With the U.S. and other nations adopting economic stimulus packages as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, fraudsters are now using the promise of government checks as phishing lures to spread banking Trojans, according to a pair of new security research reports.
The FBI warns that the notorious FIN7 cybercrime gang has a new trick up its sleeve: Mailing victims a $50 gift card portrayed as good for redeeming items listed on an accompanying USB storage device, which in reality downloads Griffon backdoor software to give attackers remote access.
A newly discovered advanced persistent threat group is targeting industrial firms in the Middle East with a new type of backdoor Trojan, according to the security firm Kaspersky.
CrowdStrike's Mobile Threat Report details how mitigating the risks has become even more urgent because of the rapid adoption of mobile devices worldwide.
CrowdStrike's report offers an overview of the key types of malware observed so far in 2019 and the deployment mechanisms adversaries typically use. It also...
The second annual mid-year report from the CrowdStrike® Falcon OverWatch team, "2019 Mid-Year Observations From the Front Lines" is available for download. It provides unique insights into the targeted, state-sponsored and criminal campaigns the OverWatch team of expert threat hunters has encountered in the first...
More bad ransomware news: Following in the footsteps of Maze, now even more cybercrime gangs are threatening to not only crypto-lock systems but also leak stolen data. Such moves come following a banner year for ransomware operators, who are continuing to bring more advanced tactics to bear.
Security researchers are tracking a variant of the prolific Mirai botnet called Mukashi, that's taking advantage of vulnerabilities in network-area storage devices made by Zyxel and giving its operators the ability to launch DDoS attacks. Zyxel has issued a patch for the vulnerability.
Disinformation campaigns with ties to Russia are continuing in an attempt to impede other governments' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, complicating public health efforts to combat the disease, European officials warn.
Because so many organizations and government agencies are functioning in silos, a key component to India's soon to be finalized cybersecurity policy is the creation of an interministerial task force to respond to growing threats, says Lt. Gen. (Retd) Rajesh Pant, national cybersecurity coordinator.
Growing data sources and intel feeds are making it more challenging for security teams to find the signal in a very noisy landscape, says Neustar's Brian McCann.
As sophisticated malware continues to evade existing detection tools and
processes, security teams must adopt new technologies and use them to deploy
new detection, hunt, and response capabilities.
Security teams looking to improve
threat intelligence, hunting, analysis, and rapid response capabilities...
Nation-state attacks. SOC automation. Zero trust. Protection of critical infrastructure. These were some of the key themes that discussed at Information Security Media Group's recent Cybersecurity Summit in Delhi.
Threat intelligence feeds are evolving, but Rob Cataldo of Kaspersky North America says it's important to put all this data into context to create better enterprise security.
RSA 2020 touched on a number of topics, including the security of elections and supply chains, plus AI, zero trust and frameworks, among many others. But from sessions on cryptography, to this year's lower attendance, to the antibacterial dispensers dotted around venues, concerns over COVID-19 also dominated.
The human element is a fundamental component of some of the newest cyberattacks that Sophos has been tracking, says the firm's principal research scientist, Chet Wisniewski, who advises organizations to adapt their security and protection plans accordingly.
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