IT Toolbox

JUNE 21, 2023

The rogue app was listed on Google’s Play Store and has affected user devices since 2021. The post Cybersecurity Researchers Expose ‘Legitimate’ Android App as Malware appeared first on Spiceworks.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The network security company said that in Q2 2021, 91.5% of malware arrived over an encrypted connection. It added that any company not examining encrypted HTTPS traffic at the perimeter will miss out on 9/10 of all malware. The data is derived from the firm’s own active WatchGuard Fireboxes.

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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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TechSpot

JANUARY 16, 2022

The custom-written, C++ based remote access trojan (RAT) that went completely undetected for several months may have been released around mid to late 2021. Each variation of the malware is tailored. Named SysJoker by Intezer's security team, the program conceals itself as a system update within the target's OS environment.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

There’s a popular stereotype that Apple’s computers are largely immune to malware. It was literally just one week ago that Objective-See security researcher Patrick Wardle published a story about the first piece of malware discovered in the wild targeting Apple Silicon, and now we have two. Red Canary (@redcanary) February 19, 2021.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Prioritize fixing vulnerabilities exploited by Ghost, such as ProxyShell (CVE-2021-34473, CVE-2021-34523, CVE-2021-31207). Their ransom demands range from tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars, often leveraging encrypted email services like ProtonMail, Tutanota, and Skiff for communication.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 15, 2023

A second, more pernicious risk is the fact that ChatGPT can write malware. Sometimes the malware has errors, but with simple repetition the hacker can generate multiple working versions of the code. Such polymorphic malware is particularly hard to detect, because it may be different from one attack to another.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 11, 2024

The Raspberry Robin malware, a heavily obfuscated Windows worm first identified in late 2021, has become one of the most prevalent threats facing enterprises today. Jason Soroko, Senior Vice President of Product at Sectigo, discussed the sophistication of this malware.

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Venture Beat

JANUARY 13, 2022

Netskope's report highlights that attackers are enjoying more success abusing cloud apps to deliver malware payloads to their victims. Read More.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

An undisclosed media organization serving Boston, New York, Chicago, Miami, and other major cities has been hit by cybercriminals who are deploying malware on more than 250 newspaper websites, Proofpoint Threat Research reported on Twitter.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 2, 2022

Cybersecurity continues to be cited as the highest priority since the pandemic, with ransomware attacks alone up 150% in 2021, and 61% of malware is targeting remote workers,” he said.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 27, 2022

According to recent data from the Identity Theft Resource Center , there was a 14% increase in data breaches and compromises in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 2021. According to a 2021 IBM report , the average cost of a data breach increased by 10% between 2020 and 2021, rising from $3.86 million to $4.24

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2022

In 2021, Gartner saw a 127% increase in interest about ZTNA, compared to the prior year – and most of the use cases centered on ZTNA as a replacement for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). The biggest risk with VPNs is that malware can get into a user’s system, effortlessly ride the VPN and potentially infect the entire enterprise.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

OCTOBER 4, 2021

One of the more frightening facts about mobile IT in 2021 is that simplicity and convenience are far too tempting in small devices (think AppleWatch, AirTags, even rings that track health conditions, smart headphones, etc.).

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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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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

A new version of the Android malware "FurBall" has been discovered to be used by the threat actor(s) known as Domestic Kitten in a campaign targeting Iranian citizens in a mobile surveillance operation. Though it has the Google Play logo, the app is not available in the Google Play store and downloads directly from Domestic Kitten's server.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

These plans should include: Regular backups of critical data Disaster recovery exercises to test response readiness Colonial Pipeline attack (2021) One of the most significant incidents highlighting vulnerabilities in the oil and gas sector was the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in May 2021.

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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. In June 2021, Gartner released a report that listed eight full-stack SASE vendors. Features include the ability to support remote browser isolation, DLP, and cloud malware detection.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Speaking with one voice Although FACIL first went live in April 2021, the platform was enhanced by quarterly releases until December 2023. SAP’s Malware Scanning System scans all files before storing them. Requests could instantly be assigned to the proper processor based on topic, providing citizens with quick, accurate answers.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 8, 2022

According to Experian’s 2021 Global Identity and Fraud Report, 55% of consumers say security is the most important aspect of their online experience. Device security: Employees can be required to use sanctioned devices with corporate anti-malware solutions installed. Consumers increasingly demand security from their online services.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 17, 2023

In 2021, U.S. Challenges for fraud risk management Fraud is a big and a worthwhile business for today’s online criminals, who troll the internet and insert data-stealing malware into vulnerable sites and mobile apps. The stakes for financial organizations are growing as well. fraud losses amounted to $5.9

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

“Sideloading is a cyber criminal’s best friend and requiring that on iPhone would be a gold rush for the malware industry,” according to Apple senior vice president Craig Federighi, who delivered a dramatic speech at Web Summit 2021 declaiming the security risks if Apple were required to let users sideload apps.

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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.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Egan revealed the findings during the live SecureWorld web conference, State of the Phish Report 2021 which is now available on-demand. And the new research also reveals what happens after a successful phish: loss of data, credential compromise, ransomware infections, malware and wire transfer fraud.

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TechSpot

MAY 9, 2022

Red Canary analysts have disclosed a cluster of malware activity that uses a worm spread via external USB drives. The malware employs the "QNAP worm," which cyber-intelligence firm Sekoia described back in November 2021.

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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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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Log4j vulnerability, officially known as CVE-2021-44228 , continues to pose significant risks to organizations worldwide, with Lazarus demonstrating the persistence of cyber threats and the challenges associated with mitigating known vulnerabilities.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A tool released on GitHub advertised the sought-after ability to unlock the full Ethereum mining capabilities of recent Nvidia RTX graphics cards but actually contains malware. Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge. A tool that could lessen the demand by removing the limit from newer cards is a tempting proposition.

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HID Global

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Risk Management Series: Malware and the Threat to Mobile Banking. Tue, 10/05/2021 - 11:39.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

The chart below shows botnet attacks as a percentage of all DDoS attacks, Q2 2021 – Q2 2023: The initial surge in IoT botnet activity coincided with the Russia-Ukraine conflict. One of the primary concerns highlighted in the report is the prevalence of bot malware that scans for vulnerable devices.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Some scary statistics: Ransomware attacks increased 13% from 2020 to 2021. The human element was responsible for 82% of attacks in 2021. The global cost of ransomware rose from $325 million in 2015 to $20 billion in 2021, and is expected to climb to $265 billion by 2031. Bad actors see those as prime victims for extorting money.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

They’re usually performed through a botnet, a network of machines that have been compromised using malware or malicious software to control them remotely. While the number of DDoS attacks have increased in 2021 on Azure, the maximum attack throughput had declined to 625Mbps before this 2.4Tbps attack in the last week of August.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 6, 2021

October 4, 2021. September 30, 2021. October 5, 2021. March 14, 2021. October 5, 2021. October 2, 2021. When a user thinks they are getting something free, but just get malware instead. Free software or just malware?? ??????????????? September 27, 2021. October 1, 2021.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 28, 2021

In January 2021, the FBI and other international law enforcement agencies worked together to take down one of the world's most notorious malware strains, Emotet. Emotet was one of the most dangerous malwares in the world, according to Europol. How many credentials were harvested by Emotet? What was Emotet?

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

New research from Lookout reveals the most common mobile threats aimed at federal, state, and local government agencies and their employees—all of which have increased since 2021. Almost 50% of all phishing attacks in 2021 sought to steal credentials of government personnel, up from 30% in 2020.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 27, 2024

Case Study: Maersk NotPetya Attack In 2017, shipping giant Maersk was hit by the NotPetya malware , which spread rapidly through its global network, causing a complete shutdown of its IT systems. But it isn’t a question of ”if” an organization will be targeted, but “when.” million compared to those with lower levels.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2022

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. Security researchers from Check Point documented their findings on the incident.

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