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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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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – August 2017

Aug 9, 2017 / in Uncategorized

This month the vendor has patched 48 vulnerabilities, 26 of which are rated Critical. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary This month Microsoft has patched 48 vulnerabilities, 26 of which are rated Critical. As always, customers are advised to follow these security best practices: read more Source: Symantec

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Attackers are increasingly living off the land

Jul 12, 2017 / in Uncategorized

The use of fileless threats and dual-use tools by attackers is becoming more common. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Click to Tweet:  Attackers increasingly using legitimate tools to hide in plain sight All 10 APTs Symantec looked at used system tools in their attacks Click to Tweet Acct:  @threatintel @threatintel read more…

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – July 2017

Jul 12, 2017 / in Uncategorized

This month the vendor has patched 54 vulnerabilities, 19 of which are rated Critical. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary This month Microsoft has patched 54 vulnerabilities, 19 of which are rated Critical. As always, customers are advised to follow these security best practices: read more Source: Symantec

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