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Financial Impact of Ransomware Attack on Sopra Steria Could Reach €50 Million
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Chinese Hackers Target Japanese Organizations in Large-Scale Campaign
China-linked threat actor APT10 was observed launching a large-scale campaign against Japanese organizations and their subsidiaries. [Read More]
Workshop Today: Threat Hunting With VirusTotal - Black Belt Edition
SecurityWeek and VirusTotal will host a free live workshop on Thursday, November 19th from 1PM - 3PM ET on "Threat Hunting With VirusTotal - Black Belt Edition". [Read More]
New 'Chaes' Malware Targets Latin American E-Commerce Users
Cybereason Nocturnus security researchers have identified an active campaign focused on the users of a large e-commerce platform in Latin America. [Read More]
Sophisticated Chinese APT Group Targets Southeast Asian Governments
A sophisticated APT group believed to be operating out of China has been stealthily targeting Southeast Asian governments over the past three years. [Read More]
Lazarus Group Targets South Korea via Supply Chain Attack
The North Korea-linked Lazarus group has been targeting users in South Korea via a supply chain attack that involves software required by government and banking websites. [Read More]
Biotech Company Miltenyi Biotec Discloses Malware Attack
International biotechnology company Miltenyi Biotec says it has fully recovered from a malware attack that affected parts of its network over the past couple of weeks. [Read More]
Schneider Electric Warns Customers of Drovorub Linux Malware
Schneider Electric has warned its customers about Drovorub, a Russia-linked Linux malware that was recently detailed by the NSA and FBI. [Read More]
Recent WebLogic Vulnerability Likely Exploited by Ransomware Operators
At least one ransomware operator appears to have added to their arsenal an exploit for a recently patched vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic. [Read More]
Hackers Demand $11 Million From Capcom After Ransomware Attack
Cybercriminals who breached the systems of Japanese video game giant Capcom are demanding $11 million after deploying ransomware and stealing vast amounts of data. [Read More]
Russian Hacker Group Continues Stealing Money From Industrial Enterprises
A Russian-speaking threat actor has been targeting hundreds of industrial enterprises for more than two years, their main goal being to steal money. [Read More]

FEATURES, INSIGHTS // Malware

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Torsten George's picture
Defending Against the Latest Ransomware Surge
Torsten George - Malware
Ransomware is just one of many tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that threat actors are using to attack organizations by compromising remote user devices.
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John Maddison's picture
Three Strategies to Combat Anti-Analysis and Evasion Techniques
John Maddison - Malware
Intent-based segmentation, deception technology, and an integrated security fabric are essential tools in beating malware designed to avoid detection and analysis.
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Justin Fier's picture
The ‘Katz’ Out of the Bag: Catching Mimikatz With Anomaly Detection
Justin Fier - Malware
The origin story of Mimikatz — a post-exploitation module that has enabled criminals to steal millions of passwords around the world — reads like an over-the-top spy thriller.
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Siggi Stefnisson's picture
Malware Businesses Blending the Legitimate and the Illegitimate
Siggi Stefnisson - Malware
The truth is that quite a lot of malware is developed by an organization—an actual office of people that show up and spend their working day writing malware for a paycheck.
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Erin O’Malley's picture
Taken by Ransomware? Certain Skills Required.
Erin O’Malley - Malware
When ransomware strikes, there aren’t many options for response and recovery. Essentially, you can choose your own adventure and hope for the best.
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Siggi Stefnisson's picture
Watch Out for Fileless Ransomware
Siggi Stefnisson - Malware
History shows that, in security, the next big thing isn’t always an entirely new thing. We have precedents—macro malware existed for decades before it really became a “thing.”
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FUD Crypters Recycling Old Malware
Siggi Stefnisson - Malware
The FUD crypter service industry is giving a second life to a lot of old and kind-of-old malware, which can be pulled off the shelf by just about anybody with confused ethics and a Bitcoin account.
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John Maddison's picture
Is Cryptojacking Replacing Ransomware as the Next Big Threat?
John Maddison - Malware
Cryptojacking malware grew from impacting 13% of all organizations in Q4 of 2017 to 28% of companies in Q1 of 2018, more than doubling its footprint.
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Siggi Stefnisson's picture
Evasive Malware Now a Commodity
Siggi Stefnisson - Malware
A study found that over 98 percent of malware making it to the sandbox array uses at least one evasive tactic, and 32 percent of malware samples making it to this stage could be classified as “hyper-evasive".
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Justin Fier's picture
Has Your Company's Infrastructure Been Hijacked by Bitcoin Miners?
Justin Fier - Malware
The cost of electricity has led some to take shortcuts in the search for power sources - individuals and organizations are now being breached by cyber-criminals seeking to take advantage of corporate infrastructures.
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