Fortinet Unveils New Digital Risk Protection Offering
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., – RSAC 2022 - Jun 6, 2022John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet
“The sooner in the attack cycle you identify and stop an adversary,...
Multilevel Extortion: DeadBolt Ransomware Targets Internet-Facing NAS Devices
The DeadBolt ransomware family is targeting QNAP and Asustor network-attached storage (NAS) devices by deploying a multitiered scheme aimed at both the vendors and their victims, and offering multiple...
Ransomware’s ROI Retreat Will Drive More BEC Attacks
RSA CONFERENCE 2022 – San Francisco – Law enforcement crackdowns, tighter cryptocurrency regulations, and ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operator shutdowns are driving down the return on investment for ransomware operations across the globe.
Abnormal Security...
Cybersecurity M&A Activity Shows No Signs of Slowdown
Cloud security vendor Lacework's recent announcement that it will reduce head count as part of a restructuring plan — just months after it secured $1.3 billion in a record-setting...
Microsoft Disables Iran-Linked Lebanese Hacking Group Polonium
After detecting a Lebanese hacking group it calls Polonium abusing its OneDrive personal storage service, Microsoft says it was able to disable the group, which could have links to...
YourCyanide Ransomware Propagates With PasteBin, Discord, Microsoft Links
A new CMD-based ransomware variant is still under development, but researchers warn that its poisonous combination of multiple layers of obfuscation and the sneaky integration of legitimate service links into its...
US Sanctions Force Evil Corp to Change Tactics
Sanctions that the US government imposed on Russia-based crimeware gang Evil Corp in 2019 appear to have forced the threat actor to change tactics to remain in the cybercrime...
Intel Chipset Firmware Actively Targeted by Conti Group
Leaked communications from within the Conti threat group reveal the Moscow-backed cybercrime group has honed its firmware attack skills and is actively targeting Intel Management Engine (ME), a microcontroller...
Fighting Follina: Application Vulnerabilities and Detection Possibilities
On May 27, 2022, researchers from Japan-based nao_sec identified
a malicious document in a commercial malware repository, dubbed "Follina," that revealed the document employed a novel technique to achieve code...
‘Clipminer’ Malware Actors Steal $1.7 Million Using Clipboard Hijacking
The malware known as Clipminer has earned cyberattackers $1.7 million in cryptocurrency mining and theft via clipboard hijacking so far – and it shows no signs of abating.
The Clipminer Trojan,...
