Lemon duck malware has special COVID-19 info from WHO for you
If you click on it, you’re through…
Lemon_Duck is one of the more advanced types of cryptojacker payloads that threat researchers have seen.
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DPRK-aligned threat actor targeting cryptocurrency vertical with global hacking campaign
The infamous Lazarus Group has again been linked to financially-motivated cyberthreats around the world, because sanctions make NKorea more desperate.
An attack against an organization working in the cryptocurrency vertical has been linked to the notorious Lazarus Group (APT38)—a highly-skilled, financially-motivated threat actor whose interests reportedly align with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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Majority of cyber threats start with an email
Ransomware and IIoT vulnerabilities are also threats to watch for this year, reports one cybersecurity solutions firm.
In the first half of this year, COVID-19-related cyberthreats were the single largest type of threat encountered by cybersecurity specialist Trend Micro. Nearly 92% of these threats were email-based.
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SMEs beware: DeathStalker is waiting to get you
Hackers for hire have presented persistent threats across the world, but new evasion techniques make small- and medium-sized enterprises most vulnerable.
A ‘mercenary’ advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been leveraging efficient espionage attacks on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the financial sector since at least 2012. The most recent discoveries demonstrate that the group DeathStalker has spread across Argentina, China, Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
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Distributed workforces will be tomorrow’s normal: deal with the cyber risks NOW
The global migration to remote-working has made businesses realize its many benefits. But security is one antithesis that needs urgent addressing.
COVID-19 has accelerated the introduction of remote-working (or Work-From-Home) by at least five years for 62% of organizations in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, according to a new study by cybersecurity solutions firm Barracuda Networks. This is the case particular in the legal (75%), human resources (75%), education (67%) and travel & transport (67%) industries.
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