Cognizant attacked by Maze Cryptographer
Cognizant, a large IT service provider, has been attacked by the Maze cryptographer. The attack led to interruptions in the service of some customers....
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News · April 21, 2020
Chinese hackers attacked Ragnarok Online Developers
Specialists of the information security company QuoIntelligence (QuoINT) discovered a new malware aimed at the internal network of the Gravity game producers. According to...
News · April 20, 2020
Old Faketoken Trojan Activates Due to COVID-19
BI.ZONE experts recorded a surge in activity of the malware, which long ago disappeared from information security radars. The Faketoken Trojan activates due to...
News · April 17, 2020
Gmail blocked 18 million phishing emails related COVID-19 over the week
Google’s developers are adapting machine learning to tackle scammers, cybercriminals, and government hackers who actively use the coronavirus pandemic theme for phishing attacks. The...
News · April 16, 2020
Cybercriminals Sell Exploits for 0-Day Zoom Vulnerability
Vice Motherboard reports that currently cybercriminals sell on the market two exploits for 0-day Zoom vulnerabilities that allow hacking users and monitor their calls....
News · April 15, 2020
Banker Dridex first got in the top of the most active malware
Check Point experts presented a monthly Global Threat Index threat report. In March 2020, the banking Trojan Dridex first got in the top 10...
News · April 14, 2020
Sodinokibi ransomware abandons Bitcoin and switches to Monero
The Bleeping Computer magazine drew attention to the fact that the Sodinokibi (REvil) malware developers soon will not accept ransoms in Bitcoin. They believe...
Adware · April 12, 2020
Open-Fast.com – WhatsApp
What is "Open-Fast.com"? Open-Fast.com is a browser hijacker that is set to modify the settings of a given web internet browser and also introduce...
Adware · April 12, 2020
See-me.xyz – WhatsApp
What is "see-me"? see-me is a browser hijacker that is set to modify the settings of a given web internet browser and also introduce...
News · April 11, 2020
Most often exploit the coronavirus pandemic topic AgentTesla, NetWire and LokiBot malware
Group-IB experts found out which malware most often exploits the COVID-19 theme in its phishing mailings. Almost 65% of the malicious emails intercepted by...
News · April 9, 2020
New Dark Nexus IoT botnet is designed for DDoS attacks
Bitdefender experts have discovered a new Dark Nexus IoT botnet that is designed for on attacks Dasan Zhone, DLink and ASUS routers, as well...
News · April 8, 2020
Experts figured out why the xHelper Trojan is considered “unkillable”
Kaspersky Lab experts published a report on malware for Android xHelper. Researchers have found out why the xHelper trojan is considered “unkillable” and what...
