News November 9, 2022

Ransomware-as-a-Service Transforms Gangs Into Businesses

3 min read - Malware-as-a-Service is getting easier and easier to access, according to a recent threat report. Self-named the ‘Eternity Project’, this cyber threat group offers services from a Tor website and on their Telegram channel. They sell a wide variety of malware…

News April 21, 2021

Google Blocks Remote Access Trojan Targeting Android

2 min read - Clast82, a malware dropper that helps attackers spread the AlienBot mobile remote access Trojan and malware-as-a-service, has been detected on Google’s Play Store. After Clast82 sought to evade Google’s detection, it was patched in February. Read on to find how enterprise can…

May 4, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Shade Ransomware Authors Release 750K Decryption Keys

3 min read - The authors of Shade ransomware announced that they were releasing 750,000 decryption keys to help victims recover their files for free. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

April 29, 2020

‘Black Rose Lucy’ Malware Botnet Returns With Ransomware Capabilities

2 min read - According to security researchers, the Black Rose Lucy malware botnet has incorporated ransomware capabilities into its attack toolkit.

February 25, 2020

Raccoon Malware Capable of Stealing Information From Nearly 60 Applications

2 min read - Security researchers discovered the Raccoon malware family is capable of stealing information from approximately 60 applications.

November 25, 2019

Weekly Security News Roundup: Phoenix Keylogger Gaining Traction Among Cybercriminals

3 min read - Researchers revealed that the new Phoenix keylogger is steadily gaining traction among digital criminals on underground web forums. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

Risk Management November 4, 2019

Security Supply and Demand: An Economic Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Management

4 min read - Effective cybersecurity risk management boosts infosec supply and reduces cost demands, but it isn't a purely technological venture. Here's how economic theory can help reduce total risk.

Advanced Threats August 29, 2019

More_eggs, Anyone? Threat Actor ITG08 Strikes Again

14 min read - X-Force IRIS observed ITG08, which has historically targeted POS machines in the retail and hospitality sectors, injecting malicious code into online checkout pages to steal payment card data.

Threat Intelligence July 22, 2019

The Dark Web Market Is Moving Toward IaaS and MaaS — Here’s Why

4 min read - The dark web market is shifting from commodities to cybercrime services such as infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and malware-as-a-service (MaaS), creating benefits and challenges for security teams.

June 18, 2019

Outlaw Threat Group Using Botnet to Distribute Monero Miner, Perl-Based Backdoor

2 min read - The Outlaw threat group is using a botnet to distribute a Monero cryptocurrency miner and a Perl-based backdoor component.