Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2022

It could be via virus malware, phishing, social engineering, fileless malware, etc. So, we’re here to talk about one such common tactic: Spyware. What is spyware and how does it work? The post What is Spyware and How to Protect Against it? The post What is Spyware and How to Protect Against it?

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 28, 2021

Using a proven method of text messages about missed deliveries, an old player on the Android malware stage has returned for an encore. This time it seems to be very active, especially in the UK where Android users are being targeted by text messages containing a link to a particularly nasty piece of spyware called Flubot.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Threat actors are actively exploiting the popularity of OpenAI's ChatGPT AI tool to distribute Windows malware, infect Android devices with spyware, or direct unsuspecting victims to phishing pages. [.]

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2024

With malware increasingly targeting macOS, many users wonder how to protect their devices best. The answer is simple: invest in the right anti-malware and anti-virus software designed specifically for Mac users in 2025. This guide will explore the essential tools to help you secure your Mac against malware threats.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

Group-IB’s CERT-GIB analyzed hundreds of coronavirus -related phishing emails and discovered top malware strains in COVID-19 campaigns. Group-IB’s Computer Emergency Response Team ( CERT-GIB ) analyzed hundreds of coronavirus-related phishing emails between February 13 and April 1, 2020. Source: CERT-GIB. Source: CERT-GIB.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2022

Researchers spotted several spyware campaigns targeting industrial enterprises to steal credentials and conduct financial fraud. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered multiple spyware campaigns that target industrial firms to steal email account credentials and carry out fraudulent activities. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The threat actors used by spyware to take over the target systems, spy on the victims, and exfiltrate data. ” The attack chain begins with spear-phishing messages that include a link to an alleged important document to download. The link points to files containing spyware that could infect both Mac OS or Windows systems.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Malware, short for “malicious software,” is any unwanted software on your computer that, more often than not, is designed to inflict damage. Since the early days of computing, a wide range of malware types with varying functions have emerged. Best Practices to Defend Against Malware. Jump ahead: Adware. RAM scraper.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

Hackers are found inducing Zloader Malware into Windows machines since November last year and reports are in that the malicious software tool has already targeted over 2,848 victims from 111 countries so far. Highly placed sources say that the malware has been distributed via phishing campaign by a cyber threat group named MalSmoke.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

Check Point Research (CPR) experts have spotted a cheap malware, dubbed XLoader variant, which was upgraded to target both Windows and macOS PCs. XLoader is a very cheap malware strain that is based on the popular Formbook Windows malware. Thus, a “Malware-as-a-Service” scheme is used. ” continues the report.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2021

Another reason is that social engineering lures may be expertly crafted by the attacker after they have been monitoring a victim’s activity for some time, resulting in more effective phishing campaigns with serious security implications. Continue reading Trojan Spyware and BEC Attacks at Sucuri Blog.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

government threat report , released this morning and titled "Rise in Mobile Phishing Credential Theft Targeting Public Sector," includes these key findings: Nearly 50% of state and local government employees are running outdated Android operating systems, exposing them to hundreds of device vulnerabilities.

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SecureList

MARCH 19, 2024

By percentage of ICS computers on which spyware was blocked. Regions ranked by percentage of ICS computers on which spyware was blocked, H2 2023 By percentage of ICS computers on which worms were blocked. One of the two regions where the percentage of ICS computers on which spyware was blocked rose in the six-month period.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Today, we are showing readers just what that evolution looked like, in our State of Malware 2021 report. This report provides our most comprehensive analysis of last year’s malware trends, with breakdowns by malware category, malware type, operating system, region, industry, and more.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Threat Intelligence Report Date: September 4, 2024 Prepared by: David Brunsdon, Threat Intelligence - Security Engineer, HYAS Malware, short for malicious software, refers to any software designed to harm, exploit or otherwise compromise the functionality and security of computers, networks and devices.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

The Earth Empusa threat group is distributing new Android spyware, dubbed ActionSpy, through watering hole attacks to targets Turkic minority group. Attackers injected the malicious code to deploy the spyware in websites, some of them were actually fake. The server, in turn, may send some commands to the compromised device.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide PTZOptics cameras zero-days actively exploited in the wild New LightSpy spyware (..)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Web-phishing targeting various online services almost doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic , it accounted for 46 percent of the total number of fake web pages. Downloaders , intended for the installation of additional malware,and backdoors , granting cybercriminals remote access to victims’ computers, also made it to top-3.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 29, 2021

What is Malware? . Malware is an umbrella term used to describe any malicious software designed to harm, exploit, or extract sensitive data from a system, device, or network. Why do Cybercriminals Use Malware? How does Malware Spread? Types of Malware. Warning Signs Cour computer Is Infected by Malware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2022

The Donot Team threat actor, aka APT-C-35 , has added new capabilities to its Jaca Windows malware framework. In the past, the Donot Team spyware was found in attacks outside of South Asia. To understand which modules are used in the current infection, the malware communicates with another C2 server.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Short-lived phishing sites often offered to see the premieres before the eagerly awaited movie or television show was scheduled to hit the screen. At the beginning of that year, we still observed phishing attacks that used the themes of infection and prevention as the bait.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Agentb malware family. The Kaspersky Anti-Phishing component blocked 434,898,635 attempts at accessing scam sites. The most frequent targets of phishing attacks were online stores (18.12 The contact phone trick was heavily used both in email messages and on phishing pages. Trends of the year.

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The Hacker News

JULY 31, 2023

Organizations in Italy are the target of a new phishing campaign that leverages a new strain of malware called WikiLoader with an ultimate aim to install a banking trojan, stealer, and spyware called Ursnif (aka Gozi). "It The malware uses multiple mechanisms to evade

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SecureList

OCTOBER 5, 2022

We are often asked how targets are infected with malware. Our answer is nearly always the same: (spear) phishing. Last month, we focused on infection methods used in various malware campaigns: methods that we do not see used very often. It used cracked games and software as bait to trick users into installing malware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The TA886 hacking group targets organizations in the United States and Germany with new spyware tracked as Screenshotter. A recently discovered threat actor, tracked as TA886 by security firm Proofpoint, is targeting organizations in the United States and Germany with new malware dubbed Screenshotter.

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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) 9 percent of organizations suffered a mobile malware attack in 2022. This could be any other type of malware, such as HiddenAds or Adware to generate money by ads-per-click.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In June 2021, Kaspersky ICS CERT experts identified malware whose loader has some similarities to the Manuscrypt malware, which is part of the Lazarus APT group’s arsenal. We dubbed the newly-identified malware PseudoManuscrypt. In 2020, the group used Manuscrypt in attacks on defense enterprises in different countries.

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SecureList

MAY 3, 2021

Banking phishing: new version of an old scheme. Clients of several Dutch banks faced a phishing attack using QR codes. In actual fact, scanning the code resulted in a data leak, money theft or device infection, if it contained a link to a web page with malware. Quarterly highlights. Vaccine with cyberthreat.

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SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

A fake notification about a Microsoft Teams meeting or a request to view an important document traditionally takes the victim to a phishing login page asking for corporate account credentials. In addition to various cloud-related emails, we blocked messages disguised as business correspondence and containing links to malware.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

From zombie botnets to phishing phantoms, these threats might sound like campfire tales, but they're some of the most sinister forces in cybersecurity today. Phishing phantoms: masters of disguise Phishing scams have become more sophisticated. Like a phantom in disguise, a phishing attack can appear harmless—until it's too late.

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Threatpost

AUGUST 20, 2019

A phishing campaign targeting utility grid operators uses a PDF attachment to deliver spyware.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

million redirects to phishing pages. Note too that QR codes from questionable sources can carry other threats, for example, spreading malware or debiting money in favor of the scammers. Even in official mobile app stores, malware can sometimes sneak in. Our solutions detected 35,958,888 pieces of malware, over 1.7

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Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Malware can take over common device functions as well as creates a phishing page to steal Facebook credentials.

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Threatpost

APRIL 21, 2020

Highly targeted spearphishing emails are being sent to oil and gas companies in hopes of infecting them with the Agent Tesla spyware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2024

CISA adds Microsoft Internet Explorer and Twilio Authy bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog China-linked APT group uses new Macma macOS backdoor version FrostyGoop ICS malware targets Ukraine Hackers abused swap files in e-skimming attacks on Magento sites US Gov sanctioned key members of the Cyber Army of Russia Reborn hacktivists group (..)

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