking for biggest threats encountered by users of Kaspersky security solutions for macOS were dominated by adware.

Mobile 88

Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 88

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

However, social engineering isn’t the only danger. SSH is a program used for securely gaining command line access to a remote Mac, Linux, or other Unix system, and the.ssh folder is the location where certificates used to authenticate the connection are stored.

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Malware Backups Adware Social Engineering 96

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Authenticator – a method of how a user can prove his/her identity to a system. Group Authenticator – used to allow access to specific data or functions that may be shared by all members of a particular group. Also, this list will make you more aware of the threats that lie in wait for you around every internet corner.

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Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Many of these attacks prey upon human nature by using social engineering tactics to trick a user into inadvertently allowing ransomware onto their system, under the guise of something legitimate. Enabling multi-factor authentication. Use strong passwords and enable multi-factor authentication. Renewability.

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Ransomware Passwords Encryption Phishing 83

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

We found the loader for this file so interesting that we decided to base one of the tracks of our Targeted Malware Reverse Engineering course on it. Most of the commands are used to display fake pop-up messages and seek to trick people into entering two-factor authentication codes.

Ransomware 137

Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 137

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Adware (4.19%) comes second: this type of software displays unwanted (and sometimes irritating) pop-up ads which can appear on a user’s computer or mobile device. Protect your accounts with two-factor authentication whenever possible. Double-check the URL of the website to make sure it is authentic.

Mobile 101

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 101

Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

These can include viruses, trojans, worms, spyware and adware. Password Security The password is the primary authentication mechanism still used in environments today to verify identity. Using very authentic-looking emails, attackers can often trick end users into clicking on links thinking it is a legitimate communication.

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Security Awareness Wireless Ransomware Passwords 70