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Mobile Malware That Can Spy On Users, Steal Credentials and Intercept Calls Is Up 500%

New strains of mobile malware are recording audio and video, tracking location and destroying or wiping data, according to Proofpoint.

March 10, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Enterprises that deploy smartphones and other mobile devices to its employees should be on the lookout for malware sent via text-based phishing, which has risen 500% since early February, cybersecurity firm Proofpoint says in a new report. This comes after a 2021 where malware attacks on mobile devices fell sharply. However, new strains of malware […]

These Destructive Malware Strains Have Targeted Organizations in Ukraine

There are now three different strains of destructive malware that have been identified in cyberattacks against organizations in Ukraine.

March 2, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

There are now three different strains of destructive malware that have been identified in cyberattacks against organizations in Ukraine, and IT security professionals should be aware of both, especially as cybersecurity experts expect a broader range of cyberattacks to target Western organizations as the U.S. and allies respond to the crisis. Both strains of malware, […]

Research Discover Highly Advanced Espionage Malware Linked To China-based Hackers

The Symantec Threat Hunter Team has discovered a highly sophisticated spying malware used by China-based threat actors.

February 28, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Symantec, a subsidiary of Broadcom and a member of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, has uncovered a new malware strain the company calls the most advanced piece of malware ever linked to China-based threat actors. The Symantec Threat Hunter team says it uncovered malware that appears to be used […]

ZeroFox Releases 2022 Forecast Report Anticipating Increases in Ransomware, Third-Party Compromises and Malware-as-a-Service

February 10, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New report details expected threat activity trends and recommendations for security teams to address external threats WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ZeroFox, a leading external cybersecurity provider, today published the “2022 Threat Intelligence Forecast,” detailing expected cybercriminal behavior trends including ransomware, malware-as-a-service, vulnerabilities and exploits. Within the report, the ZeroFox Intelligence team reviews 12 months of threat actor activity […]

Cybercriminals Are Using Malware To Target Linux-Based Systems

VMware Threat Analysis Unit (TAU) details how cybercriminals are targeting Linux-based systems with ransomware and cryptojacking attacks.

February 9, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

With 90% of multi-cloud environments running on Linux-based systems and current malware countermeasures mostly focused on addressing Windows-based threats, attackers have found a golden opportunity to strike as cybercriminals are increasingly targeting Linux-based operating systems, according to latest research from VMware. The company’s new report, “Exposing Malware in Linux-based Multi-Cloud Environments,” shows ransomware is evolving […]

Menlo Security Finds Cloud Migration and Remote Work Gives Rise to New Era of Malware, Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT)

February 2, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Menlo identified 224% increase in HEAT attacks in the last six months fueling ransomware surge MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cloudsecurity—Menlo Security, a leader in cloud security, today announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defenses. HEAT attacks are a class of cyber threats targeting web […]

Report: 2021 Malware, Ransomware Levels Already Surpassed 2020 Levels By End Of Q3

Despite a drop in third-quarter activity, 2021 was an exceptional year for malware and ransomware attacks, WatchGuard report says.

January 20, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

While new research shows a decrease in total perimeter malware detection volume in the third quarter from the record highs in the second quarter, there was still more malware activity through the first three quarters than all of 2020. The report from endpoint protection provider WatchGuard Technologies also found that nearly half of zero-day malware […]

Hackers Using Public Cloud Infrastructure, RATs to Deploy Malware

New research from Cisco Talos details how threat actors are increasingly using cloud services to carry out their malicious activities.

January 14, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new report from Cisco Talos, the IT vendor’s security research team, details how hackers are increasingly using public cloud services like Azure and AWS that eliminates the need to host their own infrastructure. Specifically, researchers narrowed in on a fall 2021 campaign that utilized variants of known remote access trojans that were deployed and […]

Two-Thirds of Malware Downloads Came From Cloud Apps in 2021

Google Drive takes over top spot from Microsoft OneDrive for malware downloads, according to Netskope’s latest Cloud and Threat Spotlight.

January 12, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Malware continues to grow along with other malicious payload delivered by cloud applications, according to Netskope’s latest Cloud and Threat Spotlight for January 2022. The SASE provider analyzed year-over-year data highlighting that attacker are achieving more success delivering malware payloads to their victims. The research showed more than two-thirds of malware data came from cloud […]

Hacker Used Malware to Delete 69,000 Patient Files at San Juan Regional

The hacker deleted files that included Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and financial account numbers, among other data.

October 13, 2021 Amy Rock Leave a Comment

Medical records for nearly 69,000 patients at a New Mexico hospital were deleted when an unauthorized individual accessed its network last year. According to a statement released last week by the San Juan Regional Medical Center (SJRMC), the hacker used malware to remove patient information from its network on Sept. 7-8, 2020. The attack was reported to the U.S. Department of […]