Threat Intelligence June 12, 2017 10 Ways to Fight Advanced Malware With Threat Intelligence Sharing 3 min read - The X-Force Exchange threat intelligence sharing platform brings collaboration to the forefront of the ongoing fight against WannaCry and other malware.
June 7, 2017 Project Shadowfall Helps Tackle RIG Exploit Kit 2 min read - RSA, in collaboration with major security firms and GoDaddy, has identified and eliminated many of the subdomains used in the RIG exploit kit.
June 5, 2017 Fireball Malware Explodes Around the World 2 min read - The Fireball malware can change a user's search engine and default home page, and run any code on victims' computers.
Advanced Threats June 2, 2017 QakBot Banking Trojan Causes Massive Active Directory Lockouts 10 min read - IBM X-Force attributed a recent wave of malware-induced Active Directory (AD) lockouts across several IR engagements to the operators of the QakBot Trojan.
May 30, 2017 Malvertising Scheme Bypasses Ad Blockers 2 min read - RoughTed, a malvertising scheme that bypasses ad blockers and delivers poisoned ads through redirections, has been active for over a year.
Software Vulnerabilities May 30, 2017 Relying on Data to Mitigate the Risk of WordPress Website Hijacking 9 min read - To protect their WordPress sites from scammers, administrators must proactively patch and monitor their installations to weed out unwanted content.
May 25, 2017 Subtitles Present New Opportunity for Remote Code Execution Across 200 Million Streaming Players 2 min read - Researchers found that remote code execution attacks could occur via malicious subtitles used in many popular streaming video players.
Malware May 25, 2017 Unwrapping the Mystery: Did a Big, Slimy Internet Worm Make Hundreds of Organizations WannaCry? 6 min read - IBM X-Force revealed that WannaCry spread to its targets like a computer worm. But unlike a classic worm, it carried a malicious payload of ransomware.
Fraud Protection May 23, 2017 Cybercrime Has Become a Commodity 2 min read - Cybercrime tools available through private networks and on the Dark Web make it easier than ever for would-be fraudsters to infiltrate networks.
Malware May 23, 2017 GootKit Malvertising Brings Redirection Attacks to Italian Banks 4 min read - The cybergang behind GootKit followed up its recent U.K. activity by launching redirection attacks at Italian banking services.