April 24, 2018

Cybercrime Profits Soar to $1.5 Trillion

2 min read - According to a recent study, malicious actors and threat groups are generating, spending and reinvesting $1.5 trillion worth of cybercrime profits.

Data Protection December 2, 2017

What’s Behind the Rising Tide of Ransomware?

3 min read - The rate of ransomware is rising, largely due to the availability of exploit kits and ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) packages in underground marketplaces.

November 13, 2017

New Ransomware Attacks: LockCrypt Emerges From Satan’s Shadow

2 min read - Ransomware attacks are getting worse — the new LockCrypt variant uses brute-force RDP to infect devices, remain persistent and defeat antivirus defenses.

June 29, 2017

Svpeng Stings Users With Threefold Boost to Mobile Ransomware

2 min read - Kaspersky Lab has reported that mobile ransomware infections are on the rise to booming strains of the Svpeng malware family.

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.

May 10, 2017

Fatboy Ransomware Targets Users With Big Mac Index

2 min read - Fatboy ransomware recently added location-based pricing along with extra service for cybercriminals looking for ransomware-as-a-service.

April 20, 2017

Files With That? Ransomware-as-a-Service Lets Would-Be Fraudsters Order on Demand

2 min read - Ransomware-as-a-service empowers cybercriminals to order up infections on-demand. Is this the future of digital attacks?

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 March 29, 2017

Commercial Malware Makes a Comeback in 2016

8 min read - According to the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index for 2017, commercial malware made a notable comeback in 2016 and remains a top threat in 2017.

Data Protection September 4, 2016

Cybercrime-as-a-Service Poses a Growing Challenge

2 min read - Cybercrime-as-a-service poses a new security challenge because it allows malicious actors to leverage other cybercriminals' resources to conduct attacks.