Intelligence & Analytics September 13, 2021

Cryptominers Snuck Logic Bomb Into Python Packages

3 min read - Malware can show up where you least expect it. Researchers discovered a logic bomb attack in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository, which is code repository for Python developers and part of the software supply chain. Attackers aimed to get…

News September 9, 2021

Fake Cryptomining Apps Stole Over $350K From Android Users

2 min read - Cryptomining has become a lucrative industry, growing more and more mainstream. Now, attackers are trying to grab a bit of that cash with apps that claim to automate it. But when downloaded, the apps don’t do anything except take your…

Advanced Threats June 29, 2021

A Fly on ShellBot’s Wall: The Risk of Publicly Available Cryptocurrency Miners

8 min read - IBM Security X-Force researchers studied the botnet activity of a malware variant that is used by cyber crime groups to illegally mine cryptocurrency. Examining two ShellBot botnets that appeared in attacks honeypots caught, the X-Force team was able to infect…

CISO June 8, 2021

Securing Your Cloud Transformation Journey

4 min read - Cloud computing introduced a paradigm shift in how companies operated, maintained and spent on IT. Through its varied service models (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS), it offers companies the ability to spin up their infrastructure in minutes, auto scale on demand,…

News November 23, 2020

Cryptomining Worm Uses Third-Party Software to Target Cloud

2 min read - Security researchers caught attackers in the act of using legitimate third-party software to target their victims’ cloud infrastructure for cryptomining. Cryptominer Weaves Its Way Through Its Victims’ Systems In the beginning of September, Intezer revealed that it had spotted a…

Intelligence & Analytics September 3, 2020

Under Attack: How Threat Actors are Exploiting SOCKS Proxies

4 min read - From the basic building blocks of the internet to cryptocurrency mining on a supercomputer, SOCKS sits at the core of computing. A SOCKS proxy can be used to improve network security in an enterprise, but can also be exploited by…

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 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.

April 27, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Vulnerability Lets Attackers Compromise Apple Devices via Email

3 min read - Researchers revealed their discovery of a vulnerability that enables bad actors to infect iPads and iPhones by sending a specially crafted email. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

April 23, 2020

DoppelPaymer Ransomware Hits LA Suburb, Demands 100 Bitcoins as Ransom

2 min read - DoppelPaymer ransomware operators demanded 100 bitcoins as ransom from officials after allegedly attacking the city of Torrance in California's Los Angeles County.