IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2017

2016 was a year in which “more was more” in the security world. From larger-than-life data breaches with over 4 billion records leaked to record numbers of DDoS attacks, vulnerability disclosures, ransomware and spam, it seems no digital stone was left unturned.

The security research experts at IBM X-Force regularly examine the threat landscape to identify key attack vectors and why they are succeeding, who is driving the attacks and what industries are the most impacted. Drawing on insights from nearly 300 million monitored endpoints, 23 billion analyzed webpages and 1 trillion monitored security events every month, IBM X-Force is one of the most renowned commercial security research groups in the world.

Read the latest IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index to learn:

The implications of the unprecedented leaks of comprehensive data sets — from political to intellectual property concerns;
Why attackers are using a blend of class attack vectors and evolving threats to disrupt operations and steal data;
Why the lower attack rate for the average security client may not be good news; and
What steps your organization can take to protect against these threats.

Download the 2017 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index

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Strela Stealer: Today’s invoice is tomorrow’s phish

12 min read - As of November 2024, IBM X-Force has tracked ongoing Hive0145 campaigns delivering Strela Stealer malware to victims throughout Europe - primarily Spain, Germany and Ukraine. The phishing emails used in these campaigns are real invoice notifications, which have been stolen through previously exfiltrated email credentials. Strela Stealer is designed to extract user credentials stored in Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird. During the past 18 months, the group tested various techniques to enhance its operation's effectiveness. Hive0145 is likely to be…

Hive0147 serving juicy Picanha with a side of Mekotio

17 min read - IBM X-Force tracks multiple threat actors operating within the flourishing Latin American (LATAM) threat landscape. X-Force has observed Hive0147 to be one of the most active threat groups operating in the region, targeting employee inboxes at scale, with a primary focus on phishing and malware distribution. After a 3-month break, Hive0147 returned in July with even larger campaign volumes, and the debut of a new malicious downloader X-Force named "Picanha,” likely under continued development, deploying the Mekotio banking trojan. Hive0147…

FYSA – Critical RCE Flaw in GNU-Linux Systems

2 min read - Summary The first of a series of blog posts has been published detailing a vulnerability in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), which purportedly allows attackers to gain remote access to UNIX-based systems. The vulnerability, which affects various UNIX-based operating systems, can be exploited by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the CUPS service. Threat Topography Threat Type: Remote code execution vulnerability in CUPS service Industries Impacted: UNIX-based systems across various industries, including but not limited to, finance, healthcare,…

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