December 21, 2018

New Satan Variants Target Financial Sector With Monero Miners and Ransomware

2 min read - Researchers discovered two new Satan variants targeting organizations in the financial sector with Monero miners and ransomware.

Threat Intelligence December 20, 2018

IBM X-Force Security Predictions for the 2019 Cybercrime Threat Landscape

5 min read - IBM X-Force's top security predictions for 2019 cover a range of potential attack schemes and consequences, from industry-specific prognostications to a rapid expansion of emerging criminal schemes.

December 11, 2018

Popular JavaScript Library for Node.JS Infected With Malware to Empty Bitcoin Wallets

2 min read - For several months, a version of a popular JavaScript library for Node.js contained malicious code that enabled digital attackers to compromise users' bitcoin wallets.

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 6, 2018

KingMiner Maxes Out Windows Server CPUs in Widespread Cryptomining Campaign

2 min read - Researchers detected a cryptomining campaign brute-forcing IIS/SQL Microsoft servers using 100 percent of victims' compute resources.

November 14, 2018

Canadian University Shuts Down Network in Response to Cryptocurrency Mining Attack

2 min read - A Canadian university had to take critical IT systems offline after security professionals identified an attack designed to mine cryptocurrency using the school's computing resources.

November 12, 2018

New Ransomware Strain Evades Detection by All but One Antivirus Engine

2 min read - A new strain of Dharma ransomware is able to evade detection by nearly all of the antivirus solutions on the market.

October 19, 2018

GandCrab Partners With NTCrypt for Code Obfuscation

2 min read - A new version of GandCrab, another malware security warning. This iteration uses NTCrypt to facilitate code obfuscation and hook more potential victims.

October 17, 2018

Threat Actors Obfuscate JavaScript to Hide Crypto-Mining Malware

2 min read - Cybercriminals buried crypto-mining malware inside compromised websites in an effort to hijack victims' computing resources.

October 9, 2018

Threat Actors Use Delphi Packer to Shield Binaries From Malware Classification

2 min read - Security researchers observed threat actors using a Delphi packer to shield their binaries from malware classification by antivirus and other detection tools.