Here you will find all the articles with the tag: malware.
Box, a specialist in the field of cloud-based content management and cloud storage, has recently updated its security tool Box Shield. The update focuses on new functionality for detecting malware. The Box Shield solution from the cloud-based content management and storage specialist should enab... Read more
4 years ago
Researchers of security specialist Aqua Security have found that hackers have been scanning Docker instances for possible unsecured API ports for several months now. When these are found, they are attacked, to then install new Kinsing crypto-mining malware. Research by the security specialists h... Read more
4 years ago
Not only is the number of phishing campaigns increasing, now that many people worldwide are working from home because of the corona virus, but there has also been an increase in attacks by hackers who want to get malware onto a system by other means. The same goes for pointing arrows at routers in ... Read more
4 years ago
Cyberfirm Check Point has alerted Google after researchers found 56 apps on the Play Store that contained malware. Altogether, the apps would have been downloaded almost a million times. The malware family, named Tekya, would be used to imitate clicking on advertisements. Ads from, among others,... Read more
4 years ago
A new variant of the Mirai malware focuses on a vulnerability in network attached storage (NAS) and uses that vulnerability to integrate the devices into an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet. The new version of the malware, named Mukashi, uses brute force attacks using different combinations of st... Read more
4 years ago
Hackers are getting a taste of their own medicine, according to a recent malware campaign discovered by security specialist Cyberreason. Well-known hacker tools are hijacked with the njRat trojan. However, the trojan not only gives access to hackers' systems, but also to systems that they in turn c... Read more
4 years ago
Hackers are just like everyone else on the Coronavirus COVID-19, but they use the hype and public concern for phishing tactics and fake websites. For example, more than 4000 domain names have been registered that had something to do with the Coronavirus. Large events are cancelled, but hackers d... Read more
4 years ago
Research shows that more than a billion Android devices are vulnerable to cyber attacks because they have not been updated. This is shown by research by Which?, a British market watchdog. Google data shows that just over 40 percent of Android users worldwide use version 6.0 or lower. This means ... Read more
4 years ago
Cybercriminals are known to exploit hypes, trends, and concerns of the public to spread malware. Security company Sophos has discovered that the coronavirus is also being abused by criminals. In doing so, it mainly responds to people's fears. The corona virus, also known as COVID-19, causes a gr... Read more
4 years ago
The use of two-factor authentication is pushed by security firm as one of the better methods for users to monitor their login details, but researchers have uncovered a vulnerability. A new version of the malware Cerberus could pick up and use the codes generated by Google Authenticator. Google A... Read more
4 years ago
