Download: How XDR Platforms Are Changing The Game For Ransomware Protection

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There seems to be a new ransomware story every day – a new ransomware attack, a new ransomware technique, criminals not providing encryption keys after receiving ransom payments, private data …

Iranian RANA Android Malware Also Spies On Instant Messengers

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A team of researchers today unveiled previously undisclosed capabilities of an Android spyware implant—developed by a sanctioned Iranian threat actor—that could let attackers spy on private chats from popular instant …

NSA Warns Russian Hacker Exploiting VMware Bug to Breach Corporate Networks

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The US National Security Agency (NSA) on Monday issued an advisory warning that Russian threat actors are leveraging recently disclosed VMware vulnerability to install malware on corporate systems and access protected data. …

How DMARC Can Stop Criminals Sending Fake Emails on Behalf of Your Domain

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21st-century technology has allowed Cybercriminals to use sophisticated and undetectable methods for malicious activities. In 2020 alone, a survey revealed that 65% of US-based companies were vulnerable to email phishing and …

Payment Card Skimmer Group Using Raccoon Info-Stealer to Siphon Off Data

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A cybercrime group known for targeting e-commerce websites unleashed a “multi-stage malicious campaign” earlier this year designed with an intent to distribute information stealers and JavaScript-based payment skimmers. In a …

Hackers Targeting Companies Involved in Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution

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A global spear-phishing campaign has been targeting organizations associated with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines since September 2020, according to new research. Attributing the operation to a nation-state actor, IBM Security …

Several Unpatched Popular Android Apps Put Millions of Users at Risk of Hacking

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A number of high-profile Android apps are still using an unpatched version of Google’s widely-used app update library, potentially putting the personal data of hundreds of millions of smartphone users …

Hackers-For-Hire Group Develops New ‘PowerPepper’ In-Memory Malware

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Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday disclosed details of a previously undiscovered in-memory Windows backdoor developed by a hacker-for-hire operation that can execute remotely malicious code and steal sensitive information from its …