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Ransomware’s savage reign continues as attacks increase 105%

SonicWall released a report which details a sustained meteoric rise in ransomware with 623.3 million attacks globally. Nearly all monitored threats, cyberattacks and malicious …

Microsoft Teams
Attackers use Microsoft Teams as launchpad for malware

Hackers are starting to realize that Microsoft Teams is a great means of spreading tentacles throughout an organization’s systems; since the start of the year, Avanan …

shark
Top threat activities this year

ZeroFox published a threat intelligence forecast for 2022, detailing expected cybercriminal behavior trends including ransomware, malware-as-a-service, vulnerabilities and …

RDP
End of 2021 witnessed an explosion of RDP brute-force attacks

RDP brute-force attacks continue to be one of the most used attack vectors for breaching enterprise networks, ESET’s latest Threat Report has revealed. RDP brute-force …

Linux
How cybercriminals are using malware to target Linux-based operating systems

As the most common cloud operating system, Linux is a core part of digital infrastructure and is quickly becoming an attacker’s ticket into a multi-cloud environment. Current …

fire
2021 was the most prolific year on record for data breaches

Spirion released a guide which provides a detailed look at sensitive data breaches in 2021 derived from analysis conducted against the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) …

bomb
Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT) bypassing traditional security defenses

Menlo Security announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defenses. HEAT attacks are …

malware
Stealthy Excel malware putting organizations in crosshairs of ransomware gangs

The HP Wolf Security threat research team identified a wave of attacks utilizing Excel add-in files to spread malware, helping attackers to gain access to targets, and …

Android explode
Malware resets Android devices after performing fraudulent wire transfers

If your Android phone initiates a factory reset out of the blue, there’s a chance it has been infected with the BRATA banking malware and you’ve just been ripped …

malware
DazzleSpy: macOS backdoor delivered through watering hole attacks

In late 2021, a never before seen macOS backdoor was delivered to pro-democracy individuals in Hong Kong via fake and compromised sites (for example, that of local radio …

tax
Beware of fake tax apps pushing malware

With the self-assessment tax deadline fast approaching in the UK, self-employed individuals will be looking to take advantage of the many apps that are on the market to help …

Hand
Stealthy firmware bootkit leveraged by APT in targeted attacks

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered the third known case of a firmware bootkit in the wild. Dubbed MoonBounce, this malicious implant is hidden within Unified Extensible …

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