Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly at risk of cyber-attacks, and often serve as a launch pad for larger threat campaigns, according to Cisco’s 2018 SMB Cybersecurity Report. DDoS Attacks. Ransomware is a type of malware, but others exist, including spyware, adware, bots and Trojans.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity DDOS Small Business Phishing 98

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

If the victim organization is slow to pay up, even though its files are encrypted and some of its confidential data has been stolen, the attackers additionally threaten to carry out a DDoS attack. In addition to DDoS attacks, it has added spam and calls to clients and partners of the victim company to its toolbox. into the system.

Mobile 108

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 108

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

An incident investigation conducted by Kaspersky ICS CERT at one of the attacked enterprises revealed that they exploited a vulnerability in FortiGate VPN servers (CVE-2018-13379). If not ransomware, then DDoS or possibly both. Botnet operators use infected devices to carry out DDoS attacks or mine cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrency 141

Cryptocurrency Banking Ransomware Cybercrime 141

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Microsoft Office exploits most often tried to utilize the memory corruption vulnerability CVE-2018-0802. As in the previous quarter, a total of 15 of the Top 20 threats for macOS are adware programs. Detailed IoT threat statistics are published in our Q2 2021 DDoS report: [link]. Attacks via web resources. Country*. %

Adware 116

Adware Ransomware Malware IoT 116

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MAY 27, 2022

These are CVE-2017-11882 and CVE-2018-0802 , which cause a buffer overflow when processing objects in a specially crafted document in the Equation Editor component and ultimately allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. . Adware from the Pirrit family was encountered most frequently out of all macOS threats in the listed countries.

Mobile 138

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 138

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NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The way individual Microsoft Office vulnerabilities are ranked by the number of detections does not change much with time: the first positions are still shared by CVE-2018-0802 and CVE-2017-8570 , with another popular vulnerability CVE-2017-11882 not far behind. Detailed IoT threat statistics are published in our Q3 2021 DDoS report: [link].

Malware 137

Malware Ransomware Adware IoT 137

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AUGUST 15, 2022

Cybercriminals were spreading malicious documents that exploited CVE-2017-11882 and CVE-2018-0802 , which are the best-known vulnerabilities in the Equation Editor component. As usual, the TOP 20 ranking for threats detected by Kaspersky security solutions for macOS users is dominated by various adware. AdWare.OSX.Amc.e, IoT attacks.

Mobile 88

Mobile Adware Malware Ransomware 88