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93% of these attacks originated in a device network, which includes attempts to trick users into installing a malicious payload via infected websites or URLs, or to steal users’ credentials.More

Check Point Research has discovered new malware on Google’s Play Store that could spread through WhatsApp messages. More

Cybercriminals used the time to plan more malicious propagation techniques, both new and evolved from previous methods.More

Surprisingly, a vast volume of malicious traffic can reach a residential device, writes Radware head of research Daniel Smith.More

A new report has found 29% of malware captured was previously unknown due to the widespread use of packers and obfuscation techniques by attackers seeking to evade detection. More

The company's findings show that 25% of that malware was active in 2019-2020, and that at least 23 APT groups around the world have used them in attacks.More

Cyber-criminals will continue to change their methods to maximise the chance of success, writes Zscaler regional vice president and A/NZ country manager Steve Singer.More

The Emotet trojan continues to reign as top malware in January, despite international law enforcement taking control of its infrastructure.More

Cyber-crime is evolving, driven by emerging trends — 2021 may be the first year when data extortion officially becomes the main threat to businesses worldwide.More

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks surged during 2020, and their severity should not be underestimated. More

Agent Tesla originally surfaced in 2014. It is widely available on criminal marketplaces, and continues to evolve.More

"The modern threat landscape and ongoing evolution of malware are loud factors pushing every business to understand and identify modern malware threats and the necessary precautions to take to protect against them."More

What happens when an Android malware vendor teams up with a marketer? It turns out the answer is quite a lot.More

“Attackers are using a range of techniques and whichever defence has a weakness is how they get in. When one technique fails they move on to the next, until they find a weak spot."More

Check Point security researchers have exposed an Android malware vendor using a marketer on the dark net to rebrand its products, with the intention of supercharging business and throwing off security vendors. More

Many significant cybersecurity events have occurred since the year 2000 — not every one of them ‘firsts’, but all of them correlating with a change in security behaviour or protection.More

The malware has impacted 7% of organisations globally, following a spam campaign which targeted more than 100,000 users per day during the holiday season.More

WatchGuard’s Q3 2020 Internet Security Report has called to attention the rise in attacks on corporate networks, even as many organisations shifted to remote work.More

As part of the expansion, Malwarebytes has introduced new features to its platform to boost productivity for remote workers, including enhancements for its Brute Force Protection solution and its scan and detection engine. More

It has been yet another tumultuous quarter for New Zealanders and their wallets, with almost $6.4 million in reported financial losses due to cybersecurity incidents.More

Teams can make improvements in 2021 by having a more comprehensive understanding of the threats that are out there and defining how they conduct operations to offer flexibility to adapt better.More

Cyber criminals are shifting their focus from encrypting data to publishing confidential information online, according to new findings from Kaspersky researchers. More

The email messages included spam, malware and phishing attacks.More

"We recommend that financial institutions watch these threats closely, while improving their authentication processes, boosting anti-fraud technology and threat intelligence data, and trying to understand and mitigate all risks of this new mobile RAT family.”More