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International law enforcement effort pulls off Emotet botnet takedown

January 27, 2021

Law enforcement and judicial authorities worldwide have effected a global takedown of the Emotet botnet, Europol announced today. “The Emotet infrastructure essentially …

Microsoft and partners cut off key Trickbot botnet infrastructure

October 12, 2020

Two weeks after someone (allegedly the US Cyber Command) temporarily interrupted the operation of the infamous Trickbot botnet, a coalition of tech companies headed by …

Bit-and-piece DDoS attacks increased 570% in Q2 2020

September 23, 2020

Attackers shifted tactics in Q2 2020, with a 570% increase in bit-and-piece DDoS attacks compared to the same period last year, according to Nexusguard. Perpetrators used …

Fileless worm builds cryptomining, backdoor-planting P2P botnet

August 19, 2020

A fileless worm dubbed FritzFrog has been found roping Linux-based devices – corporate servers, routers and IoT devices – with SSH servers into a P2P botnet whose …

New wave of attacks aiming to rope home routers into IoT botnets

July 17, 2020

A Trend Micro research is warning consumers of a major new wave of attacks attempting to compromise their home routers for use in IoT botnets. The report urges users to take …

Zyxel NAS, firewalls and LILIN DVRs and IP cameras conscripted into IoT botnets

March 23, 2020

A wide variety of Zyxel and LILIN IoT devices are being conscripted into several botnets, researchers have warned. Users are advised to implement the provided firmware updates …

Cyberattackers decreased their activity at the end of 2019, but only to change tactics

February 6, 2020

Attackers know that humans are still the weakest link. Across the board, malicious cyber-activity was down partly as a result of hectic holiday schedules and vacations with …

Key security priorities for financial services: Preventing fraud and data leaks

December 9, 2019

The banking and financial services sector is struggling with a skills shortage along with the sheer volume of threats and alerts as it continues its ongoing battle against …

Free download: Botnet and IoT Security Guide 2020

November 26, 2019

The Council to Secure the Digital Economy (CSDE), a partnership between global technology, communications, and internet companies supported by USTelecom—The Broadband …

Researchers discover massive increase in Emotet activity

November 13, 2019

Emotet had a 730% increase in activity in September after being in a near dormant state, Nuspire discovered. Emotet, a modular banking Trojan, has added additional features to …

Attackers continue to leverage greater levels of social engineering and sophistication

November 11, 2019

Despite a nearly four-month absence, the return of Emotet within the last two weeks of September accounted for nearly 12 percent of all malicious email samples in Q3, …

The nastiest ransomware, phishing and botnets of 2019

October 30, 2019

Webroot released its annual Nastiest Malware list, shedding light on 2019’s worst cybersecurity threats. From ransomware strains and cryptomining campaigns that delivered the …

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