ZLoader’s Back, Abusing Google AdWords, Disabling Windows Defender
The well-known banking trojan retools for stealth with a whole new attack routine, including using ads for Microsoft TeamViewer and Zoom to lure victims in.
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Unpatched Bugs Plague Databases; Your Data Is Probably Not Secure – Podcast
Imperva’s Elad Erez discusses findings that 46 percent of on-prem databases are sitting ducks, unpatched and vulnerable to attack, each with an average of 26 flaws.
Read MoreBlackMatter Ransomware Hits Japanese Tech Giant Olympus
The incident that occurred Sept. 8 and affected its EMEA IT systems seems to signal a return to business as usual for ransomware groups.
Read MoreApple Issues Emergency Fix for NSO Zero-Click Zero Day
Citizen Lab urges Apple users to update immediately. The new zero-click zero-day ForcedEntry flaw affects all things Apple: iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches.
Read MoreREvil’s Back; Coder Fat-Fingered Away Its Decryptor Key
How did Kaseya get a universal decryptor after a mind-bogglingly big ransomware attack? A REvil coder misclicked, generated & issued it, and “That’s how we sh*t ourselves.”
Read MoreHoning Cybersecurity Strategy When Everyone’s a Target for Ransomware
Aamir Lakhani, researcher at FortiGuard Labs, explains why organizations must extend cyber-awareness training across the entire enterprise, from Luddites to the C-suite.
Read MoreSOVA, Worryingly Sophisticated Android Trojan, Takes Flight
The malware appeared in August with an ambitious roadmap (think ransomware, DDoS) that could make it ‘the most feature-rich Android malware on the market.’
Read MoreThousands of Fortinet VPN Account Credentials Leaked
They were posted for free by former Babuk gang members who’ve bickered, squabbled and huffed off to start their own darn ransomware businesses, dagnabbit.
Read MoreFinancial Cybercrime: Why Cryptocurrency is the Perfect ‘Getaway Car’
John Hammond, security researcher with Huntress, discusses how financially motivated cybercrooks use and abuse cryptocurrency.
Read MoreSideWalk Backdoor Linked to China-Linked Spy Group ‘Grayfly’
Grayfly campaigns have launched the novel malware against businesses in Taiwan, Vietnam, the US and Mexico and are targeting Exchange and MySQL servers.
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