When a breach is uncovered, the operational cadence includes threat detection, quarantine and termination. While all stages can occur within the first hour of discovery, in some cases, that’s already…
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A Perfect Storm: 7 Reasons Global Attacks Will Soar in 2023
In 2023, the global annual cost of cyber crime is predicted to top $8 trillion, according to a recent Cybersecurity Ventures report. This seemingly enormous figure might still be a…
How the Mac OS X Trojan Flashback Changed Cybersecurity
Not so long ago, the Mac was thought to be impervious to viruses. In fact, Apple once stated on its website that “it doesn’t get PC viruses”. But that was…
How the Mac OS X Trojan Flashback Changed Cybersecurity
Not so long ago, the Mac was thought to be impervious to viruses. In fact, Apple once stated on its website that “it doesn’t get PC viruses”. But that was…
Raspberry Robin and Dridex: Two Birds of a Feather
IBM Security Managed Detection and Response (MDR) observations coupled with IBM Security X-Force malware research sheds additional light on the mysterious objectives of the operators behind the Raspberry Robin worm.…
How Cybersecurity Policy Has Changed Since the SolarWinds Attack
Major cyberattacks since 2019 jolted the U.S. government and software industry into action. The succeeding years have seen executive orders, new funding, two summits and a newfound resolve. Because of…
Unprecedented Shift: The Trickbot Group is Systematically Attacking Ukraine
Following ongoing research our team, IBM Security X-Force has uncovered evidence indicating that the Russia-based cybercriminal syndicate “Trickbot group” has been systematically attacking Ukraine since the Russian invasion — an…
The Cl0p Bust Shows Exactly Why Ransomware Isn’t Going Away
Ukrainian authorities managed to make some high-profile arrests. But nothing’s going to change until Russia does the same.
Fake news Facebook accounts used coronavirus to attract followers
In April, the company yanked 1,887 misleading accounts, pages and groups tied to eight influencer networks building fake engagement. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author:…
FBI takes down hacker platform Deer.io
The FBI on Tuesday shut down Deer.io, a Russia-based platform catering to cybercrooks that offered turnkey online storefront design and hosting and a place where they could sell and advertise…