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…

CISO May 26, 2021

Token Resistance: Tackling the New NFT Threat Landscape

4 min read - Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are big business — but come with significant cyber- and crypto-security risk. Part of the problem is that the NFT landscape is poorly understood. They also make up part of a massively overpriced blockchain-based network that could…

News April 26, 2021

Hog Ransomware to Victims: ‘Join Our Discord Server to Get Your Files Decrypted’

2 min read - Most ransomware actors are in it for the money. But, that doesn’t appear to be the case for whoever created the ‘Hog’ crypto-malware strain. Instead, Hog’s operators informed at least some of their victims that they’ll restore the affected files…

News April 6, 2021

Crypto Malware ‘AppleJeus’ Opens Cryptocurrency Wallets to Thieves

3 min read - Digital attackers used a strain of crypto malware called ‘AppleJeus’ to steal cryptocurrency. In a joint advisory published by the FBI and the Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that the Hidden Cobra…

Network August 4, 2020

6 Ransomware Trends You Should Watch for in 2020

7 min read - A ransomware infection can have a significant financial impact on an organization. American digital security and data backup firm Datto found that ransomware is costing businesses more than $75 billion a year. Part of that financial impact results from downtime…

May 28, 2020

PonyFinal Ransomware Leverages Brute-Force Attacks to Access Networks

2 min read - Security researchers observed PonyFinal ransomware using brute-force attacks to access targeted organizations' networks.

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.

December 28, 2016

Burrowing Bad? Ransomworms Deepen Crypto-Ransomware Threats in 2017

2 min read - What's worse than ransomware? Ransomworms. Evolving crypto-ransomware techniques could wreak havoc on the IT security landscape in 2017.

January 4, 2016

Cross-Platform Cryptoware Is Here

2 min read - A new malware called Ransom32 is a piece of cryptoware written in what is essentially JavaScript, making it tough to detect on all operating systems.