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Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG) October General Meeting to Address Online Attacks and Abuse, Privacy and Data Protection and the Role of AI in Abuse Prevention

September 23, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Keynote to Examine Threats, Including Spyware, That Threaten Digital Communications SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#DDOS–The Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG) will host its 53rd general meeting October 11-14 virtually. Members from internet service and email providers, networking and communications companies, security vendors and social networking companies will exchange updates, ideas and efforts to improve […]

How To Protect Against Macro-Based Malware

Macro-based malware, an attack that once fell out of favor with hackers is possibly resurging, according to experts.

August 13, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Macro-based malware, an attack that once fell out of favor with hackers is possibly resurging, according to experts.

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 137: Fileless Malware On The Rise

WatchGuard Technologies CTO Cory Nachreiner joins the podcast to discuss the company's Internet Security Report from Q4 2020.

July 30, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

WatchGuard Technologies CTO Cory Nachreiner joins the podcast to discuss the company’s Internet Security Report from Q4 2020.

Malware Patrol Data Offered Through Bandura Cyber Threat Intelligence Marketplace

July 28, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#onpatrol4malware–Malware Patrol, the veteran threat intelligence company, announced today that they now offer data feeds through the Bandura Cyber Intelligence Marketplace. Cyber security teams around the world rely on Malware Patrol’s timely and accurate intelligence to expand their threat landscape visibility and to improve detection rates and response times. The company offers […]

A Year of Lockdown Sees a Surge in Mobile Malware Targeting Banking, Billing and COVID-19 Vaccines

June 28, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

McAfee’s latest Mobile Threat Report finds hackers capitalising on the pandemic to target unsuspecting consumers  News Highlights: McAfee’s new Mobile Threat Report reveals that 2021 is shaping up to be a year of malware misinformation and sneak attacks At the end of 2020 (Q4), total mobile malware detected by McAfee reached 43 million, with over […]

Attackers Exploiting Vulnerable Exchange Servers With Cryptojacking Malware

April 20, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybercriminals are now uploading  cryptomining malware onto vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers, according to a new report from Sophos. In a recent blog post, the cybersecurity giant said an unknown attacker has been attempting to leverage the ProxyLogon exploit “to foist a malicious Monero crypt miner onto Exchange server with the payload being hosted on a […]

McAfee Sees COVID-19-Themed Threats and Powershell Malware Continue to Surge

April 13, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Key Findings McAfee sees COVID-19-themed cyber-attack detections increase by 114% in Q4 2020 Powershell threats grow 208% driven by Donoff malware New malware samples grow 10%; averaging 648 new threats per minute New ransomware increases 69%; Mobile malware grows 118% McAfee observes 3.1 million external attacks on cloud user accounts The Eternal Blue exploit was […]

Malicious Cyber Actors Using Website Contact Forms To Send Malware

Microsoft says it is tracking a new attack method in which malicious actors use website contact forms to sell malware and steal information.

April 12, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft says it has been tracking a new attack method in which malicious actors are using websites’ contact forms to deliver malware to enterprise email addresses under the false pretenses of legal action. The malware being delivered is IceID, which is used to steal information, according to a Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team blog […]

Under-The-Radar Malware Strains IT Should Pay Attention To

These current strains of malware should be ultra-concerning to IT departments at companies of any size. Here's how to stop them.

March 17, 2021 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

Hundreds of thousands of new malware variants emerge every single day, according to the AV-TEST Institute. We often hear about the most devastating malware attacks or those that spread most broadly, but unfortunately, there are many malware strains that slip under the radar and escape widespread attention due to the sheer volume of malware. “These […]

FireEye, Microsoft Detail Additional Malware Linked to SolarWinds Hack

Microsoft and FireEye are disclosing new details about the hackers behind the massive compromise of the SolarWinds Orion platform, including new tools.

March 4, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft and FireEye are disclosing new details about the hackers behind the massive compromise of the SolarWinds Orion platform, including three new pieces of malware being used in late-stage activity by the group, which Microsoft is calling NOBELIUM. According to both tech companies, the earliest known use of a newly discovered backdoor was in August […]