Ransomware, Security News
DarkSide decryptor unlocks systems without ransom payment – for now
The decryptor works for all current DarkSide infections, but that will likely change soon as the group reacts and adapts to the disclosure.
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Ransomware attacks target backup systems, compromising the company ‘insurance policy’
Bad actors gain leverage by targeting the longtime failsafe for companies looking to mitigate damage without giving in to ransomware demands.
SC Awards
The 2020 Trust Award winners
Here’s a look at which solutions took home the top Trust honors and why, and what some of the winning companies have experienced in the months since the award presentation in February.
Perspectives
Here’s a workable, five-point security plan for navigating the pandemic
Companies will feel the effects of the global pandemic for several years, and many businesses won’t survive the transformation tsunami that’s slowly, but surely coming. Organizations that survive won’t stay the same, and that also applies to their security practices. Security teams have to identify the cybersecurity obstacles the company faces and explain them to…
APTs/cyberespionage, Cybercrime, Security News
Hacker-for-hire groups profit by commoditizing APT tactics
In the span of just over three months, researchers have exposed three mercenary, “hacker-for-hire” groups engaging in industrial espionage and stealing corporate secrets for profit. Despite using tactics, techniques and procedures that are more typical of a nation-state ATP group, these threat actors – Dark Basin, DeathStalker and an unnamed third entity group detailed late last month by Bitdefender –…
APTs/cyberespionage, Government/Defense, Malware, Security News
Geopolitical targets figuring in latest StrongPity attacks
StrongPity, aka Promethium, a potentially state-sponsored APT group active since 2012, isn’t letting exposed campaigns in recent years stop it from trying to install malware around the world, particularly in warzones such as Syria. Two separate reports this week from Cisco Talos and Bitdefender suggest the attackers are getting more aggressive in their geo-targeted malicious…
Cybercrime, Malware, Mobile Security, Ransomware, Security News
‘About Coronavirus’ app locks Android screens with repackaged malware
An existing version of the Android device screen-locking malware SLocker has apparently been copied and repackaged in the form of a mobile coronavirus app, in hopes of drawing in victims and encouraging downloads from third-party marketplace sites. Researchers at Bitdefender found the malicious app, which has been targeting users in Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and…
Coronavirus
Reports of COVID-19 malware threats heavier in states with increased testing
Newly published telemetry data collected by the researchers at Bitdefender suggests that U.S. reports of coronavirus-themed malware threat activity have been heaviest in states where testing has increased and the total number of confirmed infections has grown. Among U.S. states, California reported the most threats in both March and April, followed by Texas. New York…
Cybercrime, Malware, Security News
TrickBot banking trojan introduces RDP brute forcing module
Malicious actors have created a new module for the TrickBot banking trojan that allows the malware to perform brute force attacks on Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol, specifically targeting U.S. and Hong Kong IP addresses. The module, called rdpScanDll, primarily focuses on the telecommunications, education, and financial services sectors, according to a new white paper from…
SC Corporate News, Security News
The winners of the 2020 SC Awards Honored in the U.S.
Trust AwardBest Authentication TechnologyForgeRockForgeRock Identity Platform All journeys have a beginning, middle and an end, and it’s the job of the ForgeRock Identity Platform to ensure that every authentication journey, from start to finish, remains safe for the client and easy for the user. The platform’s Intelligent Authentication feature delivers the unique ability to visually map user authentication journeys with a drag-and-drop interface…
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