May 18, 2020 Mandrake Espionage Platform Selects Android Devices for Exploitation 2 min read - Security researchers observed the newly documented Mandrake espionage platform carefully selecting Android devices for further exploitation.
May 18, 2020 Weekly Security News Roundup: WannaCry Dominated Ransomware Detections in Q1 2020 3 min read - Security researchers revealed that WannaCry dominated their ransomware detections in the first quarter of 2020. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.
May 12, 2020 Astaroth Trojan Employed YouTube Channels as C&C to Evade Detection 2 min read - A new variant of the Astaroth Trojan family employed YouTube channels for command-and-control (C&C) functionality in order to evade detection.
May 12, 2020 Thunderspy Vulnerabilities Put Some Thunderbolt Users at Risk of Data Theft 2 min read - Millions of Windows and Linux-based devices could be hit by what researchers call Thunderspy attacks, where flaws in Thunderport interfaces are exploited in a matter of minutes.
May 11, 2020 ‘Blue Mockingbird’ Attempts to Distribute Monero Miners to Enterprise Targets 2 min read - A grouping of similar threat activity dubbed "Blue Mockingbird" attempted to distribute Monero-mining malware payloads across its enterprise targets.
May 11, 2020 Weekly Security News Roundup: Dacls RAT Begins Targeting Mac Users 3 min read - Security researchers observed a new version of the Lazarus Group's Dacls RAT targeting Mac users via a trojanized 2FA app. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.
May 6, 2020 New ‘Kaiji’ Linux Malware Targeting IoT Devices 2 min read - A new Linux malware strain known as "Kaiji" is targeting internet of things (IoT) devices via SSH brute-force attacks.
May 5, 2020 LockBit Ransomware Performs Targeted Attacks With Automated Distribution 2 min read - Security researchers observed the LockBit ransomware leveraging brute-force techniques and evasion-based tactics to perform targeted attacks.
May 5, 2020 EventBot Mobile Banking Trojan Could Infect Over 200 Financial Services Apps 2 min read - More than 200 personal finance apps are at risk of a mobile banking Trojan dubbed EventBot, which is designed to steal user data, security researchers warn.
May 4, 2020 Vulnerabilities in LMS Plugins Allow Students to Access Records, Edit Data < 1 min read - Security researchers discovered that students could abuse vulnerabilities in certain LMS plugins to access records and edit data.