Why cybercriminals use forums and the dark web on a large scale
The amount of cybercrime activity has increased in recent years, despite attempts by various authorities to reduce these numbers. The underworld of the internet, especially forums and the dark web, is a popular source to spread cybercrime. Recently, security company Trend Micro conducted research t...
Significantly more ransomware detected in early 2020
An increase of twenty percent was detected for ransomware in February compared to a month earlier. Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro noted significant growth, including a significant increase in Business Email Compromise (BEC), where companies are trying to steal money.
For February as a whole, Tre...
Trend Micro zero-days abused by hackers
Hackers have attempted to exploit two zero-day vulnerabilities in Trend Micro solutions. The company reported this earlier this week in an statement.
The Japanese security firm released patches on Monday to address the two vulnerabilities. The patch resolved three other issues, which were basica...
Trend Micro introduces smart factory security
Trend Micro has announced a new portfolio of smart factory security solutions. These are solutions for the security of industry control system (ICS) environments. The solutions protect ICS environments from cyber threats, so that business operations are not threatened.
Gartner predicts that some...
Trend Micro strongly focuses on the multicloud
As a security vendor, Trend Micro started relatively early with securing cloud environments. Initially, it focused on Amazon Web Services (AWS), as that is the most widely used cloud platform. However, the security company wants to play a major role in all IT environments. The multicloud era can no...
Fileless malware attacks up 265 percent
Fileless malware - where the necessary files for an infection are not installed on the system - is becoming increasingly popular. In the first half of this year, the number of infections with this malware increased by no less than 265 percent compared to the same period in 2018.
Security company Tre...
85 adware apps discovered in Google Play Store
Trend Micro has discovered 85 adware applications in the Google Play Store. The apps, which Google has removed following a report from the company, have already been downloaded more than 8 million times by Android users.
With mobile adware, intrusive advertising has been incorporated into what ap...
Lack of communication between IT teams stands in DevOps’ way.
DevOps, everyone talks about it these days, but the implementation often leaves much to be desired. In particular, it should improve communication between security and developer teams in many organizations, according to research by Trend Micro.
The security provider surveyed 1,310 IT managers of bot...
Trend Micro blocked five million IoT camera hack attempts
Trend Micro security researchers have blocked five million attempts to hack Internet or Things (IoT) cameras. Many cameras are easy to hack because users are not asked to change a default password.
Internet-connected cameras have become an important target for hackers. By being able to look into som...
Google cleans up various apps with stubborn adware
In the first days of 2019, Google removed no less than 85 apps from its Play Store because they were full of adware, according to a blog by security specialist Trend Micro. Android malware therefore remains a major problem this year.
The new year is less than two weeks old and the Google Play Store ...
Trend Micro finds connection between Emotet, Ursnif, Dridex and BitPaymer malware families
Trend Micro researchers have found a connection between four malware families, suggesting that the families are working together to develop more advanced attack vectors. It concerns Ursnif, Emotet, Dridex and BitPaymer.
An analysis of the four families revealed a similar loader and decryption proced...
Very popular HolaVPN poses a huge security risk
Trend Micro warns users of the popular free virtual private network (VPN) provider HolaVPN that they should stop using the service. According to the security company, this contains a number of unacceptable security risks that put many millions of users at risk.
HolaVPN was founded in the course of 2...