CSO Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MAY 1, 2023

At this year's RSA Conference, information security experts appeared on a panel entitled "Misinformation Is the New Malware" to hammer out the distinctions. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 10, 2022

The human mind loves to categorize things, and malware is no exception. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] To read this article in full, please click here What were they thinking? What were they protecting?

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CSO Magazine

MAY 11, 2023

A previously undocumented malware campaign called DownEx has been observed actively targeting government institutions in Central Asia for cyberespionage , according to a report by Bitdefender. To read this article in full, please click here Researchers observed another attack in Afghanistan.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

How well do you know these 9 types of malware and how to recognize them. Sign up for CSO newsletters ! ] To read this article in full, please click here The latest one, observed by researchers this month, targeted legal and insurance companies. [

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Some of the attacks deploy cryptocurrency mining malware, but Atlassian products have also been targeted in the past by cyberespionage groups. To read this article in full, please click here Multiple proofs-of-concept have been published publicly demonstrating how to exploit this vulnerability."

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

Security researchers warn of a new malware loader that's used as part of the infection chain for the Aurora information stealer. The Aurora infostealer is written in Go and is operated as a malware-as-a-service platform that's advertised on Russian-language cybercrime forums. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

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CSO Magazine

JULY 16, 2021

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CSO Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

Cybercrime gang Lemon Group has managed to get malware known as Guerrilla preinstalled on about 8.9 To read this article in full, please click here million Android-based smartphones, watches, TVs, and TV boxes globally, according to Trend Micro.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]. To read this article in full, please click here The attack campaigns targeted IT companies, defense contractors and diplomatic entities. Discover Windows 11's best security features. |

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

Traditional malware techniques are increasingly taking advantage of interest in ChatGPT and other generative AI programs, according to a Palo Alto Networks report on malware trends. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2021

The research also discovered a novel use of Houdini malware to spoof devices and exfiltrate data within the user agent field, a method often undetected by legacy security systems. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

A cyberespionage group believed to be associated with the Iranian government has been infecting Microsoft Exchange Servers with a new malware implant dubbed BellaCiao that acts as a dropper for additional payloads. The malware uses DNS queries to receive commands from attackers encoded into IP addresses.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

How well do you know these 9 types of malware and how to recognize them. Sign up for CSO newsletters ! ]. In a new report , Microsoft attributes the malware program called FoggyWeb to a group the company tracks as NOBELIUM, but which is also known in the security industry as APT29 or Cozy Bear.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 13, 2023

The Polish government warns that a cyberespionage group linked to Russia's intelligence services is targeting diplomatic and foreign ministries from NATO and EU member states in an ongoing campaign that uses previously undocumented malware payloads. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

A new addition to this arsenal is a malware toolkit that seems to have been developed for red-teaming exercises by a Russian cybersecurity company. COSMICENERGY is the latest example of specialized OT malware capable of causing cyber physical impacts, which are rarely discovered or disclosed," the Mandian researchers said in their report.

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CSO Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

According to researchers from security firm Armis, who found and reported the vulnerability, attackers with network access to impacted controllers could exploit the issue to install malware that alters the operation of the controllers and hides those malicious changes from the workstations and operators managing them.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 27, 2023

Chinese state-sponsored threat actor Alloy Taurus has introduced a new variant of PingPull malware , designed to target Linux systems, Palo Alto Networks said in its research. To read this article in full, please click here Along with the new variant, another backdoor called Sword2033 was also identified by the researchers.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Learn how to identify, block and remove malware from Windows PCs. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]. To read this article in full, please click here Many of those changes will allow you to improve your security posture and offer more security choices. Windows 10 21H1.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2021

How well do you know these 9 types of malware and how to recognize them. Sign up for CSO newsletters ! ] To read this article in full, please click here The goal of the attacks is the theft of information about the victims' infrastructure, technology and critical assets. [

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CSO Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

Facebook's parent company, Meta, has issued a warning that hackers are taking advantage of people’s interest in ChatGP and other generative AI applications to trick them into installing malware that pretends to provide AI functionality. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 9, 2022

Viruses and other malware spreading for sinister or baffling reasons has been a staple of cyberpunk novels and real-life news stories alike for decades. To read this article in full, please click here And in truth, there have been computer viruses on the internet since before it was the internet.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

How well do you know these 9 types of malware and how to recognize them. Sign up for CSO newsletters ! ] To read this article in full, please click here Whether this disruption to the botnet will be permanent remains to be seen, but it's a promising development according to security experts. [

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2022

Malware authors are keeping with the times and when it comes to server-oriented malware. To read this article in full, please click here Specifically, attackers will adopt the same technologies their target organizations are using.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 3, 2023

Iron Tiger, an advanced persistent threat ( APT ) group, has updated their SysUpdate malware to include new features and add malware infection support for the Linux platform, according to a report by Trend Micro. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

First observed in June 2022 as a variant of SOVA, another Android banking Trojan, Nexus has since improved targeting capabilities and is available via a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) program for $3000 a month, and allows other attackers to rent or subscribe to the malware for personal attacks.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A recently discovered malware builder sold on the dark web , Quantum Builder, is being used in a new campaign featuring fresh tactics to deliver the Agent Tesla.NET-based keylogger and remote access trojan (RAT), according to an alert issued by the ThreatLabz research unit of cybersecurity company Zscaler.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 27, 2021

Whether you are a sysadmin, a threat intel analyst, a malware researcher, forensics expert, or even a software developer looking to build secure software, these 15 free tools from GitHub or GitLab can easily fit into your day-to-day work activities and provide added advantages. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ].

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] To read this article in full, please click here Present were ministers and representatives from more than 30 countries and the European Union.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Without proper inspection, encrypted data can be a significant security threat as the volume of malware in encrypted traffic grows. That’s the takeaway from two sets of new research into the threat malware hidden in encrypted traffic poses to organizations. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2022

There are the malware developers, the access brokers, the spammers, the private information sellers, the botnet operators, the malvertizers and more. One service that is often overlooked but still plays an important role in malware delivery are so-called traffic direction systems (TDS).

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CSO Magazine

JULY 8, 2022

The addition of Hatching—whose specialty is malware sandboxing and analysis—broadens the company's portfolio substantially. To read this article in full, please click here

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