Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Most of the tax-related attacks follow a few tried and true methods: A phishing email or scam call from someone purporting to be from the IRS, or an accountant offering to help you get a big refund. Many search hijackers in this family also use notifications, which qualifies them as adware. Identity theft is not to be taken lightly.

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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. Detect compromised accounts, insider threats, and malware. Kaspersky’s Key Features.

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Hacker Combat

APRIL 21, 2021

They are misrepresenting official tracing accounts via emails. Perimeter 81 is designed to streamline cloud and application access, secure network, and provides an SDP service to address the VPN replacement use case. Prevents Adware – A computer virus-like adware fills your computer with various promotions or ads.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The following vectors represent some of the most common ways a criminal could gain access to your accounts and is also known as an account takeover : Social Engineering. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). VPNs are encrypted connections that link your device to a remote server. A common example is phishing.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

One of the most outstanding examples involves $2 million ‘s worth of CS:GO skins stolen from a user’s account , which means that losses can get truly grave. Adware (4.19%) comes second: this type of software displays unwanted (and sometimes irritating) pop-up ads which can appear on a user’s computer or mobile device.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 16, 2021

It’s a VPN. While scareware isn’t the mainstream force it once was, it still has the capacity to shock the money from your bank account. In fact, it’s not unusual to see malvertisers directing device owners to scareware messaging. That’s all it takes for some money to change hands. Stay safe out there! The post What is scareware?

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Also, many groups relied on vulnerabilities in VPN servers. 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.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

For example, malware, spyware, adware, computer worms, botnets, trojan horses and similar malware do not normally impact network equipment (routers, firewalls, etc.) Related Cybersecurity Threats Many cybersecurity threats indirectly affect networks through related assets. or network traffic. for unauthorized access.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Virtual Private Network (VPN) – technology that extends a private network and all its encryption, security, and functionality across a public network. Malware and Ransomware Adware – Software that automatically displays or downloads material when a user is offline. It is used by websites to prevent bots from spamming.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Especially notable in 2021 were the Joker Trojan, which signs victims up to paid subscriptions, the Facestealer Trojan, which steals credentials from Facebook accounts, and various banking Trojan loaders. As in the previous year, this was largely due to the active distribution of adware from the AdWare.AndroidOS.Notifyer family.

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Mobile Malware Adware Banking 144

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 99,989 unique users. The former threatened files accessible from the internet over SMB protocol and protected by a weak account password. Web Anti-Virus recognized 251,288,987 unique URLs as malicious. Vulnerability statistics.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Some employees are not strictly using their business accounts for work-related purposes. For example, 42% of workers say they are using personal email accounts for work and nearly half (49%) have admitted to increasing how often they do this. The cybercriminals were after login credentials for accounts on the official WHO site.

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