Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

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Spyware 88

Spyware Cyber Insurance Hacking Advertising 88

SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

However, traditional financial threats – such as banking malware and financial phishing, continue to take up a significant share of such financially-motivated cyberattacks. For instance, malicious spam campaigns targeting organizations grew 10-fold in April 2022, spreading Qbot and Emotet malware.

Banking 76

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Mobile 76

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

However, when examined more closely, most hosting IPs were found to have hosted malicious content (such as some serious malware ) in the past, and had connections to other high-risk IPs. Contextual graphs such as these show the relationships between web hosts and dropped malware. Types of threats we saw on pirated streaming sites.

Scams 114

Scams Mobile Social Engineering Advertising 114

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

SpyEye, developed in 2009 and described as a “bank Trojan with a form grabbing capability”, surged from the eighth most common banking malware tool with a 3.4% Emotet (9.3%), described by Europol as “the world’s most dangerous malware”, underwent a drop of five percentage points between 2020 and 2021.This

Banking 101

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 101

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2021

Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 83

Data breaches DDOS VPN Hacking 83

Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

Threats abound in 2021. In 2021, we witnessed so many competing shifts, many of which we detailed early on in our 2021 BrightCloud® Threat Report. Malware made leaps and bounds in 2021. In particular, six key threats made our list. Cryptocurrency. The rise of exchange attacks grew, and quick scams reigned.

Cybercrime 105

Cybercrime Phishing Ransomware Cryptocurrency 105

SecureList

MARCH 31, 2021

A few Brazilian malware families expanded their operations to other continents, targeting victims in Europe and Asia. Of course, the known financial threats have remained, too. Traditionally, the study covers the common phishing threats encountered by users, along with Windows and Android-based financial malware.

Banking 123

Banking Phishing Malware Mobile 123