September 10, 2019 Win32/StealthFalcon Undocumented Backdoor Abuses Windows BITS to Control Machines Remotely 2 min read - Security researchers discovered attackers using an undocumented backdoor dubbed Win32/StealthFalcon to exfiltrate data to remote servers and run code on infected hosts.
September 10, 2019 Purple Fox Malware Spread by RIG Exploit Kit Capable of Abusing PowerShell 2 min read - The RIG exploit kit is distributing a new variant of the Purple Fox downloader malware family that's capable of abusing PowerShell.
September 10, 2019 New Glupteba Malware Backtracks Bitcoin, Cashes in C&C Server Updates 2 min read - A new strain of the Glupteba malware is cashing in on bitcoin transactions to continually update command-and-control (C&C) servers.
September 9, 2019 New GootKit Malware Sample Evades Detection With Path Exclusion 2 min read - A new sample of the GootKit malware family evaded detection from Windows Defender by setting a path exclusion.
September 9, 2019 Lilocked Ransomware Infects Thousands of Linux Servers to Encrypt Files 2 min read - A new family of ransomware called Lilocked (or Lilu) infected thousands of web servers and encrypted their files.
September 9, 2019 Weekly Security News Roundup: Advanced Phishing Attacks Target Android Smartphones 3 min read - Last week in security news, researchers detected a spate of advanced phishing attacks targeting Android smartphones.
September 5, 2019 Phishing Attacks Exploit New Online Security Checks in EU, UK < 1 min read - Fraudsters are launching phishing attacks that exploit strong customer authentication (SCA) to steal users' banking credentials.
September 4, 2019 Threat Actors Target Students With Malware Disguised as Textbooks, Essays 2 min read - Attackers launched 356,000 attempts to target users with school-themed malware files during the 2018-19 academic year.
September 4, 2019 Attackers Distribute Sodinokibi Ransomware Via Fake Forums on Compromised Sites 2 min read - Attackers leveraged fake forum posts on compromised websites to distribute samples of the Sodinokibi ransomware family.
September 2, 2019 Weekly Security News Roundup: TrickBot Adds Capabilities to Target US Mobile Users 3 min read - Security researchers came across a new variant of TrickBot that arrived with new features allowing it to target U.S. mobile users. Learn what else happened last week in security news.