Podcast: Ransomware Up x10: Disrupting Cybercrime Suppy Chains an Opportunity
Derek Manky, Chief, Security Insights & Global Threat Alliances at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs, discusses the top threats and lessons learned from the first half of 2021.
Year-over-year, ransomware spiked more...
Man Sues Parents of Teens Who Hijacked Nearly $1M in Bitcoin
Now adults, the then-teens apparently used clipboard hijacking malware to steal Bitcoin.
When Colorado resident Andrew Schober downloaded the Electrum Atom Bitcoin wallet from Reddit, he also picked up...
US Media, Retailers Targeted by New SparklingGoblin APT
The new APT uses an undocumented backdoor to infiltrate the education, retail and government sectors.
An emerging international cybergang is broadening its targets to include North American media firms,...
Pegasus Spyware Uses iPhone Zero-Click iMessage Zero-Day
Cybersecurity watchdog Citizen Lab saw the new zero-day FORCEDENTRY exploit successfully deployed against iOS versions 14.4 & 14.6, blowing past Apple’s new BlastDoor sandboxing feature to install spyware on...
Custom WhatsApp Build Delivers Triada Malware
Researchers have spotted the latest version of the Triada trojan targeting mobile devices via an advertising SDK.
Triada malware, both pernicious and persistent, has resurfaced. Its most recent sighting...
How Ready Are You for a Ransomware Attack?
Oliver Tavakoli, CTO at Vectra, lays out the different layers of ransomware defense all companies should implement.
Determining how hard a target you present for the current wave of human-driven...
Nigerian Threat Actors Solicit Employees to Deploy Ransomware for Cut of Profits
Campaign emails company insiders and initially offers 1 million in Bitcoin if they install DemonWare on an organization’s network.
Researchers have discovered a Nigerian threat actor trying to turn an...
InkySquid State Actor Exploiting Known IE Bugs
The North Korea-linked APT group leverages known Internet Explorer vulns for watering-hole attacks.
The InkySquid advanced persistent threat (APT) group, which researchers have linked to the North Korean government, was...
HolesWarm Malware Exploits Unpatched Windows, Linux Servers
The botnet cryptominer has already compromised 1,000-plus clouds since June.
By leveraging more than 20 known vulnerabilities in Linux and Windows servers, the HolesWarm cryptominer malware has been able to...
Bogus Cryptomining Apps Infest Google Play
The apps attempt to swindle users into buying in-app upgrades or clicking on masses of ads.
Google has removed eight deceptive mobile apps from the Play Store that masquerade as...
