SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Ransomware Quarterly trends and highlights Progress in law enforcement In August, Spain arrested a cybercriminal who founded Ransom Cartel in 2021 and set up a malvertizing campaign. This type of cyberextortion predated Trojans, which encrypt the victim’s files. Reveton was among the most notorious PC screen lockers.

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Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 106

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

Adware : Though not all security professionals consider adware malicious, this threat category presents users with unwanted advertisements and may track their activities without consent. Security researchers at Kaspersky determined that it accounted for 61.43% of mobile malware detected in Q1 2021. ransomware?

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Mobile Malware Adware Banking 105

Webroot

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Antivirus programs can also protect against other malicious software like trojans, worms, adware and more. According to our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report , on average, 18.8% Comprehensive antivirus protection will also provide password protection for your online accounts through secure encryption. In a word, yes.

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Antivirus Identity Theft Adware Internet 132

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

While many of those extensions would fall into the categories of Potentially Unwanted Programs ( PUPs) or adware, they can still cause problems and many would be frowned upon if you introduced them into your work environment by synchronizing from your home browser. Google regularly has to clear out bad extensions from its Chrome Web Store.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Then we will go through the key events of 2021 relating to attacks on financial organizations. Analysis of forecasts for 2021. In addition, bitcoin ended 2020 at around $28,000 and quickly rose to a peak of $40,000 in January 2021. In April 2021, the Andariel group attempted to spread custom Ransomware.

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Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 142

SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2023

In 2013, extortionists added encryption to their genre and started locking down victims' files instead of screens or web browsers. In 2019, crooks shifted their focus to enterprises and pioneered in stealing data in addition to encrypting it, which turned these raids into an explosive mix of blackmail and breaches.

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Ransomware Encryption Adware Data breaches 89

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The attackers compress stolen files into encrypted and password-protected ZIP archives. All the captured card details are then saved to an encrypted file, which is later sent to the attackers’ server, allowing them to make transactions through a fraudulent PoS device registered in the name of a fake company. Other malware.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 133

Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

And yet, an antivirus program is a necessary line of defense that secures your devices from viruses, adware, worms, trojans, and others. It’s simple: since ransomware is often spread as downloadable malware, there is a chance that antivirus will detect and block it before it encrypted any files. Read next: Ransomware 2.0

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Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Recent research by Positive Technologies looked at the cyber threat landscape during Q2 2021 and found that ransomware attacks reached “stratospheric” levels, accounting for 69% of all malware attacks, a huge jump from 39% in Q2 2020. Bank-grade encryption to help keep information like passwords and personal details secure.

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Ransomware VPN Backups Malware 108

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The start of fall 2021 saw the fourth Objective by the Sea (OBTS) security conference, which is the only security conference to focus exclusively on Apple’s ecosystem. Malware often wants access to your sensitive data, either to steal it or to encrypt it and demand a ransom. As such, it draws many of the top minds in the field.

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Malware Backups Adware Social Engineering 123

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Our telemetry shows an exponential growth in infostealers in 2021. At this rate, 2022 will likely surpass 2021 as the biggest year for hacking on record. In the past, many actors would join forces to attack and encrypt as many organizations around the world as possible. Analysis of forecasts for 2022.

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Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 112

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2021: Kaspersky solutions blocked 2,023,556,082 attacks launched from online resources across the globe. At the end of last year, the number of users attacked by malware designed to steal money from bank accounts gradually decreased, a trend that continued in Q1 2021. Quarterly figures.

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Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 104

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

In Q2 2021, according to data from Kaspersky Security Network: 14,465,672 malware, adware and riskware attacks were prevented. In Q2 2021, we discovered that the popular APKPure app has been infected by a malicious module. Number of attacks targeting users of Kaspersky mobile solutions, Q2 2020 — Q2 2021 ( download ).

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Mobile Adware Malware Banking 143

SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

The statistics in this report cover the period from May 2020 to April 2021, inclusive. Number of EU users attacked by financial malware, May 2020 – April 2021 ( download ). Geography of banking malware attacks in the EU, May 2020 – April 2021 ( download ). Main figures. Threat geography. Country. %*. Threat geography.

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Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 145

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. %*.

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Mobile Adware Malware Banking 102

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

According to Dutch police, the arrested individual was directly involved in at least one attack using the Conti ransomware in 2021. In May, a member of the REvil group, arrested back in October 2021, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million. The criminal has already been charged.

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Mobile Antivirus Adware Ransomware 110

Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2021

The malware also implements ransomware behavior, it is able to encrypt files and display a ransom note. ” The sample analyzed by Kaspersky was uploaded to VirusTotal on 2021-02-24 21:06:05, unlike the sample analyzed by Trend Micro, this variant contains the above hash or a module named “metald”, the name of the executable file.

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Malware Adware Architecture Antivirus 128

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q2 2021: Kaspersky solutions blocked 1,686,025,551 attacks from online resources across the globe. In Q2 2021, Kaspersky solutions blocked the launch of at least one piece of banking malware on the computers of 119,252 unique users. Number of new miner modifications, Q2 2021 ( download ).

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Adware Malware Ransomware IoT 124

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Easily one of the most frustrating types of malware, adware is software designed to harass users with a torrent of unwanted or malicious ads. Some signs of adware infection include: Your browser is noticeably slower than usual. Activation: The ransomware begins encrypting sensitive files or locking down the system. Ransomware.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 73

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

IT threat evolution Q3 2021. IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2021: Kaspersky solutions blocked 1,098,968,315 attacks from online resources across the globe. Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q3 2021 ( download ).

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Malware Ransomware Adware IoT 131

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

An intelligence team later discovered that HermeticRansom only superficially encrypts files, and ones encrypted by the ransomware can be decrypted. RUransom malware was discovered in March, which was created to encrypt files on computers in Russia. Number of new ransomware modifications, Q1 2021 — Q1 2022 ( download ).

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Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 139

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Number of new ransomware modifications, Q3 2021 — Q3 2022 ( download ). The attempts at exploiting network services and other software via vulnerabilities in the Log4j library ( CVE-2021-44228 , CVE-2021-44832 , CVE-2021-45046 , and CVE-2021-45105 ) also continued. Number of users attacked by ransomware Trojans.

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Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 127

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

This might have been a test build, as the sample did not encrypt any files, but these events may herald the impending return of REvil. Kaspersky researchers found a way to recover files encrypted by the Yanluowang ransomware and released a decryptor for all victims. was the most common adware encountered in these three countries.

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Mobile Adware Malware Ransomware 77

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Most prolific groups This section looks at ransomware groups that engage in so-called “double extortion”, that is stealing confidential data in addition to encrypting it. We detected notably large numbers of attacks and scans that targeted log4j-type vulnerabilities ( CVE-2021-44228 ). from the previous quarter.

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Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 87

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Most prolific groups This section looks at ransomware groups that engage in so-called “double extortion”, that is, stealing and encrypting confidential data. Additionally, we observed scanning for Log4j-type vulnerabilities ( CVE-2021-44228 ), attacks on them, and probing of systems for insecure deserialization in Java.

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Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 117

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Most prolific groups This section looks at ransomware groups that engage in so-called “double extortion”, that is stealing and encrypting confidential data. Notable numbers of attacks and scans that targeted log4j-type vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-44228) were recorded. TOP 20 threats for macOS Verdict %* 1 AdWare.OSX.Agent.ai

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Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 94