March 13, 2019

Threat Actor Targets Japanese Users With New Ursnif Variant

2 min read - Security researchers discovered an attack campaign targeting Japanese users with a new variant of Ursnif banking malware.

Artificial Intelligence March 6, 2019

Don’t Believe Your Eyes: Deepfake Videos Are Coming to Fool Us All

5 min read - Deepfake videos that are indistinguishable from authentic videos are coming, and we can scarcely imagine what they'll be used for. We should start preparing for the worst.

Threat Intelligence February 26, 2019

Cryptojacking Rises 450 Percent as Cybercriminals Pivot From Ransomware to Stealthier Attacks

5 min read - IBM X-Force saw a decline in ransomware in 2018 as cybercriminals shifted tactics to cryptojacking and attacks that don’t leverage malware.

February 20, 2019

Threat Actors Impersonate Oil and Gas Companies in Latest Shade Ransomware Attack

2 min read - Digital criminals tried to impersonate oil and gas companies in a recent attack campaign distributing Shade ransomware.

February 11, 2019

New Linux Crypto-Mining Malware Kills Other Malicious Miners Upon Installation

2 min read - Security analysts identified a sample of Linux crypto-mining malware that kills any other malicious miners upon installation.

February 11, 2019

Clipper Malware Found Masquerading as Legitimate Service on Google Play Store

2 min read - Security researchers discovered a sample of clipper malware that targeted Android users by lurking in the Google Play store.

February 4, 2019

Cybercriminals Generated $56 Million Over 12 Years From Monero Crypto-Mining Malware

2 min read - An analysis of more than 4.4 million malware samples showed botnets were responsible for crypto-mining at least 4.3 percent of Monero over a 12-year period.

January 28, 2019

Razy Trojan Installs Malicious Browser Extensions to Steal Cryptocurrency

2 min read - Security researchers observed the Razy Trojan installing malicious extensions across multiple web browsers to steal cryptocurrency.

January 15, 2019

BBC Email Scam Spoofs Broadcaster’s Site to Generate Bitcoin

2 min read - Researchers identified a new email scam using seemingly legitimate BBC News webpages to reroute user clicks and generate bitcoin.

January 8, 2019

NRSMiner Crypto-Mining Malware Infects Asian Devices With the Help of EternalBlue Exploit

2 min read - Security researchers report that the newest version of NRSMiner crypto-mining malware is causing problems for companies that haven't patched the EternalBlue exploit.