Security News

Cybercriminals Aim for the Super Bowl Goal Posts
2019-02-01 15:38

Scams, infrastructure attacks, data harvesting and attacks on streamers are all in the offing.

Cybercriminals increasingly taking aim at businesses
2019-01-23 08:02

2018 has been the year when cryptominers first dethroned ransomware as the most prevalent threat due to a meteoric spike in Bitcoin value in late 2017, then slowly trailed off when it began to...

Malware can now evade cloud security tools, as cybercriminals target public cloud users
2019-01-17 15:35

Refined malware payloads from Chinese threat actor Rocke Group are sidestepping security tools to install cryptocurrency miners on cloud systems.

Cybercriminals Hide Malware Commands in Malicious Memes
2019-01-03 20:58

Trend Micro security researchers have discovered a new piece of malware that receives commands via malicious memes its operators published on Twitter.

Cybercriminals Host Malicious Payloads on Google Cloud Storage
2018-12-19 18:27

A malicious email campaign targeting employees of banks and financial services companies in the United States and the United Kingdom has been abusing Google Cloud Storage for payload delivery,...

McAfee researchers analyze cybercriminal markets, reveal tactics, targets
2018-12-19 08:02

McAfee released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: December 2018, examining activity in the cybercriminal underground and the evolution of cyber threats in Q3 2018. McAfee Labs saw an average of 480...

Russian Critical Infrastructure Targeted by Profit-Driven Cybercriminals
2018-12-11 17:06

Several critical infrastructure organizations in Russia have been targeted by hackers believed to be financially-motivated cybercriminals rather than state-sponsored cyberspies. read more

IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson expands knowledge of cybercriminal techniques
2018-11-30 01:45

IBM Security unveiled new capabilities for the company’s AI-based security platform, QRadar Advisor with Watson, which expand the platform’s knowledge of cybercriminal behavior and allow it to...

Cybercriminal techniques – Sophoslabs 2019 Threat Report
2018-11-22 11:26

Cyberattackers are successfully evading detection on Windows computers by abusing legitimate admin tools that come pre-installed with the operating system.

Beagle free visual analytics tool helps bring cybercriminals to justice
2018-11-05 06:15

A team of researchers is helping law enforcement crack down on email scammers, thanks to a new visual analytics tool that speeds up forensic email investigations and highlights critical links...