Partner Perspectives: How an IT Service Provider and Red Canary Stopped a Malware Outbreak

Editor's Note: This blog originally appeared on redcanary.com. In this post, a technical account manager recounts how Red Canary partnered with an IT service provider to help one of their customers stop a rapidly spreading network worm. This blog goes behind the scenes of the incident response...

Yet Another Android Malware Infects Over 4.2 Million Google Play Store Users

Even after so many efforts by Google, malicious apps somehow managed to fool its Play Store's anti-malware protections and infect people with malicious software. The same happened once again when at least 50 apps managed to make its way onto Google Play Store and were successfully downloaded as...

APT Trends report Q2 2017

Introduction Since 2014, Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis Team GReAT has been providing threat intelligence reports to a wide-range of customers worldwide, leading to the delivery of a full and dedicated private reporting service. Prior to the new service offering, GReAT published...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID18783: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on October 20, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 41615 First Published: 2015 October 20 20:23 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID18783 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID17432: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 17, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 40540 First Published: 2015 August 17 14:59 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID17432 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID11303: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 28, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 35466 First Published: 2014 August 28 14:44 GMT Last Updated: 2014 August 29 12:51 GMT Version: 2 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID11303 an...

Project TURBINE: NSA spreads sophisticated Malware Worldwide

Besides collecting metadata and inserting backdoor to the devices and softwares, the US National Security Agency NSA has an eye on each post, picture, message you have ever sent on Facebook. I know you won’t be feeling free considering your privacy, but, this is what the NSA is doing to you. The...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Sales Document Notification Email Messages on February 24, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 33021 First Published: 2014 February 25 19:00 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a sales document for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to open...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Airline Ticket Processing Email Messages on February 11, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 32816 First Published: 2014 February 11 16:44 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain an airline ticket processing notification for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convin...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Interest Rate Change Notification Email Messages on January 27, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 32584 First Published: 2014 January 27 18:24 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to Italian-language spam email messages that claim to contain an interest rate change notice for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Account Statement Email Messages on November 22, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 31870 First Published: 2013 November 22 13:38 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a statement of account for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Shipping Confirmation Email Messages on September 10, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30661 First Published: 2013 September 5 15:15 GMT Last Updated: 2013 September 11 15:01 GMT Version: 3 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a shipping confirmation notification for the recipient. The text in...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Tax Return Information Email Messages on August 2, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30285 First Published: 2013 August 2 12:55 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain tax return information for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to op...

Trojan Mimics Chrome Installer to Steal Banking Information

Malware impersonating a Google Chrome Installer is actually stealing data while stripping software used to protect online banking transactions. The Trojan at present appears to target users in Brazil and Peru. Trend Micro researchers report in a blog post that they have discovered a malicious fil...