Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Iran Crisis Russia-Aligned TAG-70 Targets European Government and Military Mail Servers in New Espionage Campaign U.S.

Spyware 96

Spyware Cyber Insurance Hacking Advertising 96

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach Russians charged with hacking Mt.

Social Engineering 91

Social Engineering Data breaches Ransomware Cybercrime 91

The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

And earlier this year, three popular “ selfie beauty apps ”– Pro Selfie Beauty Camera, Selfie Beauty Camera Pro and Pretty Beauty Camera 2019 – accessible in Google Play Store were revealed to actually be tools to spread adware and spyware. Adware are unwanted ads that redirect you to sketchy webpages, and spyware collects your data.

Adware 176

Adware Spyware Mobile Banking 176

Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2022

released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise Tor Browser 11.5 is optimized to automatically bypass censorship A massive cyberattack hit Albania Watch out for the CVE-2022-30136 Windows NFS Remote Code Execution flaw Graff paid a $7.5M released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise Tor Browser 11.5

Spyware 93

Spyware Surveillance Insurance Malware 93

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M

Spyware 85

Spyware Data breaches Retail Ransomware 85

Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2018

A new sophisticated version of the AZORult Spyware was spotted in the wild, it was involved in a large email campaign on July 18. Malware researchers at Proofpoint spotted a new version of the AZORult Spyware in the wild, it was involved in a large email campaign on July 18, just 24 hours it appeared in cybercrime forums on the Dark Web.

Spyware 48

Spyware Cryptocurrency Passwords Malware 48

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As the financial threat landscape has been dramatically evolving over the past few years, with the expansion of such activities as ransomware or cryptofraud, we believe it is no longer sufficient to look at the threats to traditional financial institutions (like banks), but rather assess financial threats as a whole.

Cryptocurrency 87

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 87

SecureList

MARCH 3, 2022

Since H1 2020, we have seen increases in the percentages of ICS computers on which the following types of objects were blocked: Spyware – by a factor of 1.4 — from 5.6% Percentage of ICS computers on which spyware was blocked ( download ). Cryptocurrency miners (Windows executable files) – more than doubled – from 0.9%

Spyware 84

Spyware Ransomware Cryptocurrency Phishing 84

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 Cisco Umbrella , analyzing the threat environment for 2022, found that 86% of organizations experienced phishing, 69% experienced unsolicited crypto mining, 50% were affected by ransomware, and 48% experienced some form of information-stealing malware. Ransomware.

Backups 145

Backups Ransomware Firewall Malware 145

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Hacker accessed medical info at UMass Memorial Health Reading INTERPOL the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021 MITRE and CISA publish the 2021 list of most common hardware weaknesses TrickBot member extradited to US faces up to 60 years in prison ESET found a variant of the Hive ransomware that encrypts Linux and FreeBSD Papua New Guinea ‘s (..)

Artificial Intelligence 81

Artificial Intelligence Ransomware Spyware Cryptocurrency 81

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

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Spyware 53

Spyware Data breaches Ransomware Retail 53

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

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Spyware 75

Spyware Surveillance Ransomware Hacking 75

Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

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DDOS 87

DDOS Spyware Advertising Healthcare 87

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

The Ransomware Scourge. The Institute for Science and Technology ' Ransomware Task Force ' (RTF), which is a collaboration of more than 60 stakeholders, finally released its ransomware framework , which comprised of 48 strategies to tackle the ransomware problem.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Passwords Scams Government 124

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybercriminals often use malware to gain access to a computer or mobile device to deploy viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, spyware, and rootkits. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

Malware 80

Malware Banking Penetration Testing Healthcare 80

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

Data breaches 95

Data breaches Malware Mobile Spyware 95

Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2022

from the Lympo NTF platform. from the Lympo NTF platform.

VPN 81

VPN Ransomware Spyware DDOS 81

Identity IQ

APRIL 29, 2021

Infecting systems and using them to mine cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Ransomware. Ransomware is malware designed to block access to a computer system until a ransom is paid. Hackers demand cryptocurrency in exchange for the decryption key that allows you to access your data again. How Does Malware Spread?

Malware 98

Malware Adware Spyware Advertising 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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Spyware 94

Spyware Hacking Advertising Antivirus 94

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Boardriders and its subsidiarities QuikSilver and Billabong infected with ransomware. Major ASP.NET hosting provider SmarterASP hit by ransomware attack. Buran ransomware-as-a-service continues to improve. Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex hit by ransomware. The best news of the week with Security Affairs.

DDOS 51

DDOS Spyware Advertising Ransomware 51

Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2023

There are many categories of malware that cybercriminals could install through juice jacking, including adware, cryptominers, ransomware, spyware, or Trojans. While cryptominers mine a mobile phone's CPU/GPU for cryptocurrency and drain its battery, ransomware freezes devices or encrypts files for ransom.

Mobile 98

Mobile Banking Malware Spyware 98

Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

A new NAS Ransomware targets QNAP Devices. New FinFisher spyware used to spy on iOS and Android users in 20 countries. Exclusive, experts at Yoroi-Cybaze ZLab released a free decryptor for Loocipher Ransomware. Hackers stole $32 million from Bitpoint cryptocurrency exchange.

Data breaches 51

Data breaches Spyware Advertising Government 51

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

New XBash malware combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. NSO mobile Pegasus Spyware used in operations in 45 countries. Hackers stole $60 Million worth of cryptocurrencies from Japanese Zaif exchange. Amazon is investigating allegations that its staff is selling customer data.

Computers and Electronics 55

Computers and Electronics Cryptocurrency Spyware Data breaches 55

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2018

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Cryptocurrency 41

Cryptocurrency Data breaches Spyware Surveillance 41

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

405,684 malicious installation packages were detected, of which: 55,614 packages were related to mobile banking Trojans; 3,821 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. Yemen rose to second place with 17.97%; the Trojan-Spy.AndroidOS.Agent.aas spyware was the threat most often encountered by users in that country. Quarterly highlights.

Mobile 93

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 93

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The incident occurred in the third and fourth week of March, as part of a small wave of attacks involving both DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike beacons around the world; and we believe this incident may have been the initial stage of a ransomware attack. Leaked Lockbit 3 builder Lockbit is one of the most prevalent ransomware strains.

Malware 91

Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 91

The Security Ledger

AUGUST 28, 2018

» Related Stories Amnesty International Targeted by Israeli Spyware Kaspersky Deems Crypto-jacking the New Ransomware as Crypto-miners up Their Game ‘Olympic Destroyer’ resurfaces; targets financial organizations, chemical-threat-prevention labs. Read the whole entry. »

Spyware 40

Spyware Banking Malware Hacking 40

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

While investigating an infection of a cryptocurrency company in Southeast Asia, we found Gopuram coexisting on target computers with AppleJeus , a backdoor attributed to the Lazarus. The threat actor specifically targeted cryptocurrency companies. We observed that they have a specific interest in cryptocurrency companies.

Malware 73

Malware Spyware Cryptocurrency Government 73

Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

At least 23 Texas local governments targeted by coordinated ransomware attacks. App tainted with Ahmyst Open-source spyware appeared on Google Play Store twice. Employees abused systems at Ukrainian nuclear power plant to mine cryptocurrency. Once again thank you! Capital One hacker suspected to have breached other 30 companies.

Small Business 50

Small Business Spyware Data breaches Firmware 50

Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2018

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Spyware 42

Spyware Banking DNS Retail 42

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers.

Mobile 133

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 133

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Recently, researchers warned of the first mass-hacking campaign exploiting the BlueKeep exploit , the attack aimed at installing a cryptocurrency miner on the infected systems. ” A new wave of attacks could exploit the vulnerability to spread more dangerous and destructive malware, like ransomware or spyware.

Penetration Testing 67

Penetration Testing Malware Advertising Spyware 67

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. Unlike ransomware, it might be a criminal operation that does not involve the collection of a ransom. Email is also usually how ransomware works. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets. Browser hijacker. Malicious mobile app.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

DLP is included in the organization policy, but individuals must also use this strategy to keep all data safe during ransomware or malware attack. Malware and Ransomware Adware – Software that automatically displays or downloads material when a user is offline. You can see how ransomware looks below.

Passwords 40

Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself. By getting the user’s secret phrase, cybercriminals could get access to their cryptocurrency balance. Now, attackers have started collecting Bitcoin for charity.

Phishing 91

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 91

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Webinar: Bridging digital transformation & cybersecurity Child health data stolen in registry breach Credit card thieves target Booking.com customers Ransomware group claims it's "compromised all of Sony systems" TikTok flooded with fake celebrity nude photo Temu referrals What does a car need to know about your sex life?

Digital transformation 93

Digital transformation Spyware Cryptocurrency Ransomware 93

Malwarebytes

JULY 14, 2021

The US is tipped to become a hotspot for mining activity off the back of some of these actions, despite promises of a crackdown because of the enabling role cryptocurrency plays in ransomware attacks. India is still wondering about the ramifications of a cryptocurrency ban. Ransomware’s weak link?

Cryptocurrency 105

Cryptocurrency Ransomware Adware Spyware 105