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Data theft was the goal of more than half of all attacks in 2019, according to PT. This is a 20 percentage point increase compared to 2018 when data theft was the goal of only 30% of incidents. More

The cyber attack campaign uses password brute force to breach victim machines, deploys multiple backdoors and executes numerous malicious modules, such as multifunctional remote access tools (RATs) and cryptominers. More

Of the COVID-19 related attacks detected by Barracuda Sentinel through March 23, 54% were scams, 34% were brand impersonation attacks, 11% were blackmail, and 1% are business email compromise.More

HP says over 80% of home office routers have been found to be vulnerable to potential cyberattacks, and 90% of PC infections originate from email attachments.More

Evasive malware accounted for two thirds of all detections – a massive jump from the 2019 average of 35%.More

Hyder is tasked with driving product development, innovation strategy, technical vision, and cloud operations.More

The report also reveals that adware is a rising problem, with its share among all Android malware types having increased by 38% in the past year alone.More

Attackers, ever the opportunists, are capitalising on COVID-19, pushing phishing lures and establishing newly-registered coronavirus-related domains.More

The botnet, called Necurs, gained control of the computers using malware and used them to commit crimes remotely.More

Cybercriminals are now using fake HIV test results to spread their malicious phishing attacks, as they move quickly to cash in on healthcare scares in the wake of COVID-19 Coronavirus.More

Hidden apps are projected to be the cornerstone of the mobile sneak attack, with the McAfee report finding nearly 50% of all malicious activities in 2019 were from hidden apps.More

The CrowdStrike global threat report confirmed cases of data exfiltration have been rising, which can allow cyber attackers to leak and weaponise sensitive data gleaned from victims.More

A VMware Carbon Black report widespread usage of the tactic, which ensures attacks are not detected.More

According to the report, Zscaler customers are generating more than 1 billion IoT transactions per month in the Zscaler cloud.More

“In the cybersecurity industry the only certainty is that there is no certainty, and there is no single silver bullet solution.”More

The security breach represents the same protocol that was exploited by the Industroyer malware which attacked a Ukrainian power grid in 2016. More

Only 10% of organisations believe they have complete and accurate intelligence over all SSH machine identities.More

Positive Technologies reports 1 in 5 companies affected have not taken any action to address the threat.More

Swascan found several gaps in Xfinity's data security which left them vulnerable to attacks.More

Malware threats represent huge financial costs for businesses.More

In securing data in the cloud, companies now face a multi-faceted challenge that features flexible data access from large numbers of users and devices.More

Cyber criminals are exploiting fears surrounding the current outbreak of coronavirus in an attempt to launch theft malware.More

Cybercriminals are actively abusing the names of artists and songs nominated for a Grammy 2020 award, in order to spread malware.More

“The volume of online attacks has been growing for years, but in 2019 we saw a clear shift from certain types of attacks that are becoming ineffective, to the ones focused on gaining clear profit from users."More