SecureList

MAY 27, 2024

Percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked, by quarter, 2022–2024 Selected industries Building automation has historically led the surveyed industries in terms of the percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked. pp from the previous quarter to 24.4%. This is also reflected in our statistics.

Spyware 130

Spyware Malware Internet Internet 130

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. Nevertheless, in our APT predictions for 2022 , we noted that more attackers would reach the sophistication level required to develop such tools. Non-mobile statistics. Mobile statistics. Targeted attacks.

Malware 123

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 123

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Spyware 124

Spyware Phishing Malware Ransomware 124

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The most remarkable findings In the second half of 2022, a wave of attacks from an unknown threat actor targeted victims with a new type of attack framework that we dubbed P8. Based on limited telemetry, we believe with medium to low confidence that some of the initial infections were spear-phishing emails.

Malware 119

Malware Government Software Spyware 119

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

pp compared to the second quarter of 2023, when the indicator reached its highest level since records began in 2022. pp compared to the first quarter of 2024); Malicious scripts and phishing pages (JS and HTML) – 5.69% (-0.15 Spyware (spy Trojans, backdoors and keyloggers) – 4.08% (+0.18 The percentage has decreased by 3.3

Spyware 112

Spyware Malware Ransomware Internet 112

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Also read: Best Antivirus Software of 2022. The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. million per incident, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022 report, while IBM reports that the number is now $4.24 Crimeware and spyware.

Backups 145

Backups Ransomware Malware Firewall 145

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Most attacks make would-be victims click to install malware or redirect them to a phishing page to steal their credentials. NSO Group’s Pegasus software has been routinely in the headlines in recent years for using zero-click attacks to install its spyware. Also read: Best Patch Management Software for 2022.

Spyware 125

Spyware Software Government Social Engineering 125

IT Security Guru

APRIL 26, 2021

The online gaming industry has exploded in recent years and is expected to generate close to $200 billion in revenue by 2022. Phishing and stolen identities – Phishing, the go-to method of attack for cybercriminals, is also a frequent tactic within the gaming community.

Cybersecurity 132

Cybersecurity Spyware VPN Passwords 132

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

JUNE 4, 2023

Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

Spyware 98

Spyware Hacking Malware Social Engineering 98

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

SWGs achieve this by blocking web-based attacks that forward malware, phishing , drive-by downloads, ransomware, supply chain attacks , and command-and-control actions. It unites spyware, malware, and virus protection with a policy and reporting engine. Check Point. Further reading: Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors.

Engineering 102

Engineering Digital transformation Internet Internet 102

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a Zimbra flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-27926 , to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The CVE-2022-27926 flaw affects Zimbra Collaboration version 9.0.0, which is used to host publicly-facing webmail portals. reads the post published by Proofpoint.

Phishing 98

Phishing Government Spyware Passwords 98

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. Some of our key takeaways from 2022 include: N-days function like 0-days on Android due to long patching times.

Spyware 94

Spyware Manufacturing Internet Internet 94

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 16, 2023

But after the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the focus of hackers has shifted more towards the smart phones with more phishing and social engineering attacks recorded in a 2nd quarter of 2022. trillion by 2025, and among the guestimate, half of the amount is expected to be made through phishing targeting mobiles and tablets.

Cybercrime 94

Cybercrime Social Engineering Mobile Spyware 94

Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

It’s easy to see why, considering that almost half of organizations said they suffered a mobile-related compromise in 2022. Malware and phishing are two particular mobile threats that you need to defend against in 2023. Verizon Mobile Security Index 2022) 9 percent of organizations suffered a mobile malware attack in 2022.

Mobile 92

Mobile Phishing Malware Adware 92

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Global threat statistics In the first half of 2023, the percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked decreased from H2 2022 by just 0.3 in Ethiopia to 7.4% in Luxembourg.

Spyware 136

Spyware Internet Internet Manufacturing 136

Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2022

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Cyber Insurance 100

Cyber Insurance Spyware Firmware Hacking 100

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The TA886 hacking group targets organizations in the United States and Germany with new spyware tracked as Screenshotter. The experts first spotted the attacks attributed to this threat actor in October 2022, they believe that the group is financially motivated. ” reads the post published by Proofpoint.

Malware 98

Malware Phishing Spyware Cybercrime 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

Spyware 98

Spyware Ransomware Malware Data breaches 98

Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2023

. “The campaign employs a multi-stage attack strategy, starting with targeted SMS phishing messages distributed across Spain and other countries, using Sender IDs (SIDs) to create an illusion of authenticity and mimicking reputable financial institutions to deceive victims.” ” Thill explained.

Banking 98

Banking Phishing Social Engineering Authentication 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

By the end of 2022, the education sector had seen increased ransomware attacks. Between November and December 2022, there were 24 disclosed and confirmed ransomware attacks, five against K-12 universities and schools. Hive Ransomware added new additions to their VMware ESXi Linux encryptor in March of 2022.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Encryption Healthcare Education 124

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. Verizon Mobile Security Index 2022) 46 percent of organizations that had suffered a mobile-related security breach in 2022 said that app threats were a contributing factor. It’s not.

Mobile 80

Mobile Malware Phishing Spyware 80

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2022

SecurityAffairs awarded as Best European Personal Cybersecurity Blog 2022 Crooks are using RIG Exploit Kit to push Dridex instead of Raccoon stealer Flagstar Bank discloses a data breach that impacted 1.5

Small Business 98

Small Business Spyware Data breaches Surveillance 98

SecureList

JANUARY 18, 2023

The threat landscape is constantly updated through new malware and spyware, advanced phishing methods, and new social engineering techniques. The trend for personal data leaks grew rapidly in 2022 and will continue into 2023. In addition, the likelihood of the data being used for phishing and social engineering increases. .

Media 140

Media Social Engineering Ransomware Hacking 140

BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Cybersecurity conferences aren’t usually places where you expect to feel better about the world, but IRISSCON 2022 struck a surprisingly hopeful tone. He argued that security works when it costs €100,000 for spyware to hack into a politician’s iPhone. The post IRISSCON 2022 roundup: a new hope appeared first on BH Consulting.

Social Engineering 59

Social Engineering Insurance Ransomware CISO 59

SecureList

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Our answer is nearly always the same: (spear) phishing. CLoader was discovered in April 2022. In August 2022, we discovered a campaign that had been running since at least January, focusing on Chinese-speaking users. Introduction. We are often asked how targets are infected with malware.

Malware 144

Malware Architecture Ransomware Spyware 144

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 25, 2022

By June, overall detection of this threat against manufacturing firms began to fall significantly, with only about two dozen detections averaged between November 2021 and June 2022. The notorious TrickBot Trojan was detected constantly throughout 2021, with small spikes in February and September 2021 and February 2022.

Manufacturing 81

Manufacturing Scams Phishing Malware 81

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Malware Mobile Spyware 98

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.

Mobile 98

Mobile Malware Surveillance Social Engineering 98

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Sporting events, like the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (Qatar 2022 World Cup), attract massive attention from every corner of the world. After triaging said incidents to remove false positives, we collected the true positive incidents to analyze them and better comprehend how attackers were targeting the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Google's reCAPTCHA is not only useless, it's also basically spyware Techspot This study demonstrates Google's reCAPTCHA v2 and v3 are flawed and don't actually keep out bots. The research also shows that reCAPTCHA relies on fingerprinting (collecting "user agent data and other identifying information") and shares this data with advertisers.

Surveillance 52

Surveillance Data breaches VPN Malware 52

The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

July 18, 2022 – Around 30,000 websites get hacked every day , with the majority of those cyberattacks due to human error. Gainesville, Fla., This has projected costs associated with cybercrimes to hit the tens of trillions by 2025, highlighting the vital need for web hosts to implement staunch security.

Hacking 100

Hacking DDOS Small Business Spyware 100

Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2023

In the latest campaign uncovered by Kaspersky, the APT group, used a modular framework dubbed CloudWizard that supports spyware capabilities, including taking screenshots, microphone recording, harvesting Gmail inboxes, and keylogging. The archive contained two files, a decoy document (i.e. ” reads the new report published by Kaspersky.

Malware 98

Malware Spyware Encryption Hacking 98

IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

study tested the security of 13 of the UK’s most popular online banking sites between September and November 2022. Financially motivated cybercrime, using malware and phishing , is growing at a rapid pace. If they do not know about this request, you were likely almost a victim of a phishing scam. 11. A recent Which?

Banking 81

Banking Cybersecurity Antivirus Phishing 81

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

And a recent Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) study notes that cybersecurity is likely to be the top area for increased IT spending for 2022. According to ESG, 69% of organizations plan to spend more on cybersecurity in 2022. The rest – 2% – intend to pay less for cybersecurity in 2022 compared to 2021. AT&T MSSP dashboard.

Backups 140

Backups Firewall DDOS Antivirus 140

SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

Newcomer Meta (11%), Vidar (10%), Cryptbot, and AZORult are additional information stealers used in 2022. Whether this rise is part of the overall trend, a fluctuation relative to other malware activity like ransomware and spyware, or a genuine increase in this specific threat, is hard to say without more research.

Malware 94

Malware Social Engineering Passwords Accountability 94

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A look back on the year 2022 and what to expect in 2023. This report assesses how accurately we predicted the developments in the financial threats landscape in 2022 and ponder at what to expect in 2023. Analysis of forecasts for 2022. Also of note in 2022 are campaigns impersonating well-known software brands like Notepad++.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 106