McAfee Sees COVID-19-Themed Threats and Powershell Malware Continue to Surge

McAfee Sees COVID-19-Themed Threats and Powershell Malware Continue to Surge

Key Findings McAfee sees COVID-19-themed cyber-attack detections increase by 114% in Q4 2020 Powershell threats grow 208% driven by Donoff malware New malware samples grow 10%; averaging 648 new threats per minute New ransomware increases 69%; Mobile malware grows 118% McAfee observes 3.1 million external attacks on cloud user accounts The Eternal Blue exploit was…

What Does It Take To Be a Cybersecurity Researcher? – KK Hack Labs

What Does It Take To Be a Cybersecurity Researcher? – KK Hack Labs

Behind the strategies and solutions needed to counter today’s cyber threats are—dedicated cybersecurity researchers. They spend their lives dissecting code and analyzing incident reports to discover how to stop the bad guys. But what drives these specialists? To understand the motivations for why these cybersecurity pros do what they do, we decided to talk with cybersecurity…

How can world’s wealthy change polluting behaviour?

How can world’s wealthy change polluting behaviour?

The world’s wealthiest need to reduce their carbon emissions to help tackle climate change, a report by the Cambridge Sustainability Commission has said. Highest global earners caused a 37% increase in global emissions over 25 years, the document said. For the majority of people making changes is about shifting infrastructure so we can get about…

Hackers Using Website’s Contact Forms to Deliver IcedID Malware – KK Hack Labs

Hackers Using Website’s Contact Forms to Deliver IcedID Malware – KK Hack Labs

Microsoft has warned organizations of a “unique” attack campaign that abuses contact forms published on websites to deliver malicious links to businesses via emails containing fake legal threats, in what’s yet another instance of adversaries abusing legitimate infrastructure to mount evasive campaigns that bypass security protections.“The emails instruct recipients to click a link to review

500,000 Huawei Users Infected with Joker Android Malware

500,000 Huawei Users Infected with Joker Android Malware

In a report,  Doctor Web’s analyst has pronounced that they have recently found Joker Android Malware, identified as multifunctional Trojans of the Android, in the official app store for Huawei devices, AppGallery. The Joker family encourages Android users to pay for all the mobile services, and according to the report, over 500,000 Huawei smartphone users…

Companies can’t avoid mobile malware attacks

Companies can’t avoid mobile malware attacks

A staggering 97% of organisations faced mobile threats that employed multiple attack vectors last year. Almost a half (46%) had at least one employee download a malicious mobile application. These are the top findings of Check Point’s 2021 Mobile Security Report.  The report examines the latest threats targeting enterprise mobile devices and gives an overview…

Cofense and StrikeForce Announce Acquisitions

Cofense and StrikeForce Announce Acquisitions

Anti-Phishing, DMARC , Email Security & Protection , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Meanwhile, OneTrust Receives Additional Funding Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • April 10, 2021     Email security provider Cofense and data security firm StrikeForce Technologies both have announced acquisitions. Meanwhile data protection firm OneTrust received additional funding. See Also: The Guide to Just-In-Time Privileged…