April 7, 2020

Kinsing Malware Hits Container API Ports With Thousands of Attacks per Day

2 min read - A misconfigured API port led to a months-long campaign in which cybercriminals have been launching daily Kinsing malware attacks that number in the thousands, according to security researchers.

April 6, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: MS-SQL Servers Targeted by ‘Vollgar’ Campaign

2 min read - Researchers uncovered an attack campaign that spent the past two years targeting Windows machines running MS-SQL servers. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

April 6, 2020

AZORult Variant, Other Malware Payloads Delivered by Multi-Pronged Attack Campaign

2 min read - Security researchers spotted a multi-pronged attack campaign that delivered a variant of the AZORult family along with other malicious payloads.

January 27, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: GDPR Fines Imposed Total €114M Thus Far

3 min read - A survey found that regulators have thus far imposed 114 million euros in fines for a variety of GDPR infringements including data breaches. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

December 16, 2019

BuleHero Botnet Uses Multiple Lateral Movement Modules to Drop XMRig Miner, Gh0st RAT

2 min read - The BuleHero botnet was seen using multiple modules to move laterally on a network and increase the spread of its two payloads, the XMRig miner and the Gh0st remote-access Trojan (RAT).

December 16, 2019

Weekly Security News Roundup: Flaw in Attackers’ Ryuk Decryptor Could Hinder Recovery

3 min read - Researchers spotted a flaw in an updated Ryuk ransomware decryptor used by attackers that could limit victims' recovery efforts. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

CISO December 13, 2019

A Year (and Decade) in Review: Key Takeaways From 2019 Cybersecurity Trends

5 min read - As the year comes to a close, it's worth looking back at 2019 cybersecurity trends, tactics and takeaways and the 2010s as a whole to help define the next decade of cyberdefense.

December 11, 2019

HawkEye Keylogger Acts as First-Stage Loader for Cryptocurrency Miner

2 min read - Researchers observed the HawkEye keylogger acting as the first-stage downloader for a cryptocurrency miner in a new phishing campaign.

November 28, 2019

Stantinko Botnet Hides Cryptomining Malware Inside YouTube Video Descriptions

2 min read - The Stantinko botnet has been using YouTube as a place to hide malware for cryptocurrency attacks.

November 26, 2019

Exploit Code Escalates Apache Solr Vulnerability To ‘High Risk’ Status

2 min read - New exploit code has led researchers to reclassify a security threat aimed at the Linux enterprise search tool Apache Solr to "high severity status."