January 8, 2019

Malvertising Campaign Delivers Vidar Information Stealer and GandCrab Ransomware

2 min read - Researchers have spotted a malvertising campaign that is delivering two payloads to victims: the Vidar information stealer and GandCrab ransomware.

January 2, 2019

New Variant of Mirai Malware Exploits Weak IoT Device Passwords to Conduct Brute-Force Attacks

2 min read - Security researchers discovered a new variant of Mirai malware known as Miori that is targeting internet of things (IoT) devices to integrate into a larger botnet.

December 20, 2018

Threat Actors Utilize Spear Phishing Emails Impersonating US Department of State Employees

2 min read - Microsoft Windows Defender Research discovered an attack campaign that utilized spear phishing emails impersonating U.S. Department of State employees to gain remote access to victims' machines.

Malware December 10, 2018

The Simpler the Better? Looking Deeper Into the Malware Used in Brazilian Financial Cybercrime

6 min read - The majority of financial cybercrime risks can be mitigated with continued user education and by placing the right controls on user devices to help protect against malware.

December 5, 2018

Threat Actors Use Malspam Campaign to Target Italian Users With sLoad Downloader

2 min read - Security researchers identified a malspam campaign targeting Italian users with a variant of the sLoad downloader.

December 3, 2018

FakeSpy And XLoader Mobile Malware May Come From Yanbian Gang

2 min read - Security researchers revealed that two mobile malware threats, Xloader and FakeSpy, may have been developed and launched by the same cybercriminal group.

November 30, 2018

Brand New Bag? TrickBot Malware Adds POS Data Collection Module

2 min read - Security researchers observed TrickBot malware that utilizes a new capability: point-of-sale (POS) data collection.

Advanced Threats November 28, 2018

Phish or Fox? A Penetration Testing Case Study From IBM X-Force Red

7 min read - The IBM X-Force Red team recently ran into trouble on a black-box penetration testing assignment. Here's how the testers overcame the obstacles to ultimately establish a solid adversarial operation.

November 21, 2018

Two Attack Campaigns Infect Brazilian Financial Institution Customers With Banking Trojans

2 min read - Security researchers recently identified two malware distribution campaigns that infect customers of Brazilian financial institutions with banking Trojans.

November 1, 2018

Lock and sLoad: PowerShell Malware Downloader Geofences Attacks for Maximum Impact

2 min read - A PowerShell malware downloader known as sLoad uses geofencing, customized emails and device reconnaissance to identify high-value Trojan targets.