Threats
REvil Cyber Crime Group Strikes Celebrity Law Firm – Makes Off with a Slew of Private Information
The REvil cybercrime group carried out such a brazen attack that the American government branded them as terrorists. The notorious hackers targeted a New York-based law firm – Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks. That,... Read more
Can You Remove Malware by Restoring Computer to Earlier Date on Windows 10?
System Restore is a very useful feature that enables a user to restore a PC to a previous working state. It utilizes the Shadow Volume Copies technology that Windows automatically and regularly makes in order to track... Read more
The ProLock Ransomware Partners With Qakbot to Attack Corporate Networks
ProLock is a relatively new name on the ransomware scene, and in light of this, it's no surprise that the people behind it are more interested in hitting corporations rather than individual users. A while ago, the... Read more
Phishing Campaigns Use COVID-19 and FedEx, DHL, and UPS Fake Issues to Spread Malware
We are living through a pandemic. Coronavirus, or more precisely COVID-19, has gripped the world and caused ripples globally. People get encouraged to stay home and implement social distancing in their daily routines.... Read more
SARS-CoV-2 Malware Brings Terror with Data Encryption and Ransom Demands
It's an indisputable fact that the COVID-19 strain has created new opportunities for cyber attackers. Apart from running Coronavirus-related spam email campaigns, hackers have also used the strain to name their... Read more
Cybercriminals Set up a Fake NHS Website to Spread Malware That Can Steal Passwords
The fact that the coronavirus has sparked a global crisis and has killed thousands of people won't stop the crooks from putting it in the middle of their social engineering tricks. COVID-19 is, actually, something of... Read more
A Fake COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Hides Unicorn Ransomware
Usually, you can tell a lot about a cybercriminal from their attacks. The tricks they use often give us a good idea of how sophisticated the adversary is, but a recent campaign distributing the Unicorn ransomware... Read more
Shade Ransomware No Longer a Threat: Malicious Actors Shut Down All Operations and Released Over 750K Decryption Keys
Shade ransomware is a dreadful cryptor, which began its invasion back in 2014. Over time, the threat (also known as Troldesh or Encoder.858) began to distribute other malware on affected machines after encrypting the... Read more
Ransomware Operators Threaten to Leak Celebrities' Data If They Don't Receive $42 Million
Last week, news broke of a ransomware attack against Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, a law firm that works with a number of A-list celebrities like Lady Gaga, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, U2, etc. Normally, the law... Read more
EventBot Is Ready to Steal Online Banking Passwords and 2FA Verification Codes
Although the online threat landscape changes all the time, the number of new names that appear on it isn't actually that huge. In fact, most of the so-called new malware families are either revamped versions of... Read more
Spyware That Can Record Passwords Is Spread Using Fake Skype and Signal Apps
Attackers can't afford to stop in their quest to find new and interesting ways of infecting victims with malware. For example, when it comes to Android users, there are known infection vectors that, on the face of it,... Read more
Spearphishing Campaign Takes Advantage of Coronavirus Fears to Spread Lokibot Infostealer
Coronavirus-related cybercrime has skyrocketed in the past few months. Malicious individuals forsake human decency and take advantage of the panicked state of the world, and the constant need for information. Cyber... Read more
AnarchyGrabber Threatens Discord Users' Security by Stealing Passwords, IDs, Tokens
Some malware strains make the headlines as soon as they appear because they are used in high-profile attacks that cause a lot of damage. The AnarchyGrabber trojan isn't one of them. The malware has been distributed... Read more
SilverTerrier Cybercrime Group Targets Key Workers Fighting Coronavirus
With the Coronavirus pandemic not slowing down, we rely on the people fighting the COVID-19 menace head-on even more. We're all in the hands of medical professionals, and other organizations on the front lines.... Read more
Pitney Bowes Suffers a Data Breach After Another Ransomware Attack
On October 14, 2019, mailing equipment manufacturer Pitney Bowes announced that it had become the latest in a long line of victims of the Ryuk ransomware. As TechCrunch noted at the time, Pitney Bowes is a massive... Read more
Cybercriminals Target Healthcare Organizations Fighting Coronavirus
The world is amid a pandemic. Coronavirus has spread globally and has claimed a staggering amount of victims. People are scared and unsure of what to do and what's to come. In these uncertain times, one thing has... Read more
Hackers Can Target Your Computer and Spread Malware Through Excel Encryption Technique
By now, most Internet users are savvy about the danger of downloading strange files from suspicious emails that end up in their inbox. This has forced hackers to employ more complex forms of social engineering and... Read more
Cognizant Falls Victim to the Maze Ransomware
Destructive ransomware attacks against large organizations are always big news, and unfortunately, they are becoming more and more common. On Saturday, for example, IT giant Cognizant admitted that it had fallen... Read more
