Tech Republic Big Data

APRIL 18, 2024

Nearly 10 million devices were infected with data-stealing malware in 2023, with criminals stealing an average of 50.9 credentials per device.

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TechSpot

JULY 24, 2021

A report by Sophos has exposed the scale and variety of malware using the Discord's CDN: "Sophos products detected and blocked, just in the past two months, nearly 140 times the number of detections over the same period in 2020," said authors Sean Gallagher and Andrew Brandt, with 17,000 unique.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Mandrake malware family was initially discovered by Bitdefender in 2020. The Romanian cybersecurity company detected the threat in two major infection waves, first in fake apps available for download on Google Play in 2016-2017 and again in 2018-2020. Mandrake's most notable feature was its ability to fly under Google's.

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Galido

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Information Technology Blog - - 6 Internet Security Tips For 2020 - Information Technology Blog. There are many other things that people need to adhere to in order to make sure that they keep themselves and their systems safe from harmful malware threats. Let’s take a look at some popular internet security tips for 2020.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 11, 2021

Between 2018 and 2020, a mysterious strain of malware infected and stole sensitive data from approximately 3.25 million Windows-based computers—taking with it a horrifying amount of intimate information about the users of those devices. Read more.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

A new report from Kaspersky describes a malware campaign targeting gamers through YouTube. The malware can steal various kinds of credentials from a victim's system, then use them to trick more users. In March 2020, Kaspersky discovered a trojan that bundles together multiple malicious programs that hackers used to spread.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

Microsoft says it’s gone door-to-door replacing routers compromised with the Trickbot malware in Brazil and Latin America, hoping to squash an international hacking group. Eradicating malware from routers can be particularly difficult for users , making in-person replacement a surprisingly effective tactic.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 2, 2022

The TSIS report said that its findings tally closely with data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, which said that the US market will add 667,600 IT jobs between 2020 and 2030 — a 13% annual rate of growth. growth, rather than the 6.8% seen in the previous report.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2021

It has recently been discovered that another strain of malware, Raindrop, was used in the attack. In July of 2020, one victim had Sunburst installed through the SolarWinds Orion update, resulting in the compromise of two computers. More information continues to come out around the serious SolarWinds data breach.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Google has removed 17 apps from its Google Play store due to malware known as Joker. The Joker malware family is infamous for constantly targeting Android devices. A Zscaler research team has been monitoring Joker malware and notified Google of the recent uploads to the Google Play store.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 10, 2022

Phase one started around March 2020, when Covid forced massive changes to the workforce and, critically, demanded that those changes happen in far too little time. So, if cyber thieves place malware within a spreadsheet or a slide set at a remote site, the tunnel would protect and transport the malware without question.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 31, 2021

The pandemic has had a strong influence over the way we use the Internet, with many more people finding solace during lockdowns by turning to streaming and gaming activities. As a result, both industries experienced healthy growth, and the hardware industry struggled to keep up with demand for better consoles,

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Web hosting provider GoDaddy has revealed it suffered a security breach that lasted for several years, resulting in the installation of malware on its servers and the theft of source code related to some of its services. The company has attributed the campaign to a "sophisticated and organized group targeting hosting services."

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GeekWire

JULY 24, 2020

Winners of the 2020 GeekWire Awards make their acceptance speeches on the live-streamed event. And now … the winners in all 12 categories of the 2020 GeekWire Awards. — Adam Selipsky (@aselipsky) July 24, 2020. PNNL’s VaporID project aims to advance detection of nuclear explosions and malware.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Microsoft has obtained a court order to seize servers the company says are part of the Trickbot botnet ahead of the 2020 elections, the Washington Post reported on Monday. Read more.

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TechSpot

JUNE 16, 2020

Intel's CET will first become available with Tiger Lake mobile CPUs that are expected to drop in the second half of 2020. So far we've seen a few Tiger Lake ULV variants popping up here and there, and we know they'll offer PCIe 4.0 support, along with.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 27, 2022

According to a 2021 IBM report , the average cost of a data breach increased by 10% between 2020 and 2021, rising from $3.86 And if their device has been infiltrated by malware? million to $4.24 It’s trusted, too.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) just published its Threat Landscape 2020 report. First, however, let's look at the top 15 cyber threats organizations face right now, according to the report: Malware. Trends in Malware attacks. 46,5%_of all malware in e-mail messages found in ‘.docx’ Web-based Attacks.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Malware, ransomware twice as likely to hit state, local networks - GCN.com. Federal Spending on Information Security to Reach $11 Billion by 2020. Is electronic warfare stuck in the 20th century? IRS launches online safety campaign - FCW.com. IRS: Won't Use Phone-Tracking Technology Without Warrant - ABC News.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 2, 2022

Cyber hygiene includes, but is not limited to, good password practices, robust vulnerability patching processes, timely detection, prevention, and remediation , putting protections in place to prevent and block malware, and ensuring robust access protocols. The attack on Colonial Pipeline was a wake-up call for many.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

As a result, phishing, ATM skimming and banking malware are no longer the sole concern of “Western” or multi-national financial firms. Industry research shows that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region experiences ongoing threats, including widespread banking malware in the UAE and a significant amount of phishing attacks in Saudi Arabia.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 20, 2020

The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has the answers. 2020 DBIR cybercrime report and key statistics. Are you surprised that the number of successful breaches involving malware is all the way down at 17 percent? Has malware just gone out of fashion like poofy hair and common courtesy? Why is this?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Department of Justice announced charges against the 27-year-old Russian citizen in early September: "According to the indictment, from about July 16, 2020, to about Aug. 22, 2020, Kriuchkov conspired with associates to recruit an employee to introduce malware into the computer network of the employee's company.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Organizations that follow the principle of least privilege can improve their security posture by significantly reducing their attack surface and risk of malware spread. There were countless types of attacks, from accidentally downloading malware to a webpage that exploited a browser bug and more. Within a ZTNA 2.0

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

In 2013, however, AT&T put into place a new unlocking system which made it harder for Fahd’s crew to unlock phones’ unique IMEI numbers, so according to the DOJ he hired a developer to design malware that could be installed on AT&T’s computer system. He pleaded guilty in September 2020 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A new variant of the XCSSET macOS malware has emerged, targeting macOS users and developers in limited attacks, according to Microsofts threat researchers. The malware now incorporates new infection and persistence techniques. This distributed method allows the malware to stealthily affect a broader range of victims.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The attack targeted an Azure customer in Europe, and was 140 percent higher than the highest attack bandwidth volume Microsoft recorded in 2020. They’re usually performed through a botnet, a network of machines that have been compromised using malware or malicious software to control them remotely. Image: Microsoft.

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Dataconomy

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A federal indictment has charged Chinese national Guan Tianfeng with exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Sophos firewalls, affecting approximately 81,000 devices worldwide in 2020. Department of Justice (DoJ) alleges that Guan conspired to deploy malware that compromised sensitive data and infiltrated critical infrastructure.

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Network World

JUNE 6, 2024

Gartner cautions that Cloudflare lacks some features, such as file malware sandboxing, DEM, and full-featured built-in reporting and analytics. Features include the ability to support remote browser isolation, DLP, and cloud malware detection. Fortinet acquired the startup Opaq in 2020 as part of its pivot from SD-WAN to SASE.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 20, 2023

As these devices communicate across clinical environments and with external networks and services, they ensure that you establish baseline behavior, monitor devices for anomalous behavior, and protect network-connected devices against threats such as malware. Simplify operations. What is the device? What is the device supposed to do?

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 29, 2020

According to a DOJ news release, the complaint filed in October alleged that Cotter worked with co-conspirators in India from at least 2011 to 2020 to operate a technical-support fraud scheme. The order bars all from selling technical-support services or software via telemarketing or websites.

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The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2021

The dark web marketplace traded everything from drugs and counterfeit money to stolen credit card details and malware. Before its closure, DarkMarket hosted close to 500,000 users and had facilitated over 320,000 transactions, according to Europol.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2022

In January 2020, the U.S Their analysis identified the malware as a variant of the Meteor data-wiping malware that targeted Iran's national railway system and government in 2021. These cyberattacks, being carried out carefully so to protect innocent individuals, are in response to the aggression of the Islamic Republic.".

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Computerworld Vertical IT

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

When Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering last year said, “We have a level of malware on the Mac that we don’t find acceptable,” he apparently really meant it. Federighi characterized Apple as being in an enduring battle against malware on the Mac. And Apple seems to be doing about something about it.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Almost 50% of all phishing attacks in 2021 sought to steal credentials of government personnel, up from 30% in 2020. Federal, state, and local governments increased their reliance on unmanaged mobile devices at a rate of 55% from 2020 to 2021, indicating a move toward bring your own device (BYOD) to support telework.

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Network World

MAY 17, 2024

If those false advertisements indicate that a better path is available than the legitimate path, traffic may be directed that way—only the path leads to malicious servers that could steal credentials, download malware, and execute other damaging activities. And all the while end users think they are visiting legitimate sites.

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