The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

Malware deliveries Upon reviewing Android usage data for all of 2018, Google identified a rise in the number of “potentially harmful apps” that were preinstalled or delivered through over-the-air updates. Here are a few key developments everyone should know about.

Mobile 138

Mobile Spyware Banking Manufacturing 138

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

In Q1 2021, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 91,841 users from ransomware attacks. Exploits for CVE-2015-2523 — use-after-free vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel — and CVE-2018-0802 , which we’ve often written about, were also in demand. The most common threats in all three were adware apps from the Pirrit family.

Mobile 108

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 108

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. The flexibility and scalability that the cloud offers makes this technology more compelling to small and mid-size businesses.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity DDOS Small Business Phishing 98

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In 2018 alone, we saw thousands of data breaches expose more than 446 million records. In the early ’70s, Bob Thomas, an engineer at BBN Technologies, wrote the Creeper worm , the first program able to self-replicate over a computer network. But first we’ll answer a basic question: What is malware? A Brief History of Malware.

Malware 98

Malware Small Business Computers and Electronics Adware 98

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

com – all generated using RoyalRoad and attempting to exploit CVE-2018-0802. The exploit was initially identified by our advanced exploit prevention technology and related detection records. On April 14-15, Kaspersky technologies detected a wave of highly targeted attacks against multiple companies. PuzzleMaker. Other malware.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 145

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2021

It was adopted in 2016 and enforcement began in 2018. Additional Personal Data we receive about you, including: Third-Party Tracking Technologies. Yet much of the bad old days of Adware/spyware from 2005 – 2008 was dependent on bad policies and leaky data sharing. It’s not a static thing, and is often updated.

Advertising 71

Advertising Data privacy Adware Spyware 71

SecureList

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). Threat actors conducted a series of attacks using the Cring ransomware. We also saw attackers relying on 0-days. Cybercriminals raring to restart ATM/PoS attacks.

Cryptocurrency 141

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 141

SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In 2021, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 3,464,756 malicious installation packages. Number of detected malicious installation packages, 2018–2021 ( download ). As in the previous year, this was largely due to the active distribution of adware from the AdWare.AndroidOS.Notifyer family. Mobile adware.

Mobile 144

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 144

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

In Q2 2021, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 97,451 users from ransomware attacks. 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. Geography of ransomware attacks.

Adware 116

Adware Ransomware Malware IoT 116

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

The majority (61.43%) of the discovered threats belonged to the adware category. For instance, adware that belongs to the AdWare.AndroidOS.Notifyer family was distributed in the first quarter under the guise of a file named ir.corona.viruss.apk, and Backdoor.AndroidOS.Ahmyth.f Quarterly highlights. Verdict. %*. Mobile banking Trojans.

Mobile 102

Mobile Adware Malware Banking 102

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

In Q1 2022, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 74,694 users from ransomware attacks. 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. . IoT attacks.

Mobile 138

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 138

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In Q3 2021, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 108,323 users from ransomware attacks. Speaking of the most widespread threats detected by Kaspersky security solutions for macOS, most of our Top 20 ranking positions are occupied by various adware apps. Number of new ransomware modifications, Q3 2020 — Q3 2021 ( download ).

Malware 137

Malware Ransomware Adware IoT 137

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

In Q2 2022, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 74,377 users from ransomware attacks. The most popular protocols and technologies susceptible to these attacks include MS SQL Server, RDP and SMB. As usual, the TOP 20 ranking for threats detected by Kaspersky security solutions for macOS users is dominated by various adware.

Mobile 88

Mobile Adware Malware Ransomware 88

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In Q3 2022, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 72,941 users from ransomware attacks. The fifth-highest number of exploits (3%) targeted Adobe Flash, a technology that is obsolete but remains in use. More than 11,000 of those were assigned the verdict of Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Crypmod, TOP 10 banking malware families.

Mobile 122

Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 122

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Number of new ransomware modifications, Q1 2022 — Q1 2023 ( download ) Number of users attacked by ransomware Trojans In Q1 2023, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 60,900 users from ransomware attacks. Adware remained the most widespread threat to macOS users. 2 Bangladesh 1.47 3 Taiwan 0.65 4 Mozambique 0.59 8 Iraq 0.30

Mobile 95

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 95

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Number of new ransomware modifications, Q3 2022 — Q3 2023 ( download ) Number of users attacked by ransomware Trojans In Q3 2023, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 46,872 users from ransomware attacks. Adware programs and fake system accelerators remained the main threat to macOS users in Q3. 2 Bangladesh 1.39 6 Iraq 0.27

Mobile 118

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 118

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Number of new ransomware modifications, Q2 2022 — Q2 2023 ( download ) Number of users attacked by ransomware Trojans In Q2 2023, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 57,612 users from ransomware attacks. Number of new modifications In Q2 2023, we detected 15 new ransomware families and 1917 new modifications of this malware type.

Mobile 98

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 98