RSA Conference 2019: Data-Wiping Cyberattacks Plague Financial Firms

Over a quarter of surveyed financial institutions reported that they were targeted by destructive cyberattacks over the past year, bent on completely destroying data. That’s according to a new Carbon Black report unveiled at RSA this year. The report, “Modern Bank Heists: The Bank Robbery Shifts ...

Mobile malware evolution 2018

The statistical data for this report came from all Kaspersky Lab mobile security solutions, not just Kaspersky Mobile Antivirus for Android. Consequently, the comparative data for 2017 may differ from the data for the same period published in the previous report. The analytical scope was expanded...

RSAC 2019: Bronze Union APT Updates Remote Access Trojans in Fresh Wave of Attacks

The notorious Chinese-linked threat group, dubbed Bronze Union, has been spotted in a widespread 2018 campaign updating its arsenal of cyberweapons by breathing new life into old tools. The threat group was spotted in 2018 using updated source code to target data owned by political, technology,...

ThreatList: Banking Trojans Are Still The Top Big Bad for Email

While APT activity and a raft of malware types continue to capture the notice of researchers and journalists, it turns out that trusty old banking trojans remain the top email-borne threat out there. According to Proofpoint’s latest quarterly report, analyzing trends for the fourth quarter of 201...

Cyber Security Week in Review (Feb. 8)

Welcome to this week's Cyber Security Week in Review, where Cisco Talos runs down all of the news we think you need to know in the security world. For more news delivered to your inbox every week, sign up for our Threat Source newsletter here. Top headlines this week Attackers continue to utilize...

2019 State of Malware report: Trojans and cryptominers dominate threat landscape

Each quarter, the Malwarebytes Labs team gathers to share intel, statistics, and analysis of the tactics and techniques made popular by cybercriminals over the previous three months. At the end of the year, we synthesize this data into one all-encompassing report—the State of Malware report—that...

Threat Roundup for Dec. 14 to Dec. 21

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Dec. 14 and Dec. 21. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics...

As Cryptocurrency Crash Continues, Will Mining Threat Follow?

Post authored by Nick Biasini. Executive Summary As 2018 draws to a close, one technology has definitively left its mark on the year: cryptocurrencies. Digital currencies started the year out strong after a meteoric rise toward the end of 2017. Since then, it's safe to say that cryptocurrencies...

ThreatList: Holiday Spam, the Perfect Seasonal Gift for Criminals

Maybe holiday cheer makes people less cynical. If so, that explains why social-engineering spam tactics prove to be more effective during the festive season. New research shows that spam campaigns disguised as delivery notifications or online shopping invoices, while always a favored tactic by...

TA505 Crooks are Now Targeting US Retailers with Personalized Campaigns

Cybercriminals behind the notorious Dridex and Locky ransomware have a new target in their sights – large retail, restaurant and grocery chains located in the US. Researchers are warning the well-known financial criminal group TA505 is behind a new wave of email campaigns distributing personalize...

The Rotexy mobile Trojan – banker and ransomware

On the back of a surge in Trojan activity, we decided to carry out an in-depth analysis and track the evolution of some other popular malware families besides Asacub. One of the most interesting and active specimens to date was a mobile Trojan from the Rotexy family. In a three-month period from...

Black Friday alert

Banking Trojans traditionally target users of online financial services; looking for financial data to steal or building botnets out of hacked devices for future attacks. However, over time, several of these banking Trojans have enhanced their functionality, launching new variants and extending...

Novahot - A Webshell Framework For Penetration Testers

novahot is a webshell framework for penetration testers. It implements a JSON-based API that can communicate with trojans written in any language. By default, it ships with trojans written in PHP, ruby, and python. Beyond executing system commands, novahot is able to emulate interactive terminals...

ThreatList: Ransomware, EKs and Trojans lead the Way in Q3 Malware Trends

When it comes to malware activity, businesses took a big hit in the third quarter, with detection trending upward by a whopping 55 percent, according to new research. Consumers saw an uptick too, but only a modest one: volume was up just 4 percent quarter-over-quarter for this segment. Overall,...

Threat Roundup for October 12 to October 19

Today, as we do every week, Talos is giving you a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed this week — covering the dates between Oct. 12 and 19. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, we will summarize the threats we’ve observed by...

Webshell Bypass Vulnerability in Web Security Dog (IIS Edition) V4.0

Website Security Dog IIS Edition is a server tool that integrates website content security protection, website resource protection and website traffic protection features for comprehensive website security. Webshell bypass vulnerability exists in Web Security Dog IIS Edition V4.0. An attacker can...

Malwarebytes Labs Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques Report (CTNT) shows shift to business targets in Q3

Once again, it's that time of year: time for the quarterly Malwarebytes Labs Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques Report. Strap in your seat belts, folks, because the third quarter of 2018 was quite a wild ride. After a sleepy first two quarters, cybercriminals shook out the cobwebs and revved up...

File Upload Vulnerability in DedeCMS v5.7 SP2

Dream Content Management System DedeCMS is a PHP open source website management system. A file upload vulnerability exists in DedeCMS v5.7 SP2. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability to upload image Trojans and gain server privileges...

New Variant of KeyPass Ransomware Discovered

A new variant of the KeyPass ransomware has been gaining traction in August and is using new techniques like manual control to customize its encryption process, researchers said Monday. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab who posted about the trojan said that it is being propagated by means of fake...

IT threat evolution Q2 2018. Statistics

Q2 figures According to KSN: Kaspersky Lab solutions blocked 962,947,023 attacks launched from online resources located in 187 countries across the globe. 351,913,075 unique URLs were recognized as malicious by Web Anti-Virus components. Attempted infections by malware designed to steal money via...