Cyber Threats

May 13, 2019

Warning Issued over Electricfish Malware used by North Korea-Backed Threat Group Hidden Cobra

US-CERT has issued a warning about a new malware variant dubbed Electricfish, which is reportedly being used by the North Korea-backed threat group Hidden Cobra, ...

April 30, 2019

Biggest Malware Threats in Healthcare Revealed

A recent report from Malwarebytes has revealed Trojans are the biggest malware threat. Trojans account for 79% of all malware detected on healthcare systems by ...

April 25, 2019

Exploitable Flaws Discovered in New WPA3 Wi-Fi Security Standard

The next generation of Wi-Fi security – WPA3 – was launched in the summer of 2018, which promised to be the most secure form of ...

April 19, 2019

New Malvertising Campaign Detected Using Highly Sophisticated Aftershock-3PC Malware

A new form of malware named Aftershock-3PC is being used in a major malvertising campaign. The malware uses a range of advanced techniques to avoid ...

April 16, 2019

DHS and FBI Issue Warning About New North Korean Hoplight Trojan

The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have both issued advisories about a new Trojan called Hoplight which ...

April 12, 2019

A Quarter of Phishing Emails Bypass Office 365 Anti-Phishing Defenses

Microsoft Office 365 default anti-phishing defenses are bypassed by a quarter of all phishing emails, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Avanan. Avanan conducted ...

April 11, 2019

Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Still Dominates the Malware Threat Landscape

The latest Global Threat Index report from Check Point shows cryptocurrency mining malware continues to be the biggest malware threat, even with the demise of ...

April 11, 2019

The Baldr Information Stealer: A Dangerous New Malware Threat

A new information stealer has been detected which could become a long-term threat. The Baldr information stealer is not especially sophisticated and lacks persistence, but ...

April 4, 2019

Beware of Tax Season Phishing Scams

Cybercriminals have stepped up their efforts to scam U.S. taxpayers into divulging their sensitive information and installing malware. Many elaborate tax season phishing scams have ...

April 1, 2019

Europol Meets with Industry Leaders to Discuss Ways to Combat Phishing

Europol has hosted a meeting with 70 industry experts to discuss ways to tackle the growing problem of phishing and business email compromise attacks. According ...

March 13, 2019

March 2019 Patch Tuesday: 2 Actively Exploited Bugs Patched by Microsoft

March 2019 Patch Tuesday has seen Microsoft issue fixes for 64 vulnerabilities, two of which are being actively exploited in the wild. The two ...

March 8, 2019

Google Chrome and Windows 7 Flaws Being Actively Exploited in the Wild

All Chrome users have been advised to update to the latest version of the browser – 72.0.3626.121 – as soon as possible to prevent a ...

March 5, 2019

IRS Launches 2019 Campaign to Raise Awareness of Tax Scams with Phishing Warning

The IRS has launched its annual campaign to raise awareness of tax scams that are highly prevalent during tax season. The Dirty Dozen campaign details ...

March 4, 2019

Actively Exploited Zero-Day ColdFusion Vulnerability Patched by Adobe

Adobe has issued an out-of-band update to correct the actively exploited ColdFusion vulnerability CVE-2019-7816. The zero-day flaw in its web application development platform is a ...

February 27, 2019

WinRAR Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild to Install Backdoor

The 19-year old WinRAR vulnerability that was recently identified by Check Point is being exploited in the wild to install a backdoor that allows remote ...

February 21, 2019

Businesses Targeted in Ongoing Credential-Stealing Separ Malware Phishing Attack

An ongoing phishing campaign is targeting businesses and distributing the information-stealing Separ malware. The campaign has mostly concentrated on businesses in South East Asia and ...

February 21, 2019

Drupal Updates Released to Correct Critical RCE Vulnerability

An update for the Drupal CMS has been released that corrects a critical vulnerability – CVE-2019-6340 – which, if exploited, could allow the execution of ...

February 19, 2019

Trickbot Trojan Updated to Obtain VNC, PuTTY, and RDP Credentials

The Trickbot banking Trojan has been updated with a new module which is capable of obtaining VNC, PuTTY, and remote desktop credentials. The latest variant ...

February 19, 2019

FINRA Issues Phishing Warning to Brokerage Firms

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued a warning to brokerage firms about a new phishing campaign. The scam involves spam emails which appear ...

February 15, 2019

Emotet Threat Actors Now Distributing Trojan via XML Files Masked as Word Documents

At least one cybercriminal group distributing the Emotet Trojan has started using a new tactic to infect end users with the malware. The malware is ...

February 15, 2019

Mac Users Targeted with New Shlayer Malware Variant

A new Shlayer malware variant has been detected that infects Mac computers and disables macOS Gatekeeper security software. The latest version of the malware was ...

February 11, 2019

Phishing Campaign Leverages Google Translate to Steal Google and Facebook Credentials

A phishing campaign has been detected that abuses Google Translate to make the phishing webpage appear to be an official login page for Google. The ...

February 6, 2019

Office 365 Phishing Campaign Uses SharePoint Collaboration Request as Lure

A single Office 365 username/password combination can give a hacker access to a vast quantity of sensitive information. Information detailed in emails can be of ...

February 4, 2019

Xvideos Sextortion Scam Threatens to Expose Porn Viewing Habits

An xvideos sextortion scam threatens to expose users’ porn viewing habits to friends, family, and work colleagues. The scammer claims to have recorded the ...

January 28, 2019

Fake Google Update Installer Used to Install AZORult Trojan

Researchers at Minerva Labs have identified a new AZORult Trojan campaign that installs the malware through a fake Google update installer. The AZORult Trojan is ...

January 21, 2019

Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Tops Most Wanted Malware List

Check Point’s Most Wanted Malware report for December 2018 shows that cryptocurrency mining malware was the leading malware threat in December. The top four malware ...

January 8, 2019

Phishing Website Uses Custom Web Fonts to Evade Detection

Phishers are constantly developing new ways to prevent their websites from being detected. One threat actor is now using custom web fonts to disguise malicious ...

January 1, 2019

FTC Issues Warning About New Netflix Phishing Scam

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about a new global Netflix phishing scam that attempts to fool Netflix subscribers into disclosing their ...

December 20, 2018

Actively Exploited Internet Explorer Flaw Patched by Microsoft

Microsoft has issued an out of band update for Internet Explorer to correct a vulnerability that is being actively exploited in the wild. The Internet ...

December 17, 2018

Fortinet FortiMail Given AAA Rating in SE Labs Phishing Detection Test

Fortinet’s FortiMail Secure Email Gateway has recently been independently tested by SE Labs and has been shown to be highly effective at identifying and blocking ...

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