Yesterday I wrote about a five-part strategy to increase the number and quality of incident reports. The fifth part involves making both staff and management vigilant or alert for trouble.There is an obvious link here to the ongoing security awareness …
Threat Research Ransomware attacks have been in the news with increased frequency over the past few years. This type of malware can be extremely disruptive and even cause operational impacts in critical systems that may be infected. LockerGoga is yet another example of this sort of malware. LockerGoga is a ransomware variant that, while lacking in sophistication, can still cause extensive damage when leveraged against organizations or individuals. Talos has…
Despite the 2018 crackdown on Fin7, the cybercrime group has been ramping up its efforts with two new malware samples and an attack panel. Source: https://threatpost.com
Until a report this week, Uber’s Surfcam’s use was thought to be limited to incidents uncovered in Singapore in 2017. For its part, Uber denies that it’s a “spyware.” Source: https://threatpost.com
ESET researchers detail the latest tricks and techniques OceanLotus uses to deliver its backdoor while staying under the radar
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Sports fans everywhere look forward to mid-March for the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament. However, it’s not just college basketball fans that look forward to this time of year. Cybercriminals use March to launch malicious campaigns in the hopes of gaining access to personal information from unsuspecting fans. Let’s take a look at the most […]
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A long-quiet malware family has been spotted targeting financial technology firms, armed with new obfuscation techniques to avoid detection. Source: https://threatpost.com
Global aluminum manufacturer Norsk Hydro was hit with an alleged ransomware attack Tuesday. The attack is having a major impact on the company’s global business and production. Global aluminum manufacturer and renewable-energy provider Norsk Hydro was hit with an alleged LockerGoga ransomware attack in the wee hours of Tuesday morning that knocked its worldwide IT system and website offline and continues to have a major impact on the company’s global…
Threatpost talks to Phil Neray with CyberX about Tuesday’s ransomware attack on aluminum producer Norsk Hydro, and how it compares to past manufacturing attacks like Triton, WannaCry and more. Source: www.threatpost.com
The newest Mirai variant is targeting WePresent WiPG-1000 Wireless Presentation systems and LG Supersign TVs used by enterprises. Source: www.threatpost.com