TrickBot uses hacked systems for brute force attacks on RDP
Bitdefender experts have discovered a new module for the well-known banking Trojan TrickBot, which uses hacked systems to launch brute force attacks on RDP...
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News · March 19, 2020
Maze and DoppelPaymer ransomware suspended attacks on medical organizations
Ransomware operators Maze and DoppelPaymer have suspended any attacks on medical facilities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. DoppelPaymer representatives told BleepingComputer, they usually do...
News · March 18, 2020
Cybercriminals already exploit vulnerabilities in Trend Micro products
At the beginning of this week, Trend Micro developers immediately fixed two 0-day vulnerabilities in the company's products that hackers already exploit. Hackers have...
News · March 17, 2020
MonitorMinor malware traces activity in Gmail and social networks
Information security experts studied MonitorMinor, a stalker product for Android. Experts found that malware traces activity in Gmail, Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp; they also...
News · March 16, 2020
WordPress plugin Popup Builder endangered 100,000 sites
More than 100,000 sites are endangered due to problems in Popup Builder, a popular WordPress plugin, report Defiant experts. plugin allows website owners to...
News · March 13, 2020
Stealing passwords malware is masked as a coronavirus distribution map
Cybercriminals, as always, stay on top of the world news and monitor global trends. So, if earlier the attackers did not hesitate to use...
News · March 12, 2020
Avast disabled JavaScript-engine in its antivirus due to a dangerous bug
Antivirus maker Avast disabled a JavaScript-engine - major component of its antivirus product after Information security specialist of the Google Project Zero Tavis Ormandy...
News · March 11, 2020
Microsoft reported about the elimination of the Necurs botnet
Microsoft reported about coordinated attempt to eliminate one of the largest botnets, Necurs, which distributes spam and malware. , it is believed that due...
News · March 10, 2020
Check Point: Registered more than 4000 domains, associated with COVID-19
Check Point experts revealed that coronavirus has become a tool for hacker attacks on users and businesses. Currently registered more than 4000 domains, associated...
News · March 9, 2020
For years, Google ignored dangerous vulnerability in Google Authenticator that Cerberus is already actively exploiting
Last month, ThreatFabric specialists discovered the first malware that is able to steal two-factor authentication codes through a dangerous vulnerability in Google Authenticator. called...
News · March 6, 2020
Mailto ransomware introduces itself in Windows Explorer and bypasses antiviruses
The Mailto (NetWalker) ransomware family has learned how to deploy and run its own malicious code in a legitimate Windows Explorer system process. Due...
News · March 5, 2020
Ryuk ransomware attacked Fortune 500 EMCOR Group
The Ryuk ransomware attacked the EMCOR Group, a Fortune 500 company with 80 subsidiaries and more than 33,000 employees worldwide. Group specializes in engineering...
