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Informing Your Security Posture: How Cybercriminals Blend into the Background

January 29, 2019 TH Author advanced persistent threats, Current News, cybercriminals, digitally signed malware, fileless malware, Security

Maintaining protection over an enterprise’s critical data, systems and assets is a continual uphill battle. Not only are chances good that the business’s digital footprint is growing through new applications, but hackers are also constantly bolstering their capabilities to silently breach platforms and maintain a presence under the radar of the IT team. In the…
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This Week in Security News: Fake Apps & Malicious Bots

November 9, 2018 TH Author Apache Struts, Current News, cybercriminals, Movil Secure, Security, Shellbot, TrickBot

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn how the adoption of mobile banking services has grown as an opportunity for scammers with fake banking apps. Also, see how Trickbot steals access from several…
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This Week in Security News: Tracking and Hacking

September 7, 2018 TH Author BEC, Current News, cybercriminals, devops, Equifax

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Google revealed a secret deal with Mastercard that allows it to track what users buy offline. Also, Senate and House representatives warn that regulation may be coming for…
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BEC is Big Business for Hackers: What makes these attacks so hard to prevent?

August 31, 2018 TH Author BEC, Business Email Compromise, Current News, cybercriminals, Security

For years, one of the most lucrative ways for hackers to generate profits was through ransomware attacks. These instances involve the use of strong encryption to lock victims out of their files and data – attackers then sell the decryption key in exchange for an untraceable Bitcoin ransom payment. Now, however, another highly profitable attack…
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Cybercriminals Changing Tactics as Seen in First Half Report

August 28, 2018 TH Author 2018 security roundup report, cryptojacking, cryptomining, cybercriminals, ransomware, Security, Targeted Attacks, Underground Economy

Today, Trend Micro released its first half 2018 security roundup report in which we want to share the threat intelligence we discovered through the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ that allows us to identify the threats that have targeted our customer base. Below are some thoughts I’d like to share with you about these trends…
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How Digital Extortion Impacts Today’s Enterprises

August 22, 2018 TH Author cybercriminals, Digital extortion, ransomware, Security, WannaCry

By now, many enterprise decision-makers are familiar with the concept of digital extortion, particularly in the form of ransomware. These encryption-based attacks lock users out of their sensitive and valuable data, applications and operating systems. Attackers demand a ransom in the form of untraceable digital currency for the decryption key – which may or may…
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A Look at Scan4You and the Counter Antivirus Service Landscape

August 2, 2018 TH Author antivirus, Cybercrime, cybercriminals, Encryption, HawkEye, keylogger, Law Enforcement, Scan4You, Security

The concept of antivirus (AV) scanning within IT security is simple and effective. These programs, which have become part and parcel of typical infrastructure and data protection strategies, scan enterprise networks for known malware signatures and other processes associated with suspicious hacker activity. If and when these signatures or processes are detected, the antivirus program…
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