IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Mobile statistics
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IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics
These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to provide statistical data. Quarterly...
Experts devised a new attack to bypass Microsoft PatchGuard
A security researcher discovered a bug in PatchGuard Windows security feature that can allow loading unsigned malicious code into the...
COVID-19 – Phishing attacks target employees that come back to the office
Hackers are attempting to exploit the return to the “new normal” after the governments are removing restrictions imposed in response...
The slow trend away from facial recognition technology
It’s been a busy few weeks for facial recognition technology. Its oft-maligned abilities frequently wind up in tales of privacy...
A week in security (May 24 -30)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs we discussed VPN Android apps, how even the FBI has to deal with insider threats,...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia will launch a program for recognizing deepfakes in the fall of 2022
The scientific and industrial company "High Technologies and Strategic Systems" (HT and SS SIJSC) will develop a computer program for...
HPE Patches the Zero-Day Vulnerabiity in Systems Insight Manager Software for Windows
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has released a security update to patch critical zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its...
FireEye: Transportation and Telecom Firms Being Hit in Chinese Espionage
According to security firm FireEye, a massive Chinese espionage operation against US and European government entities includes four new hacking...
APT: China-Based Threat Group Attacks Pulse Secure VPNs
Several hacker groups that are supposed to support Chinese long-term economic goals continue in the defense, high-tech, public, transportation, and...
Interpol has intercepted $83 million from financial cyber crimes
Interpol has intercepted $83 million in illicit funds transferred from victims to the accounts used by crooks. An operation conducted...
These 2 attacks allow to alter certified PDF Documents
Researchers disclosed two new attack techniques that allow modifying visible content on certified PDF documents without invalidating the digital signature....
Security Affairs newsletter Round 316
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for...
Facefish Backdoor delivers rootkits to Linux x64 systems
Qihoo 360 NETLAB spotted a new backdoor dubbed Facefish that could allow attackers to take over Linux systems and steal...
FBI will share compromised passwords with HIBP Pwned Passwords
The FBI is going to share compromised passwords discovered during investigations with Have I Been Pwned (HIBP)’s ‘Pwned Passwords’ service....
Secure Search is a Browser Hijacker – How to Remove it Now?
Secured Search is a browser hijacker that changes your browser’s settings to promote securedsearch.com, let’s remove it. Secured Search is...
Apple’s Big Sur 11.4 Patches a Security Flaw that Could be Exploited to Take Screenshots
Big Sur 11.4 was updated this week to fix a zero-day vulnerability that allowed users to capture screenshots, capture video,...
Kaspersky detected a new method of cyber attacks on corporate data
Kaspersky Lab noted that the new attacks differ from cyberattacks using encryption viruses in that the scammers do not use...
Fearing Data Breach, BBMP Shuts Down COVID-19 Test Data Collection Portal
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has shut down its COVID-19 test data collection portal after a possible data breach,...
SonicWall Urges Customers to ‘immediately’ Patch NSM On-Prem Bug
SonicWall urges customers to “immediately” patch a post-authentication vulnerability that impacts on-premises versions of the Network Security Manager (NSM) multi-tenant...
This Entertainment-Themed Campaign Installs Malware in User Computer System
A popular phishing campaign tries to somehow get users to believe that they've enrolled in the film streaming platform to...
SonicWall fixes an NSM On-Prem bug, patch it asap!
SonicWall urges customers to address a post-authentication flaw that affects on-premises versions of the Network Security Manager (NSM). SonicWall urges...
CVE-2020-15782 flaw in Siemens PLCs allows remote hack
Industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty discovered a new flaw in Siemens PLCs that can be exploited by a remote and unauthenticated...
CISA-FireEye: 16 malware families from China infect Pulse Secure VPN appliances
FireEye Mandiant, working in in tandem with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Ivanti, reported details of 16 malware...
