SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

Akamai cited group chats on Discord – a social media app largely geared towards gamers – dedicated to SQL injection, cross-site scripting and other attack methods, though it doesn’t specify if those discussions focused on attacking game companies themselves. appeared first on SC Media. The post Attacks against game companies are up.

Computers and Electronics 121

Computers and Electronics Media Cryptocurrency Marketing 121

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

To trick antivirus software, threat actors include the passwords for accessing the content in the email subject line, in the archive name, or in subsequent correspondence with the victim. According to media reports , some ransomware gangs have stated that they will not target medical organizations during the outbreak.

Phishing 143

Phishing Malware Spyware DDOS 143

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

Raspberry Robin spreads via removable USB devices Malware campaign hides a shellcode into Windows event logs US gov sanctions cryptocurrency mixer Blender also used by North Korea-linked Lazarus APT How the thriving fraud industry within Facebook attacks independent media QNAP fixes multiple flaws, including a QVR RCE vulnerability Anonymous and Ukraine (..)

IoT 98

IoT DNS Antivirus DDOS 98

Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

“Installing SpyEYE, ZeuS, any DDoS and spam admin panels,” NeroWolfe wrote. In fact, the same email address tied to so many of NeroWolfe’s accounts on the forums — 3k@xakep.ru — was used in 2011 to create an account for a Dmitry Yurevich Khoroshev on the Russian social media network Vkontakte.

Cybercrime 335

Cybercrime Ransomware Accountability Malware 335

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Even some of the top consumer antivirus tools have begun to add machine learning-based detection. DDoS (distributed denial of service) mitigation. malicious links) by email or social media messages using techniques like spoofing and social engineering. Intrusion and malware detection. Logs analysis to find trends and patterns.

Cybersecurity 145

Cybersecurity Phishing Risk Artificial Intelligence 145

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Enforce enterprise-grade antivirus, firewalls, and internet security software across all connected devices. Document how security incidents like data breaches, insider threats, phishing attacks, DDoS (distributed denial-of-service), and malware infections will be reported, contained, and reported on.

Penetration Testing 103

Penetration Testing Risk Cyber threats Marketing 103

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

Yet another instance is Russian firm DDOS-GUARD , which not only provides pirate websites with its computing capacities, but also conceals the actual hosting service and obstructs the identification of website owners. The analysis revealed that up to 23% of pirate resources posed risks to users.

Marketing 105

Marketing Banking Advertising Cybercrime 105

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

If the victim organization is slow to pay up, even though its files are encrypted and some of its confidential data has been stolen, the attackers additionally threaten to carry out a DDoS attack. In addition to DDoS attacks, it has added spam and calls to clients and partners of the victim company to its toolbox.

Mobile 107

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 107

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 5, 2021

That would make this denial of service attack roughly twice as powerful as any similar previously recorded DDoS attack at the time. That said, there would not be any DDoS attack, and the targets, say, on the other hand, if you lock the traffic from the c&c server, you might not be infected. terabits per second.

IoT 52

IoT DDOS Malware Internet 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

We started detecting some suspicious backdoored installer packages (including TeamViewer, VLC Media Player and WinRAR); then in the middle of 2019 we found a host that served these installers along with FinSpy Mobile implants for Android. On top of its theft functions, the malware includes tools to thwart analysis. In version 16.80.0

Malware 129

Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 129

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Tailored breakdowns allow monitoring for DDoS attacks and social media-based threats against an organization, too. The platform also provides user-friendly endpoint integration that does not require new installations or deployments for people who already use the company’s Falcon products.

Threat Detection 124

Threat Detection Risk Firewall Cybersecurity 124

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The smallest organizations can perform this through a visual inspection and a review of the media access control (MAC) addresses connected to the network. Endpoint Security: Antivirus , anti-spyware , endpoint detection and response (EDR), and other controls should be deployed to secure the endpoint against compromise.

Firewall 108

Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 108

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

.” Pavel Vrublevsky is a convicted cybercriminal who became famous as the CEO of the Russian e-payments company ChronoPay , which specialized in facilitating online payments for a variety of “high-risk” businesses, including gambling, pirated Mp3 files, rogue antivirus software and “male enhancement” pills.

Cybercrime 327

Cybercrime Accountability Advertising Computers and Electronics 327

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser. How to Defend Against Adware. Spear Phishing.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Web antivirus recognized 675,832,360 unique URLs as malicious. Our file antivirus detected 68,294,298 unique malicious and potentially unwanted objects. Their discovery, together with a proof of concept , caused a stir in both the expert community and the media, which dubbed one of the vulnerabilities PrintNightmare.

Adware 111

Adware Malware Ransomware IoT 111

SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The email antivirus was triggered most frequently by email messages containing members of the Trojan.Win32.Agentb A company was told to transfer a certain amount to a Bitcoin wallet to prevent a DDoS attack that the cybercriminals threatened to unleash upon it. Interestingly, the cybercriminals did not limit their threats to DDoS.

Phishing 145

Phishing Malware Accountability Scams 145

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

AV-Comparatives quickly tested several known anti-malware and antivirus products against HermeticWiper and its variants and found that Malwarebytes, among others, detected the malware.). Current analyses of HermeticWiper reveal that the malware is being delivered in highly-targeted attacks in Ukraine, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Cybersecurity 103

Cybersecurity Ransomware Malware Government 103

Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

For example, Malwarebytes asked ChatGPT to write the opening paragraph of a novel about an antiquated antivirus program that relies on signature-based detection to stop new and emerging threats. Here's what the program came back with: “The antivirus program blinked to life, its archaic interface flickering on the outdated CRT monitor.

Cybersecurity 94

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Engineering 94

Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Antivirus companies like McAfee jumped on the opportunity to provide anti-APT products. Especially with the term being tossed around in regular media, it can be hard to understand which attacks are caused by APTs and which are not. From then on, APT became a heavily used, marketable term. What Is An APT?

Social Engineering 71

Social Engineering Backups Malware Ransomware 71

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. It also would actively shut down antivirus processes to evade detection and removal.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2024

Large-scale extortion campaign targets publicly accessible environment variable files (.env) env) OpenAI dismantled an Iranian influence operation targeting the U.S. NATO must recognize the potential of open-source intelligence Disrupting a covert Iranian influence operation Trump campaign hack-and-leak appears like a rerun of 2016.

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Cybercrime Banking Hacking 136