CTOvision

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A new variant of a skimmer has revealed the increasingly muddy waters associated with tracking groups involved in Magecart-style attacks. On Wednesday, researchers from RiskIQ described how a new Grelos […].

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 15, 2022

Malware downloading data logging and other espionage tools aimed at Ukrainian organizations. The post Russia’s Shuckworm cyber group launching ongoing attacks on Ukraine appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Dubbed TA2541 by Proofpoint researchers, the group has been attacking targets in several critical industries since 2017 with phishing emails and cloud-hosted malware droppers. The post Researchers discover common threat actor behind aviation and defense malware campaigns appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 8, 2020

IntSights researchers surveyed the cyberthreat landscape, finding a wide variety of coronavirus-themed phishing lures, malware infections, network intrusions, scams, and disinformation campaigns.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2025

Researchers at the firm also identified seven new Chinese-origin cyber espionage groups in 2024, many of which exhibited specialized targeting and toolsets. 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.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

A newly detected malware targeting macOS devices can steal passwords and capture iPhone backups. And it's coming from the same group believed to be responsible for the 2016 election hacks.

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Network World

OCTOBER 11, 2024

End-user organizations have their part in the blame for this, said Jeremy Roberts, senior research director at Info-Tech Research Group, and unconnected with the study. This situation is in part down to human nature, according to Scott Young, principal advisory director at Info-Tech Research Group.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 19, 2017

A new report from Enigma Software Group compared the malware infection rates in all 50 states over the first six months of 2017. Here are the results.

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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Microsoft and OpenAI disclosed that nation-state threat groups are actively leveraging large language models to automate malicious operations, translate technical papers, generate believable phishing content, and gain vulnerability knowledge. The good news is that the APT groups weren’t directly engaging LLMs to create malware.

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Commercially-available malware, with minimal modification, is behind attacks against the Indian government, says Cisco's Talos security research group.

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

A number of similarities between Cicada3301 and ALPHV/BlackCat indicates that it could represent a rebrand or offshoot group.

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Network World

APRIL 4, 2025

Ivanti is warning customers that a critical vulnerability that impacts its VPN appliances and other products has already been exploited in the wild by a Chinese APT group. Critical) on the CVSS scale, was exploited to deploy two new malware programs on Ivanti Connect Secure appliances versions 22.7R2.5

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Network World

OCTOBER 17, 2024

CyberSeek is a data analysis and aggregation tool powered by a collaboration among Lightcast, a provider of global labor market data and analytics; NICE, a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology focused on advancing cybersecurity education and workforce development; and IT certification and training group CompTIA.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 25, 2022

As ransomware attacks continued this year, a few key groups inflicted some of the greatest damage to their victims. The post The most dangerous and destructive ransomware groups of 2022 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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IT Toolbox

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Researchers at Cisco Talos also linked Truebot creator Silence group to the notorious Evil Corp (TA505) group. The post Truebot Malware Adopts New Tactics, Ramps Up Operations appeared first on.

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Dubbed Coreid, the group has adopted a new version of its data exfiltration tool and is offering more advanced capabilities to profitable affiliates, says Symantec. The post Colonial Pipeline ransomware group using new tactics to become more dangerous appeared first on TechRepublic.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 14, 2025

In the past few months, infostealer malware has gained ground. Both the software and its data are sold on the dark web in the form of Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS). Both the software and its data are sold on the dark web in the form of Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS).

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Network World

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Furthermore, IoT malware attacks have been on the rise. ThreatLabz reported a 45% increase in IoT malware attacks over the past year, with a 12% increase in payload delivery attempts to IoT devices. The manufacturing sector experienced the highest volume of IoT malware attacks, accounting for 36% of all observed blocks.

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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. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

MAY 4, 2017

When Microsoft made it possible for enterprises to quickly resolve incompatibilities between their applications and new Windows versions, it didn't intend to help malware authors as well. Yet, this feature is now abused by cybercriminals for stealthy and persistent malware infections.

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Computer Weekly

AUGUST 11, 2017

A Russian cyber espionage group is targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks to carry out malware infections and potentially steal credentials, researchers warn

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Dubai-based exchange Bybit was targeted in a malware-driven attack that resulted in the theft of approximately $1.46 With investigators rapidly tracing the digital breadcrumbs, several experts have now pointed to North Korea's notorious Lazarus Group as the likely culprit behind the audacious breach. billion in crypto assets.

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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

JUNE 30, 2016

LizardStresser, the DDoS malware for Linux systems written by the infamous Lizard Squad attacker group, was used over the past year to create over 100 botnets, some built almost exclusively from compromised Internet-of-Things devices.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 12, 2018

A cyber espionage group is deploying a new type of trojan malware against telecommunications, information technology, and government organisations.

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Network World

MARCH 24, 2017

When ransomware criminals lock up files and demand payment to decrypt them, don’t pay, was the advice a consultant gave to a group at SecureWorld. Restore and recover are the key words, and they should be done keeping in mind that the malware has to be removed before recovering. You need a clean copy of the data in a restorable form.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 10, 2024

Read about the new Cisco Talos report on the top ransomware groups’ techniques and learn how to mitigate this cybersecurity risk. Cisco Talos observed the TTPs used by 14 of the most prevalent ransomware groups based on their volume of attack, impact to customers and atypical behavior.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 24, 2022

The “sting” of a ransomware or malware attack is removed quickly, efficiently, and comprehensively. Who would have thought that the latest answer to cyberattacks was actually found in guaranteed cyber recovery on primary storage?

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Network World

MAY 22, 2016

These options include both hardware and software approaches IT pros can take to defeat the malware, a group at this weekend’s Security BSides Boston conference was told. One method goes after the droppers that first infect target machines in preparation for downloading the main malware payloads.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

A notorious cybercriminal gang is tricking businesses into installing malware by calling their customer services representatives and convincing them to open malicious email attachments. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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TechSpot

JANUARY 29, 2023

The researchers identified the SwiftSlicer malware deployed during a cyberattack targeting Ukrainian technology outlets. The malware ware was written using a cross-platform language called Golang, better known as Go, and uses an Active Directory (AD) Group Policy attack vector.

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Network World

MAY 4, 2017

A sophisticated Russian cyberespionage group is readying attacks against Mac users and has recently ported its Windows backdoor program to macOS. The group, known in the security industry as Snake, Turla or Uroburos, has been active since at least 2007 and has been responsible for some of the most complex cyberespionage attacks.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 19, 2014

A group calling itself the “Guardians of Peace” claimed responsibility for the attack and subsequently issued threats against SPE, its employees, and theaters that distribute its movies. In late November, SPE confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that destroyed systems and stole large quantities of personal and commercial data.

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Network World

AUGUST 5, 2016

The attack method, developed by Tom Nipravsky, a researcher with cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct, might prove to be a valuable tool for criminals and espionage groups in the future, allowing them to get malware past antivirus scanners and other security products.

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Check Point Research recently discovered and analyzed a new worm with USB spreading capabilities, a seemingly "simpler" malware created by Gamaredon, a well-known group working with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).

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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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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Not all that long ago, it was common for enterprises to rely on signature-based detection for malware, static firewall rules for network traffic and access control lists (ACLs) to define security policies. Gaining malware samples is a lot harder than acquiring data in image processing and NLP. Challenge 3: ML security.

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