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Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)

Hacker attack on Trump campaign – background to TA453

13. August, 2024 - 14:57

The FBI has launched an investigation after Donald Trump’s presidential campaign claimed to have been attacked by Iranian hackers. Proofpoint security researcher Joshua Miller explains the possible background.

Over 105,000 malware samples detected

Sophisticated SMS stealer campaign uncovered

01. August, 2024 - 12:59

Zimperium, a security expert in real-time protection for mobile devices, has discovered a new and potent threat identified as SMS Stealer. Zimperium’s zLabs team uncovered the malware during routine analysis and has now detected it in over 105,000 malware samples from more than 600 global brands.

Biggest-ever leak of digital pirates

10 million users of a Z-Library clone exposed

25. July, 2024 - 13:01

The Cybernews research team discovered an unprotected database containing the data of almost 10 million users. The database belongs to an attacker called Z-lib, which operates a malicious clone of Z-Library.

Password free

Why passwords should be a thing of the past

15. July, 2024 - 05:23

Passwords are an inseparable part of everyday computing – at least that’s how it used to be.

Study

When the backup becomes a problem during a ransomware attack

24. June, 2024 - 05:05

Cyber criminals also target backups with their encryption attacks. Why? Because this creates even more blackmail pressure and doubles the ransom sums.

Continuous further development

Kinsing malware still on the rise

06. June, 2024 - 05:13

Aqua Security’s Team Nautilus presents a study detailing the infrastructure, tactics, techniques and modus operandi of the dangerous Kinsing malware. Kinsing first appeared in 2019 and targets cloud-native infrastructures, such as misconfigured APIs.

Akamai study

DDoS attacks increase the most in EMEA

05. June, 2024 - 05:12

Akamai Technologies, provider of web, cloud and security solutions, has presented its new “State of the Internet” report. This shows that the number of DDoS attacks is increasing most rapidly in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa).

10 international arrest warrants, 4 arrests

BKA: Biggest blow to date against global cybercrime

30. May, 2024 - 07:59

Investigators are talking about the biggest strike against cyber criminals: more than 100 servers have been confiscated and 1300 domains put out of operation in an operation in several countries worldwide.

New malware discovered

EU ATM malware to steal money from European ATMs

29. May, 2024 - 09:38

A new threat has emerged on the cybercrime scene that is specifically targeting ATMs in Europe and could therefore endanger the entire banking industry. The malware, known as “EU ATM Malware”, was recently offered for sale on a hacker forum.