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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
One of the big selling points of Macs over Windows PCs is the resistance to viruses and other malware, but a new strain of malware found on 30,000 devices is calling that into question and stumping security experts. Cybersecurity firm Red Canary, among others, has disclosed the existence of the malware on macOS that uses […]
Anti-malware software company Malwarebytes company itself is a victim of the SolarWinds attack, the company announced this week. In a blog, CEO Marcin Kleczynski said the company has evidence of another intrusion vector that works by abusing applications with privileged access to Microsoft Office 365 and Azure environments. Attackers gained access to a limited subset […]
Cybersecurity firm Symantec has uncovered an additional piece of malware used in the SolarWinds attacks, becoming the fourth piece of malware associated with the wide-ranging compromise of the popular IT management software. Symantec is calling this malware “Raindrop,” which is “a loader that delivers a payload of Cobalt Strike,” the company wrote in a blog […]
Microsoft and other security researchers has discovered additional malware that also affects the SolarWinds Orion platform, the company posted in a security blog late Friday. The news came just days after security researchers disclosed a massive hacking campaign utilizing the same IT management software from SolarWinds that so far has impacted several high-profile U.S. government […]
Microsoft is warning about a new malware strain that infects a user’s device and adds browser extensions and changes settings to insert unauthorized ads into web pages. In a blog post, the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team calls this family of browser-modification malware Adrozek. The malware has been infecting devices since at least May, and […]
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