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Kaspersky Study: Devices Infected With Data-Stealing Malware Increased by 7 Times Since 2020

Tech Republic Security

Nearly 10 million devices were infected with data-stealing malware in 2023, with criminals stealing an average of 50.9 credentials per device.

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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. ” Once inside of a target organization, the hackers stole source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data and other information they could use or resell.

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Malware Training Sets: FollowUP

Security Affairs

The popular expert Marco Ramilli provided a follow up to its Malware classification activity by adding a scripting section which would be useful for several purposes. On 2016 I was working hard to find a way to classify Malware families through artificial intelligence (machine learning). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cisco Talos: LilacSquid Threat Actor Targets Multiple Sectors Worldwide With PurpleInk Malware

Tech Republic Security

Find out how the cyberespionage threat actor LilacSquid operates, and then learn how to protect your business from this security risk.

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UK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup – 9 March 2025

Security Boulevard

With a background in IT and a Master's degree in computer science, Masrani secured an internship and later a full-time position at AWS, focusing on data and network security. Read the full story Protecting Your Devices: Recent TV Box Malware Attack TV owners are urged to perform essential security checks following a cyber attack affecting 1.6

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Proofpoint Exposes Sophisticated Social Engineering Attack on Recruiters That Infects Their Computers With Malware

Tech Republic Security

Recruiters and anyone else involved in hiring processes should be knowledgeable about this social engineering attack threat. Get the details.

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Google Cloud’s Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2024 Include Generative AI-Based Attacks

Tech Republic Security

A November report from Google Cloud details possible nation-state malware tactics in 2024 and new angles of cyberattacks.