SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory encouraging all government agencies to leverage ad blocking solutions in their day-to-day work. Consider using an ad blocking extension.

Cybercrime 85

Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus 85

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Scranos – A Cross Platform, Rootkit-Enabled Spyware rapidly spreading. Analyzing OilRigs malware that uses DNS Tunneling. Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after. Hacker broke into super secure French Governments Messaging App Tchap hours after release. Code execution – Evernote.

Computers and Electronics 63

Computers and Electronics Spyware Data breaches Advertising 63

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The targets included government, military, critical infrastructure and IT organizations in Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Jordan, Turkey, Italy and Slovakia. However, they included an additional module that constantly monitored the messenger and sent data to the spyware creator’s C2 server. org domain.

Malware 91

Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 91

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets. Browser hijacker. Malicious mobile app. RAM scraper.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Singapore Government will run its third bug bounty program. ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH). A cyberattack took offline websites of the Georgia agency.

Scams 48

Scams Spyware DNS Advertising 48

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

This resulted in the deployment of a custom backdoor, named Sunburst, on the networks of more than 18,000 SolarWinds customers, including many large corporations and government bodies, in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. One of those Fobushell samples was identical to another we previously identified on a Zebrocy C2 server.

Malware 138

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 138

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Sophos: Noted that 43% of all 2023 malware signature updates are for stealers, spyware, and keyloggers often used to steal credentials from devices. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers. 553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. 20,551 gambling industry attacks.

Cybersecurity 94

Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 94