Emotet Is Back and More Dangerous Than Before
Like Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator, the dreaded Emotet malware is back infecting computers worldwide and once again putting organizations at heightened risk of subsequent ransomware attacks.
Researchers from Check Point this...
Dark Reading Reflects on a Legacy and Life Well-Written: Tim Wilson
Tim Wilson, Dark Reading's co-founder and editor-in-chief, passed away on Nov. 23, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. His death is a tremendous loss — not only for...
Lack of Patching Leaves 300,000 Routers at Risk for Attack
Hundreds of thousands of routers produced by Latvian network hardware firm MikroTik remain vulnerable to at least one of four exploitable vulnerabilities that are at least a year old...
Researchers Explore Microsoft Outlook Phishing Techniques
Some of the tools built into Outlook to boost productivity and collaboration could also make it easier to launch effective social engineering campaigns, researchers say.
In early December, researchers with...
Intel 471 Forms Tech Alliance With CyCognito
CyCognito, the leading provider of external attack surface management and attack surface protection solutions, today announced that it has established a new alliance with Intel 471, a premier cybercrime...
One-Third of Phishing Pages Active Less Than A Day
One-third of phishing pages are active less than a day, according to a new analysis that finds the first hours a phishing page is online are the most dangerous...
The Dark Web Has Its Own People’s Court
There may be no honor among cyberthieves. But at least a few appear to be abiding by a set of underground rules for sorting out differences among themselves over...
Google Disrupts Botnet Targeting Windows Machines
Google today announced the company has taken action against a sophisticated botnet called Glupteba, which targets Windows devices and defends itself using blockchain. It has also launched litigation it...
Trickbot-Infected Machines Drop Emotet Samples
The Trickbot botnet has been observed spreading samples of Emotet, which researchers say is the first time Emotet has been spotted since its takedown earlier this year. These findings...
Russian Actors Behind SolarWinds Attack Hit Global Business & Government Targets
One year after the discovery of the 2021 SolarWinds supply chain compromise, security researchers report two clusters of suspected Russian attack activity targeting global businesses and governments. Both are...
