Tag: X-Force

The latest IBM X-Force report highlighted threats stemming from misconfigured cloud servers and inadvertent insider negligence and examined malware trends from 2017 that could continue into 2018.

XMRig is popular among cybercriminals because it is open source, meaning threat actors can make relatively simple changes to its code to convert the tool into a cryptojacking mechanism.

IBM X-Force IRIS observed a widespread business email compromise (BEC) campaign targeting many Fortune 500 companies that exploits flaws in common accounts payable processes.

The cybergang behind the Necurs botnet launched a massive romance-themed spam campaign in the lead up to Valentine's Day, impersonating single Russian women looking for dates online.

The start of February is a great time for organizations and individuals to sweep away the confetti and dig into the most significant cybersecurity news stories from the past month.

With the new Am I Affected button, IBM QRadar users are quickly notified of any indicators of a zero-day vulnerability captured within X-Force Exchange collections.

Organizations around the world should take stock of the security lessons they learned in 2017 to set realistic, achievable goals for the new year.

A newly discovered hardware vulnerability underscores a microprocessor flaw that could allow an attacker to read data from privileged kernel memory.

Cybersecurity vigilance is crucial during the holiday shopping season, but it's equally important to carry that security awareness into the new year.

A new cybergang operating a recent variant of the Ursnif Trojan has planted its flag in Australia, targeting banking customers with redirection attacks.