Here you will find all the articles with the tag: malware.
Researchers say that around 3 million people worldwide have been affected. Threat Intelligence researchers from Avast this week announced that they have found 28 extensions for the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers that contain malware. According to Avast, the add-ons presented thems... Read more
3 years ago
Python-based malware family targets Microsoft users to steal Outlook processes and browser credentials. The good people at Palo Alto Networks have identified a new cybersecurity threat. Their Unit 42 researchers have been tracking the threat group AridViper, which has been targeting the Middle E... Read more
3 years ago
The new group has become the leading ransomware variant, say industry experts. A new ransomware group has emerged on the scene and quickly shot up to the top in terms of threat magnitude. Cybersecurity researchers at Digital Shadows say the new variant is becoming increasingly prolific. Cybe... Read more
3 years ago
The team that makes the Drupal CMS (Content Management System) has released security updates to fix a critical vulnerability, giving attackers full control over Drupal sites. Drupal is the fourth most-used CMS on the internet, trailing WordPress, Shopify, and Joomla. The vulnerability was rated ... Read more
3 years ago
How much does Apple know about our use of Apps? Last week Mac users started to complain about a slowdown in performance. Users began noticing that included apps were sometimes taking minutes to launch, and elsewhere there was non-responsiveness and other problems throughout macOS. The issues ... Read more
3 years ago
BlackBerry's security team has come across a group of hackers offering their services for hire. The group calls itself CostaRicto and appears to be based in South Asia. The group is responsible for a series of orchestrated attacks on every continent, although most attacks take place in India, Ba... Read more
3 years ago
Security experts have discovered a new malware that can spy and obtain data from 153 Android applications. According to the report released on Monday by security firm Kaspersky, Ghimob (an Android banking Trojan) is believed to have been developed by the same group that developed Guildma (Astaro... Read more
3 years ago
In 2020’s second quarter, there were more than 400 new cybersecurity threats recorded every minute, according to a report from McAfee. The new malware samples grew by 11.5% in the same period. Covid-19 themed attacks and PowerShell malware has dominated the entire landscape. Donoff Office docu... Read more
3 years ago
Maze, one of the most active and well-known ransomware groups, has said that it is officially shutting down. The announcement was in the form of a statement that was full of spelling mistakes and published on Maze’s website. For the past year, Maze has been publishing massive amounts of stolen... Read more
3 years ago
Microsoft claimed that it disrupted the infamous botnet named TrickBot, in partnership with other companies. The evidence shows that only part of the botnet was affected by the takedown. TrickBot first appeared back in 2016 and is believed to be in more than 1 million machines. It was used to ge... Read more
4 years ago
