Computer Weekly

JULY 20, 2017

A Russian man believed to be one of the developers of the Citadel malware used to steal millions by infecting around 11 million computers around the world

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 26, 2017

Infecting machines through a phishing campaign, new macOS malware called OS X / Dok uses stolen developer credentials to bypass Gatekeeper and hooks into macOS preventing removal.

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Network World

JUNE 27, 2016

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to be able to predict what form malware will morph to so it can plan how to block it when it becomes reality. 500,000 to develop the technology, known as Predictive Malware Defense (PMD). The models will look at features of families of malware and predict how they might evolve.

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Network World

JANUARY 28, 2025

The bad news: According to researchers at Lumen Technologys Black Lotus Labs, the unknown attacker can install a reverse shell on the local file system so they can control the router, steal data, or deploy more malware. The J-magic campaign marks the rare occasion of malware designed specifically for Junos OS, said the report.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2025

The report also highlighted that Chinese groups continue to share malware tools a long-standing hallmark of Chinese cyber espionage with the KEYPLUG backdoor serving as a prime example. Vault Panda has used many malware families shared by Chinese threat actors, including KEYPLUG, Winnti, Melofee, HelloBot, and ShadowPad.

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Network World

APRIL 28, 2017

A new malware program that targets macOS users is capable of spying on encrypted browser traffic to steal sensitive information. The malware was attached to the email as a file called Dokument.zip. What makes OSX/Dok interesting is that it was digitally signed with a valid Apple developer certificate.

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Network World

MAY 5, 2017

Over the past year, a group of attackers has managed to infect hundreds of computers belonging to government agencies with a malware framework stitched together from JavaScript code and publicly available tools.

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Network World

MARCH 30, 2017

For the past few months, developers who publish their code on GitHub have been targeted in an attack campaign that uses a little-known but potent cyberespionage malware. If allowed to execute, the macro code executed a PowerShell script that reached out to a remote server and downloaded a malware program known as Dimnie.

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Network World

MARCH 8, 2017

Central Intelligence Agency documents published by WikiLeaks Tuesday shows that one of the agency's teams specializes in reusing bits of code and techniques from public malware samples. According to the leaked documents the Umbrage team is part of the Remote Development Branch under the CIA's Center for Cyber Intelligence.

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Network World

APRIL 24, 2019

The group behind the Domain Name System attacks known as DNSpionage have upped their dark actions with new tools and malware to focus their attacks and better hide their activities. The threat actor's ongoing development of DNSpionage malware shows that the attacker continues to find new ways to avoid detection.

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Network World

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This led to the development of early antivirus software and firewalls, which were designed to protect computers from malicious software and unauthorized access. As a result, too much of the IT department’s energy often goes toward keeping the lights on instead of developing new and interesting services for the business.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2024

These days, digital spoofing, phishing attacks, and social engineering attempts are more convincing than ever due to bad actors refining their techniques and developing more sophisticated threats with AI. Data privacy in the age of AI is yet another cybersecurity concern.

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Network World

APRIL 9, 2025

The package employs AI and machine learning techniques to large-scale data analysis with the goal of helping detect and neutralize emerging malware threats. The system learns patterns and combines that with known threat indicators to develop precise threat identification.

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Network World

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Overall, ThreatLabz tracked a rise in financially motivated mobile attacks – with 111% growth in spyware and 29% growth in banking malware – most of which can bypass multifactor authentication (MFA). Top Mobile and IoT/OT trends Rise in financially-motivated mobile threats, including a 111% rise in spyware and 29% growth in banking malware.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Cybercriminals have been infecting businesses across the world with ransomware , a form of malware that can hold data hostage in exchange for bitcoin. It's not hard to imagine a hacker trying to exploit these exposed PLCs, he added. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Malware exists even there - and it spreads fast. And like any system with a physical backend, the cloud can easily be subject to a wide range of vulnerabilities - including malware. And like any system with a physical backend, the cloud can easily be subject to a wide range of vulnerabilities - including malware.

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Network World

APRIL 26, 2017

Just use Google to learn how to access the Dark Web, and you can find hackers who, for a price, are more than happy to write malware, create highly effective spear phishing campaigns and develop bogus websites for harvesting login credentials.

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Network World

JULY 31, 2024

Cybercriminals looking to abuse the power of generative AI to build phishing campaigns and sophisticated malware can now purchase easy access to them from underground marketplaces as large numbers of threat actors are putting stolen GenAI credentials up for sale every day.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 8, 2022

Researcher Privacy 1st (Alex Kleber) analyzed seven different Apple developer accounts, all managed by the same Chinese dev. They note that the apps abuse the Mac App Store in several ways, the most common being that they contain hidden malware able to receive commands from a server (command-and-control). This allows.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 17, 2019

First developed to distribute various malware like Gandcrab, Pony, and Pushdo to email users for the purpose of turning victim accounts into hosts for fraudulent cryptomining operations, Phorpiex now has a new trick up its sleeve. The Phorpiex (aka Trik) botnet has existed for almost 10 years.

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Network World

MARCH 1, 2017

More than 130 Android apps on the Google Play store have been found to contain malicious coding, possibly because the developers were using infected computers, according to security researchers. Google has already removed the apps from its Play store. Google has already removed the apps from its Play store.

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The Verge

AUGUST 31, 2020

Apple accidentally approved common malware disguised as an update for Adobe Flash Player to run on macOS, according to a new report. According to security researcher Patrick Wardle, Apple approved an app that contained code used by a well-known malware called Shlayer. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

On February 6, hackers managed to upload a pirate-themed survival game called PirateFi onto Steam under the developer name Seaworth Interactive. Hackers upload malware-filled game PirateFi to Steam The Steam page for PirateFi has been taken down; however, some screenshots still circulate online.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Kaspersky researchers have identified a malware campaign, dubbed SparkCat, distributing malicious applications on both Android and iOS platforms since March 2024. This malware employs optical character recognition (OCR) to scan photo libraries for cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 25, 2024

Malware, phishing, and ransomware are fast-growing threats given new potency and effectiveness with AI – for example, improving phishing attacks, creating convincing fake identities or impersonating real ones.

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TechSpot

APRIL 17, 2023

However, the developers who used Goldoson didn't realize that they were adding a malicious malware component to their programs. McAfee's mobile research team discovered a third-party software library it named Goldoson, which collects sensitive information and performs ad fraud. Read Entire Article

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IT Toolbox

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

North Korean Lazarus group is targeting critical infrastructure through existing Log4j vulnerabilities and newly developed MagicRAT malware. The post Lazarus Hackers Exploiting Log4j Vulnerabilities to Target U.S. Energy Companies appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Network World

JUNE 13, 2024

The life cycle of a cyberattack Regardless of the method that threat actors use to commit cyberattacks—phishing, malware, and, yes, ransomware—the stages of every attack are remarkably similar. In cyber terms, this translates into the user, device, or vulnerable asset being compromised by a phishing or malware attack. Stay up to date.

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TechSpot

MAY 12, 2023

Last month, we learned that malware had been discovered in 60 Android apps with over 100 million downloads – another black eye for the mobile operating system that has an estimated three billion active users worldwide. Malicious developers regularly exploit various loopholes in Google's app vetting process to create apps.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 19, 2014

The FBI has determined that the intrusion into SPE’s network consisted of the deployment of destructive malware and the theft of proprietary information as well as employees’ personally identifiable information and confidential communications.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 22, 2014

In thread two, we are introduced to the potential culprit: Kaptoxa which is a purpose built form of malware for targeting POS systems. 12/15 – Victim identifies malware on POS systems. There appear to be no “on-hand” IT personnel working at each store; these services are provided by a local external service provider.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

But does the fact it came from a top anti-malware vendor give it a competitive edge in the quest for security? Talk about slow development time. Just what the world needs, another Linux distro. KasperskyOS is available for both x86 and ARM processors.

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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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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Experts warn that DeepSeek, a generative AI developed in China, has failed multiple security tests, raising concerns about the risks for users. The Silicon Valley security provider AppSOC discovered significant vulnerabilities, including the ability to jailbreak the AI and generate malware.

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Network World

MAY 24, 2016

Researchers had no problem developing a file recovery tool for the first two versions. However, its authors have recently fixed all issues and malware researchers believe that with the newly released version 4, DMA Locker has reached maturity and might be the next thing to hit users in widespread attacks.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Flexible-Ferret malware variant evades Apple’s XProtect measures This detection-resistant variant was identified by researchers at SentinelOne, who noted its ability to bypass the recent XProtect signature update intended to block Ferret infections.

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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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