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Ransomware Revival: Troldesh becomes a leader by the number of attacks

Security Affairs

To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. CERT-GIB’s report is based on data collected and analyzed by the Threat Detection System (TDS) Polygon as part of operations to prevent and detect threats distributed online in H1 2019 in more than 60 countries.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. This bold about-face dumbfounded many longtime Norton users because antivirus firms had spent years broadly classifying all cryptomining programs as malware.

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Good game, well played: an overview of gaming-related cyberthreats in 2022

SecureList

Once executed on the attacked system, RedLine Stealer collects system information, including device user names, the operating system type, and information about the hardware, installed browsers, and antivirus solutions. Launching the malware resulted in decryption and activation of a Trojan-stealer dubbed Taurus.

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