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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global supply chains threatened by DNS attacks
The down-time and massive disruptions caused by phishing and malware are jeopardizing the world’s manufacturing industries, says this zero-trust proponent.
The Industry 4.0 era has provided manufacturers with the digital capabilities to make industrial manufacturing and the management of local, regional and global supply chains more efficient and sustainable.
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New Iranian cybercriminals using Dharma RaaS tool to ransom Bitcoins
Ransomware-as-a-Service is really inclusive: it lets all manner of malicious amateurs attack unsecure networks!
Some new Iranian threat actors have been spotted since June this year, using Dharma ransomware and a mix of publicly-available tools to target companies in Russia, Japan, China, and India.
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Tightening e-commerce security without ruining the customer experience
The latest forms of biometric and risk-based authentication can boost cybersecurity and yet are transparent to customers. Find out how…
As digital commerce surges during COVID-19, criminals are using this disruption to scale up attacks and steal information they can exploit for financial gain. Google says it is blocking more than 240 million COVID-themed spam messages each day, along with 18 million malware and phishing emails.
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Towards a passwordless future: A report
Reducing password-reliance in common identification and authentication processes requires a concerted global catalyst: the pandemic may be just the thing!
About 15 years ago, Bill Gates said at a cybersecurity conference in San Francisco that “passwords cannot meet the challenge of keeping critical information secure.” Fast forward to today, and we are still busy trying to create a world that is less reliant on passwords.
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