QakBot banking malware is on the rise: number of attacked users grew 65% in 2021.
Malware attacks in UAE are increasing, reaching 34 million in only 6 months
Malware attacks in UAE are increasing, reaching 34 million in only 6 months.
Sophos uncovers malware targeting the Discord chat platform
Sophos has just published new research on how malware is increasingly targeting the Discord chat platform. The cyberthreats uncovered by Sophos include information stealing malware, spyware, backdoors, and ransomware resurrected as mischiefware.
BeyondTrust Introduces New Privilege Management for Windows & Mac Features to Stop Malware and Streamline Workflows
BeyondTrust announces further product enhancements and integrations to its market-leading BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows & Mac product. This solution enables a preventative approach to endpoint security, stopping malicious attacks by enforcing passwordless administration, “Just-in-Time” access, and pragmatic application control on endpoints.
McAfee Sees COVID-19 Themed Threats and Powershell Malware Surge
McAfee Sees COVID-19 Themed Threats and Powershell Malware Continue to Surge.
32% of users in UAE under threat from malware hiding in their devices
The danger within: 32% of users in United Arab Emirates under threat from malware hiding within their devices.
Cisco Finds That Cryptomining Malware Affected 69% of Customers in 2020
Cisco Report Finds That Cryptomining Malware Activity Affected 69% of Customers in 2020. Nearly 90 percent of organisations had at least one user attempt to connect to a phishing site, most likely by clicking a link in an email. 70 percent of organisations had users that were served malicious browser ads. 51 percent of organisations encountered ransomware-related activity.
Attackers turn delivery method for Gootkit malware into multi-payload “Gootloader” platform: Sophos Report
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published new research, “Gootloader Expands Its Payload Delivery Options,” that details how …
TrickBot emerges as UAE’s top malware threat
Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, a leading provider of cyber security solutions …
Cybereason uncovers malware involved in targeted cybercrime
Cybereason Uncovers New Malware Arsenal Abusing Facebook and Dropbox in Middle East Espionage Campaign
Cybereason uncovers mobile malware targeting postal service app users
Cybereason has recently published a new research, which uncovered a mobile malware targeting users of mobile postal service and transportation apps.
CORONAVIRUS
Ginp banking malware takes advantage of coronavirus crisis: Kaspersky
Kaspersky researchers revealed that the infamous Ginp banking Trojan has acquired a new functionality – that takes advantage of the coronavirus outbreak.
More than 9.9 billion malware attacks recorded in 2019: SonicWall
SonicWall has announced its annual threat report findings, where it recorded 9.9 billion malware attacks, a slight 6 percent year-over-year decrease.
Digital landscape or digital riskscape?: Malware attacks on the rise in UAE
As businesses rush to embrace digital transformation in the Industry 4.0 era, recent research by international cybersecurity experts shows that while cyberspace can deliver superior efficiency and productivity benefits, it can also put businesses at severe risk.
Spam most used conduit for distributing malware: report
Mimecast’s Threat Intelligence Report: Black Hat Edition 2019, revealed that attackers are using either simple, opportunistic attacks or complex, targeted attacks based on necessity to impact the target.
Password-stealing malware on the rise: Kaspersky Lab
The number of users targeted by password-stealing malware jumped from 600,000 in the first half of 2018 to over 940,000 during the same period in 2019, according to new research from Kaspersky.
Over 900,000 users hit by malware from fake video games: report
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of growing demand for video games by distributing malware through fake copies of the most popular ones, research by Kaspersky has found.
Why fileless malware attacks are the next big security worry
One factor in the growth of fileless attacks is the wider availability of hacker toolkits that facilitate their deployment.
“Machine vs machine malware a huge threat”: Sophos
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AI-powered malware a genuine threat: Sophos
AI powered machines would soon be competing with other AI powered machines within the next four to five years in …