Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. That link would attempt to install spyware called Flubot, malware designed to steal online banking data from Andriod devices. . Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Passwords Scams Government 124

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked, January – June 2020, 2021, and 2022. Southern Europe leads the ranking of regions by percentage of ICS computers on which malicious email attachments and phishing links were blocked. times the percentage recorded in H2 2021. Industry specifics.

Spyware 126

Spyware Cryptocurrency Ransomware Phishing 126

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Based on limited telemetry, we believe with medium to low confidence that some of the initial infections were spear-phishing emails. Chinese-speaking activity In July 2021, we detected a campaign called ExCone targeting government entities in Russia. Unfortunately, we were unable to obtain any bait files or initial infection vectors.

Malware 119

Malware Government Software Spyware 119

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

For instance, we see a new trend emerging in the criminal ecosystem of spyware-based authentication data theft, with each individual attack being directed at a very small number of targets (from single digits to several dozen). Such attacks are likely to comprise an even larger portion of the threat landscape next year.

Spyware 138

Spyware Phishing Cybercrime Energy and Utilities 138

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

The group uses various malware families, including Wroba, and attack methods that include phishing, mining, smishing and DNS poisoning. In the second half of 2021, the most affected countries were France, Japan, India, China, Germany and South Korea. Territories affected by Roaming Mantis activity ( download ). Other malware.

Phishing 134

Phishing Spyware Firmware Malware 134

Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2021

Kaseya obtained a universal decryptor for REvil ransomware attack Over 80 US Municipalities Sensitive Information, Including Residents Personal Data, Left Vulnerable in Massive Data Breach Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2021 What Is An Identity and Access Management So-lution and How Can Businesses Benefit From It?

Spyware 124

Spyware Data breaches Government Ransomware 124

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

Malware 98

Malware Banking Penetration Testing Healthcare 98

SecureList

JANUARY 19, 2022

Kaspersky ICS CERT has uncovered a number of spyware campaigns targeting industrial enterprises. The attackers use off-the-shelf spyware, but limit the scope and lifetime of each sample to the bare minimum. The attackers use off-the-shelf spyware, but limit the scope and lifetime of each sample to the bare minimum.

Spyware 105

Spyware Accountability VPN Malware 105

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2025

infrastructure International Press Newsletter Cybercrime Pixel-Perfect Trap: The Surge of SVG-Borne Phishing Attacks Threat actors misuse Node.js

Data breaches 61

Data breaches Malware Phishing Hacking 61

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2021

1/6 pic.twitter.com/dBw0E5pj6r — ESET research (@ESETresearch) October 29, 2021. 5/6 pic.twitter.com/tuwQKJpFml — ESET research (@ESETresearch) October 29, 2021. In order to facilitate file encryption, the ransomware look for processes associated with backups, anti-virus/anti-spyware, and file copying and terminates them.

Encryption 137

Encryption Ransomware Spyware Malware 137

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2022

Phishing attacks are a persistent threat to businesses globally. According to Verizon , 82 percent of data breaches in 2021 involved the human element—with phishing attacks making up over 60 precent of these. With Malwarebytes DNS filtering , however, you can prevent a large swath of phishing attacks.

DNS 73

DNS Phishing Small Business Spyware 73

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Update November 8, 2021. The Hive gang has been active since June 2021, it implements a Ransomware-as-a-Service model and employs a wide variety of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). The Hive ransomware adds the.hive extension to the filename of encrypted files.

Computers and Electronics 134

Computers and Electronics Ransomware Retail Spyware 134

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

COMB breach: 3.2B COMB breach: 3.2B COMB breach: 3.2B COMB breach: 3.2B If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here.

Phishing 111

Phishing Spyware Data breaches Ransomware 111

Webroot

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The respected technology blog TechRadar has even referred to 2021 as “the year of the Chromebook.”. Even strong security can’t prevent an account from being hacked if account credentials are stolen in a phishing attack, one of the most common causes of identity theft. Web-borne malware remains widespread.

Identity Theft 131

Identity Theft Spyware Phishing Antivirus 131

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Major cyberattacks at companies like SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline raised the public visibility of cybersecurity greatly in 2021, elevating it to a Presidential priority. Phishing attacks continue to dominate cyber threats.

Backups 145

Backups Ransomware Malware Firewall 145

Hot for Security

JUNE 18, 2021

A recent phishing campaign targeting Windows machines is attempting to infect users with one of the most recent versions of the Agent Tesla remote access Trojan (RAT). Active for over seven years, Agent Tesla has been used frequently in phishing campaigns seeking to steal user credentials, passwords and sensitive information.

Malware 105

Malware Phishing Spyware Software 105

Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2024

Ticketmaster confirms data breach impacting 560 million customers Critical Apache Log4j2 flaw still threatens global finance Crooks stole more than $300M worth of Bitcoin from the exchange DMM Bitcoin ShinyHunters is selling data of 30 million Santander customers Over 600,000 SOHO routers were destroyed by Chalubo malware in 72 hours LilacSquid APT (..)

Data breaches 124

Data breaches VPN Cloud Migration Malware 124

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

Spyware 106

Spyware Ransomware Hacking VPN 106

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

By Aaron Sandeen, CEO and co-founder at Securin Since June 2021, Hive Ransomware has been dominating the ransomware scene. Since June 2021, Hive has targeted an average of three companies per day. Bad actors like Hive may also use CVE-2021-33558, the newly discovered Boa vulnerability, to access a victim’s network.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Encryption Healthcare Education 124

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Russia-linked APT Gamaredon used two new Android spyware tools calledBoneSpyandPlainGnome against former Soviet states. The cyberespionage group is behind a long series of spear-phishing attacks targeting Ukrainian entities, and organizations related to Ukrainian affairs, since October 2021. ” concludes the report.

Mobile 98

Mobile Malware Surveillance Social Engineering 98

Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2023

Neo_Net’s eCrime campaign was reportedly targeting clients of banks globally, with a focus on Spanish and Chilean banks, from June 2021 to April 2023. Neo_Net has set up and rented out a wide-ranging infrastructure, including phishing panels, Smishing software, and Android trojans to its network of affiliates.

Banking 98

Banking Phishing Social Engineering Authentication 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2022

In October 2021, a report released by the Amnesty International revealed that the Donot Team group employed Android applications posing as secure chat application and malicious emails in attacks aimed at a prominent Togolese human rights defender. In the past, the Donot Team spyware was found in attacks outside of South Asia.

Malware 100

Malware Spyware Phishing Government 100

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2021

If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Dark HunTOR: Police arrested 150 people in dark web drug bust ?

Artificial Intelligence 91

Artificial Intelligence Ransomware Spyware Cryptocurrency 91

SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We can confirm a Maui ransomware incident in 2022, but we would expand their “first seen” date from the reported May 2021 to April 15, 2021, and the geolocation of the target to Japan and India. At the beginning of 2021, Kaspersky published a private report about the A41APT campaign. Russian-speaking activity.

Malware 145

Malware Ransomware Spyware Encryption 145

Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

Malware and phishing are two particular mobile threats that you need to defend against in 2023. Just check out the following stats from last year: 18 percent of clicked phishing emails in 2022 came from a mobile device. It’s not.

Mobile 92

Mobile Phishing Malware Adware 92

SecureList

JANUARY 18, 2023

The threat landscape is constantly updated through new malware and spyware, advanced phishing methods, and new social engineering techniques. In addition, the likelihood of the data being used for phishing and social engineering increases. . Changes in the number of ransomware blog posts in 2021–2022, worldwide ( download ).

Media 140

Media Social Engineering Ransomware Hacking 140

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2021

Hive ransomware has been active since June 2021, it implements a Ransomware-as-a-Service model and employs a wide variety of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). In order to facilitate file encryption, the ransomware look for processes associated with backups, anti-virus/anti-spyware, and file copying and terminates them.

Ransomware 100

Ransomware Encryption Spyware Backups 100

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 25, 2022

September 2021 saw a huge spike of exploit detections against the manufacturing industry, with a distributed spread between California, Florida, Ohio, and Missouri. This is combined with heavy detections of unseen malware, identified through our AI engine, spiking in May as well as September 2021.

Manufacturing 81

Manufacturing Scams Phishing Malware 81

Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

Just check out the following stats from last year: 18 percent of clicked phishing emails in 2022 came from a mobile device. Or even scarier—a backdoor could be placed or a nefarious piece of spyware. ” The number of phishing sites targeting mobile has shot up by 50 percent from 2019 to 2021. . And the kicker?

Mobile 80

Mobile Malware Phishing Spyware 80

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of fake warnings of cyberattacks sent from a hacked FBI email server GravityRAT returns disguised as an end-to-end encrypted chat app Intel and AMD address high severity vulnerabilities in products and drivers New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems Retail giant Costco discloses data breach, payment card data exposed (..)

Spyware 55

Spyware Data breaches Ransomware Hacking 55

The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

The additional result of these hacks include: •51% had their information phished •43% had credit card information stolen •35% had their username and password stolen •17% had their identity stolen or cloned Additionally, the study found that a large majority of Americans (75%) harbor genuine concerns about visiting websites that do not look secure.

Hacking 100

Hacking DDOS Small Business Spyware 100

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

“What Bitcoin was to 2011, NFTs are to 2021.”. An April 2021 post on GitHub estimated the value of the “CryptoArt NFT” market to be at least $150 million worldwide. It seems phishing for users’ passwords to the sites used to buy and sell NFTs is the main method of compromise. Could one ask the same of the Mona Lisa?

Cryptocurrency 101

Cryptocurrency Marketing Phishing Authentication 101

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

Security researchers at Kaspersky determined that it accounted for 61.43% of mobile malware detected in Q1 2021. One such Android malware type identified in early 2021 can gather and exfiltrate data ranging from phone contacts to text messages and browser data while remaining hidden from users.

Mobile 104

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 104

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Another 29% say cybersecurity spending will be approximately the same as in 2021. The rest – 2% – intend to pay less for cybersecurity in 2022 compared to 2021. Phishing , general malware , and Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks are more common. and tools without exposure to web-borne threats (such as phishing).

Backups 140

Backups Firewall DDOS Antivirus 140

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. New versions of the LightRiver/LightSpy spyware were also discovered.

Mobile 114

Mobile Antivirus Adware Ransomware 114

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. Integrated one-on-one Spyware HelpDesk support. Anti-phishing, spam and fraud prevention.

Ransomware 109

Ransomware VPN Backups Malware 109

Google Security

JULY 27, 2023

Maddie Stone, Security Researcher, Threat Analysis Group (TAG) This is Google’s fourth annual year-in-review of 0-days exploited in-the-wild [ 2021 , 2020 , 2019 ] and builds off of the mid-year 2022 review. More than 20% are variants of previous in-the-wild 0-days from 2021 and 2020. Bug collisions are high.

Spyware 94

Spyware Manufacturing Internet Internet 94