SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Attempts to run malware designed to steal money via online access to bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 118,099 users. 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. Financial threats.

Mobile 116

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 116

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 25, 2019

There remains the question, however, of whether people who are from a different ethnicity, gender or background to the stereotype “standard IT/infosec professional” are actually being treated equally in the cybersecurity industry. It’s a war zone.

Technology 97

Technology Small Business InfoSec Cybersecurity 97

SecureList

AUGUST 3, 2022

Politically-motivated cyberattacks dominated the DDoS landscape in the second quarter of 2022 just as they did in the previous reporting period. The pro-Russian hacktivists Killnet, which first surfaced in January 2022, claimed responsibility for DDoS attacks on the websites of various European organizations from April through June.

DDOS 141

DDOS Government Marketing IoT 141

DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 28, 2023

They’re not a lame DDoS pretend hacktivist group like NoName016 — instead, they claim to be Palestinian state cyber warriors. To lay it out, several factors got my attention as this being unusual: They’re not ransomware or DDoS kids. They appeared in November, and they’ve been very busy and very naughty boys. Might they be Iran?

Backups 81

Backups DDOS Accountability Hacking 81

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 100,829 unique users. In Q2 2022, Kaspersky solutions blocked the launch of malware designed to steal money from bank accounts on the computers of 100,829 unique users. Web Anti-Virus recognized 273,033,368 unique URLs as malicious.

Mobile 97

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 97

The Falcon's View

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Now that I've had a week to recover from the annual infosec circus event to end all circus events, I figured it's a good time to attempt being reflective and proffer my thoughts on the event, themes, what I saw, etc, etc, etc. For starters, holy moly, 43,000+ people?!?!?!?!?! good grief. the event was about a quarter of that a decade ago.

InfoSec 40

InfoSec Education Accountability Big data 40

ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

I’m Robert Vamosi and in this episode I’m talking about online criminal investigations conducted by someone who is inside the infosec community, and how your social media posts -- no matter how good you think you are about hiding -- can reveal a lot about your true identity. Daniel, he keeps a low profile. CLEMENS: I do.

Hacking 40

Hacking Media InfoSec Internet 40

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Doing so provides the necessary context needed to restore trust and react in real time to protect user accounts — halting malicious access in its tracks.”. Infosec will dominate our lives in the tech space for the foreseeable future. Steve Moore, chief security strategist, Exabeam. Steve Cochran, CTO, ConnectWise.

Data breaches 142

Data breaches Ransomware Government Cybersecurity 142