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Equinix discloses ransomware incident

Post author:Frank Crast
Post published:September 10, 2020
Post category:Cybersecurity Attacks / Malware

Equinix, a leader in global colocation data centers, disclosed it experienced a ransomware incident that affected internal systems.

KryptoCibule malware: triple threat to cryptocurrencies

Post author:Frank Crast
Post published:September 3, 2020
Post category:Cybersecurity Attacks / Malware

Security researchers have discovered a new malware dubbed KryptoCibule that poses a triple threat to victim's cryptocurrency resources. Attackers are using KryptoCibule to abuse victim's resources to mine coins, hijack…

FritzFrog P2P botnet breaches SSH servers

Post author:Frank Crast
Post published:August 24, 2020
Post category:Cybersecurity Attacks / Malware

Security researchers from Guardicore discovered a sophisticated peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet dubbed FritzFrog has been actively breaching SSH servers since January 2020.

Carnival detects ransomware attack

Post author:Frank Crast
Post published:August 18, 2020
Post category:Cybersecurity Attacks / Malware

Carnival revealed they were a target in a recent ransomware attack that gained unauthorized access to and encrypted data on certain IT systems.

XCSSET mac malware targets Xcode projects to deliver malicious payloads

Post author:Frank Crast
Post published:August 17, 2020
Post category:Cybersecurity Attacks / Malware / Vulnerabilities & Exploits

Security researchers have discovered a new mac malware dubbed XCSSET. The malware not only inserts malicious code into XCode projects, but also leverages two zero-days to exploit a flaw in Data Vaults and plant a JavaScript backdoor in Safari.

NSA and FBI: watch out for Russian malware Drovorub

Post author:Frank Crast
Post published:August 14, 2020
Post category:Cybersecurity Attacks

The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a joint cybersecurity alert for a new Russian malware dubbed Drovorub. According to the NSA and…

Security experts see sharp increase in the Emotet botnet activity

Post author:Frank Crast
Post published:August 7, 2020
Post category:Cybersecurity Articles / Malware

Security experts from Check Point Research have observed a sharp increase in Emotet botnet activity used to spread spam campaigns and steal banking credentials.

Canon suffers ransomware attack

Post author:Frank Crast
Post published:August 7, 2020
Post category:Cybersecurity Attacks / Malware

An internal employee memo revealed Canon has suffered from a ransomware attack that affected their U.S. website and multiple internal services.

ThiefQuest macOS malware

Post author:Frank Crast
Post published:July 20, 2020
Post category:Malware

Security researchers are warning organizations to be on the lookout for a fast-evolving macOS malware dubbed "ThiefQuest." ThiefQuest, also known as EvilQuest, targets macOS systems and is used to encrypt files and install keyloggers.

XORDDoS and Kaiji DDoS botnets target internet exposed Docker servers

Post author:Frank Crast
Post published:June 23, 2020
Post category:Configuration Management / Cybersecurity Attacks / Malware / Network Security

Security experts warn malware variants of XORDDoS and Kaiji distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnets are targeting exposed Docker servers.