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July 6, 2018

Rakhni Trojan Decides Whether to Encrypt or Mine Dashcoin

A new variant of the Rakhni Trojan has been detected by security researchers at Kaspersky Lab. This new malware variant decides whether a device is ...

July 3, 2018

Cryptocurrency Investors Targeted with MacOs Malware on Slack and Discord

Several MacOs malware attacks have been identified in the past few days with victims targeted via the Slack and Discord chat platforms. The attackers are ...

June 28, 2018

DoublePulsar Exploit Tweaked to Work on IoT Systems

The NSA hacking tool – DoublePulsar – was used to infect hundreds of thousands of Windows computers with malware last year after it was leaked ...

June 27, 2018

WordPress Vulnerability Allows Full Site Takeover

A recently disclosed vulnerability in the WordPress CMS Core could be exploited to escalate privileges, remotely execute code, and take full control of a WordPress ...

June 19, 2018

World Cup Wallchart Phishing Scam Detected

Security researchers at Check Point have uncovered a World Cup wallchart phishing scam that is being used to deliver malware to soccer fans’ devices. The ...

June 14, 2018

New PyRoMine Malware Variant Used Obfuscation and Incorporates IoT Device Scanner

A new variant of the PyRoMine cryptocurrency mining malware has been discovered by security researchers at Fortinet. The Pythod-based malware variant has been named PyRoMineIoT. ...

June 11, 2018

Spammers Use iqy Files to Deliver Remote Access Trojan

Macros have long been favored by cybercriminals as a method of installing malware. The macros launch VB, JavaScript and PowerShell scripts that download malware. Due ...

June 7, 2018

New Capabilities of VPNFilter Malware Uncovered: More Routers Vulnerable that Initially Thought

Security researchers at Cisco Talos, who identified VPNFilter malware last month, initially estimated that approximately half a million routers had been infected with the malware. ...

June 5, 2018

May Saw Massive Increase in TSB Phishing Scams

There has been a massive increase in TSB phishing scams over the past month. In April, TSB bank transitioned to a new core banking system. ...

June 4, 2018

New Windows Zero Day JScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Disclosed

A new Windows zero day remote code execution flaw has been identified. The flaw is present in Microsoft’s ECMAScript standard and affects the Jscript component ...

May 30, 2018

US-CERT Issues Warning About Two North Korean Malware Variants

Two malware strains – known as Joanap and Brambul – are being used to establish peer to peer connections and remotely access infected systems, manage ...

May 29, 2018

Warning Issued to Business and Consumers Over VPNFilter Malware Infections on Routers

Security researchers at Cisco Talos have been tracking a VPNFilter malware campaign that has seen more than 500,000 consumer-grade routers and NAS devices infected. While ...

May 18, 2018

New Mirai IoT Botnet Detected

The Mirai IoT botnet has been used to conduct some of the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks ever seen. Since the release of ...

May 18, 2018

$875,000 Settlement Agreed in W-2 Phishing Scam Lawsuit

A class-action lawsuit stemming from a W-2 phishing scam that saw an employee of the respiratory therapy supplier Lincare Inc., send the W-2 Forms of ...

May 14, 2018

Vega Stealer Malware Harvesting Credentials from Web Browsers

A new variant of August Stealer – named Vega Stealer – is being distributed in small phishing campaigns targeting marketing, advertising, and PR firms and ...

May 2, 2018

What are the Most Clicked Phishing Emails?

KnowBe4 has released a quarterly report that reveals the most clicked phishing emails in Q1, 2018 – The emails that are proving to be the ...

April 18, 2018

Mimecast Enhances Its Email Threat Protection Services

The email security solution provider Mimecast has announced enhancements have been made to its email and data security solutions to better protect users from the ...

April 2, 2018

TitanHQ Protecting McDonalds Restaurants from Malware with SpamTitan

TitanHQ has announced that McDonalds is now being protected from email spam, malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks with SpamTitan, the Galway, Ireland-based company’s award-winning anti-spam ...

March 28, 2018

New Insider Threat Training Modules Released by Wombat Security

Anti-phishing solution provider Wombat Security – now a division of Proofpoint – has released new insider threat security awareness training modules to help businesses deal ...

March 22, 2018

NH-ISAC Partnership with Anomali Boosts Threat Detection and Data Sharing

The National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (NH-ISAC) and Anomali have begun working together and will be providing threat intelligence to healthcare centers through ...

March 12, 2018

Top Healthcare Security Threats Revealed in HIMSS Survey Results

HIMSS has released the findings of its 2017 healthcare cybersecurity survey, which gives us valuable insights into the state of cybersecurity in the healthcare sector ...

March 4, 2018

HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Offers Anti-Phishing Advice for Healthcare Organizations

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has issued anti-phishing advice for healthcare organizations. The warning and advice comes after several ...

March 1, 2018

Increase in W-2 Phishing Campaigns Leads to FBI Warning

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a new alert for businesses due to a major rise in phishing attacks attacking payroll worker. The ...

February 22, 2018

Sophos Launches Phish Threat 2.0

Sophos has launched a new version of its Phish Threat simulator. Phish Threat 2.0 is an enterprise-class phishing simulation platform that allows businesses to run ...

February 22, 2018

Ironscales Phishing Threat Technology Recognized for Spear Phishing Protection Capabilities

Ironscales, a provider of an automated phishing protection, detection and response platform has had its advanced spear phishing threat technology recognized as a key innovation ...

February 12, 2018

Agari Reveals 90% of Brands Extremely Vulnerable to Phishing and Fraud

A joint research study conducted by Agari and Farsight Security has been published this month that shows almost every domain is vulnerable to phishing and ...

February 6, 2018

FBI Issues Warning About Internet Crime Complaint Center Phishing Scams

The FBI has spent the past few months investigating reports of Internet Crime Complaint Center phishing scams. IC3 has been impersonated in several campaigns that ...

January 30, 2018

Google Security Checkup Emails Raise Concern Due to Similarity to Phishing Emails

Google security checkup emails have been hitting inboxes over the past few days. The purpose of the emails is to get Google email account holders ...

January 24, 2018

New Necurs Botnet Phishing Campaign Spreads Dridex Banking Trojan

The operators of the Necurs botnet have launched several phishing campaigns in the past few days that are being used to spread the Dridex banking ...

January 23, 2018

Beware of W2 Phishing Scams This Tax Season

Employers are being warned to be wary of W2 phishing scams this tax season. The past two years have seen hundreds of employers scammed into ...

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