Android Trojan Crocodilus Now Active in 8 Countries, Targeting Banks and Crypto Wallets

A growing number of malicious campaigns have leveraged a recently discovered Android banking trojan called Crocodilus to target users in Europe and South America. The malware, according to a new report published by ThreatFabric, has also adopted improved obfuscation techniques to hinder analysis...

Akamai: Supporting Chinese Enterprises in Global Expansion

China is a cornerstone of Akamai’s operations and we view ourselves as partners with Chinese businesses as they navigate the complexities of a global economy...

Wiz goes (even more) global

The first half of 2021 has been incredible for Wiz. Fueled by an additional $250M in funding $350M total from Sequoia, Index Ventures, Insight, Salesforce, Blackstone, Advent, Greenoaks, and Aglaé Wiz has grown at a blistering pace, going from 25 employees at the start of the year to 120 today...

G2A's Journey to Global Growth, Part 1: Keeping Gamers and Geeks Playing During a Pandemic

G2A.COM is the world's largest marketplace for video games, with thousands of sellers, 24 million customers, and a million transactions a month. It's the first stop for gamers and geeks who are looking for low-priced game keys, activation codes, electronics, merchandise, and more. G2A has grown...

Financial Cyberthreats in 2020

2020 was challenging for everyone: companies, regulators, individuals. Due to the limitations imposed by the epidemiological situation, particular categories of users and businesses were increasingly targeted by cybercriminals. While we were adjusting to remote work and the rest of the new...

VMware Carbon Black Named a Finalist in the 2020 CRN Tech Innovator Awards

We are proud to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named VMware Carbon Black a finalist in the 2020 CRN Tech Innovator Awards, recognizing VMware Carbon Black Cloud in the Endpoint Security category. The annual award celebrates the most groundbreaking products and services in...

Brazil's Banking Trojans Go Global

Malware that is typically used in Brazil is expanding its geography, targeting users in North America, Europe and elsewhere in Latin America. Banking trojans, which steal online banking logins and other financial credentials from unsuspecting victims, are fairly common – but the more sophisticate...

Coalition Against Stalkerware bulks up global membership

Today, the Coalition Against Stalkerware brought aboard 11 new organizations to address the potentially dangerous capabilities of stalkerware, an invasive, digital threat that can rob individuals of their expectation of, and right to, privacy. These types of apps can provide domestic abusers with...

Russian Hacking Group Targeting Banks Worldwide With Evolving Tactics

Silence APT , a Russian-speaking cybercriminal group, known for targeting financial organizations primarily in former Soviet states and neighboring countries is now aggressively targeting banks in more than 30 countries across America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Active since at least September 201...

Shade Ransomware Expands to U.S. Targets

Shade, a ransomware known to target Russian victims, has been spotted in several recent campaigns scoping out new locations – including in the U.S. and Japan. The ransomware, first spotted in late 2014 by Kaspersky Lab researchers, has been known for focusing on Russian victims – but more recent...

The global data privacy roadmap: a question of risk

For most American businesses, complying with US data privacy laws follows a somewhat linear, albeit lengthy, path. Set up a privacy policy, don’t lie to the consumer, and check the specific rules if you’re a health care provider, video streaming company, or kids’ app maker. For American businesse...

Managing Thousands of users in Hundreds of branches with a few clicks

We live in a global business world. Almost on a daily basis, we see organizations expanding rapidly across geographies. While businesses in every industry can have international sites, some verticals like banking, finance, education, and retail are more apt to have corporate offices in multiple...

MuddyWater expands operations

Summary MuddyWater is a relatively new APT that surfaced in 2017. It has focused mainly on governmental targets in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, according to past telemetry. However, the group behind MuddyWater has been known to target other countries in the Middle East, Europe and the US. We recently...

Carbon Black’s Victor Baez Recognized as a 2018 CRN Channel Chief

CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Victor Baez, Vice President, WW Channels of Carbon Black, to its prestigious list of 2018 Channel Chiefs. The executives on this annual list represent top leaders in the IT channel who excel at driving growth and revenue in their organization throug...

Mail.Ru выйдет на Запад под брендом my.com

Российская интернет-компания Mail.Ru Group будет использовать имя my.com для глобального развития, сообщается в пресс-релизе. Гендиректор компании Дмитрий Гришин пояснил, что на сегодняшний день сервисами Mail.Ru Group пользуется более 90 процентов российских интернет-пользователей. Компания такж...

Dell buys data security company !

Deal with undisclosed terms part of computer maker's ongoing effort to expand, improve information technology, cloud computing offerings. Dell Inc. was hunting for the right computer security company to buy, and on Tuesday, it announced its choice. Dell will buy Atlanta-based SecureWorks Inc. ,...