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Android malware on Google Play adds devices to botnet

Oct 18, 2017 / in Uncategorized

Symantec has found eight apps infected with the Sockbot malware on Google Play that can add compromised devices to a botnet and potentially perform DDoS attacks. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Contributor: Martin Zhang Click to Tweet:  Not all #Android #Minecraft PE skin apps are made equal. Some are malware in disguise….

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Necurs attackers now want to see your desktop

Oct 17, 2017 / in Uncategorized

The Necurs botnet is back again, this time spreading a downloader that takes screen grabs of victims’ desktops and reports encountered errors back to the attackers. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Contributors: Eduardo Altares, Wei Wang Dai, and Mingwei Zhang Click to Tweet:  Attackers need operational intelligence too. #Necurs downloader now also…

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – October 2017

Oct 10, 2017 / in Uncategorized

This month the vendor has patched 62 vulnerabilities, 27 of which are rated Critical. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary_large_image Hello, welcome to this month’s blog on the Microsoft patch release. This month the vendor has patched 62 vulnerabilities, 27 of which are rated Critical. As always, customers are advised to follow these…

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Latest Intelligence for September 2017

Oct 6, 2017 / in Uncategorized

September saw Symantec uncover new activity by the Dragonfly group, and the start of several new Locky spam campaigns. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Some of the key takeaways from September’s Latest Intelligence, and the threat landscape in general, include new activity by the Dragonfly attack group, new Locky spam campaigns, and…

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Latest Intelligence for August 2017

Sep 8, 2017 / in Uncategorized

August saw increases in the malware and spam rates, and new phishing warnings from the IRS Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Some of the key takeaways from August’s Latest Intelligence, and the threat landscape in general, include increases in the email malware and spam rates, new ransomware functionalities, and new phishing warnings…

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Dragonfly: Western energy sector targeted by sophisticated attack group

Sep 6, 2017 / in Uncategorized

Resurgence in energy sector attacks, with the potential for sabotage, linked to re-emergence of Dragonfly cyber espionage group Background Image on Blogs "Quilted" Page:  EB-Header-image-102_1.jpg Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary The energy sector in Europe and North America is being targeted by a new wave of cyber attacks that could provide attackers…

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Businesses most at risk from new breed of ransomware

Aug 30, 2017 / in Uncategorized

The ransomware landscape has shifted dramatically in 2017 and organizations bore the brunt of the damage caused by new, self-propagating threats such as WannaCry and Petya. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Click to Tweet:  Ransomware attacks trending upwards in first half of 2017, driven by #WannaCry and #Petya During first 6 months…

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Mobile malware factories: Android apps for creating ransomware

Aug 24, 2017 / in Uncategorized

Mobile ransomware can now be created automatically without the need to write code. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Having little to no coding experience is no longer a problem for wannabe mobile malware authors, thanks to Trojan Development Kits (TDKs). Criminals can now install an app that will allow them to quickly…

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