April 17, 2017 Cerber Ransomware Owns the Market 2 min read - According to recent reports, Cerber ransomware dominated the malware marketplace in the first months of 2017, reducing Locky to irrelevance.
Malware April 11, 2017 Brazilian Malware Never Sleeps: Meet EmbusteBot 5 min read - IBM Research — Haifa Labs detected yet another malware campaign, dubbed EmbusteBot, designed to target dozens of financial institutions in Brazil.
April 10, 2017 Brick House? New Malware Destroys Vulnerable IoT Devices 2 min read - Iot devices are now under threat from a new strain of malware. BrickerBot infects vulnerable Linus-based endpoints and makes them permanently unusable.
Advanced Threats April 10, 2017 Mirai IoT Botnet: Mining for Bitcoins? 4 min read - Just in time for IoT Day, the Mirai botnet is launching attacks with a new trick up its sleeve: a built-in bitcoin mining component.
Advanced Threats April 10, 2017 Andromeda: A Galaxy of Pain, Coming to a Machine Near You 4 min read - The IBM X-Force team analyzed the Andromeda malware and determined that its operators have shifted their attention to the payment card industry.
April 6, 2017 Pegasus Spyware Introduces Itself to Android 2 min read - Chrysaor, a variant of Pegasus spyware, has appeared on a small handful of Android devices and surveils users with a variety of techniques.
April 6, 2017 Recently Discovered Remote Access Tool Perpetuates MalDoc Attacks 2 min read - A recently discovered remote access tool (RAT) has stealthy and novel communication methods, which comes in handy as it attacks Korean users.
Advanced Threats April 6, 2017 The Weaponization of IoT: Rise of the Thingbots 2 min read - The IBM X-Force team tracked the weaponization of IoT devices and found that the threat of so-called thingbots increased dramatically in 2016.
April 4, 2017 Security Tools Must Adapt to Fileless, Nonmalware Attacks 2 min read - An attack doesn't need a special file to be malicious; it can use previously existing system structures, prompting the need for new security tools.
April 3, 2017 Malware Attack Targets Open Source Developers 2 min read - A recent phishing campaign targeted GitHub developers with Dimnie malware, which enables fraudsters to alter open source code packages.