Discovered in 2016, Trickbot’s main functionality was online banking data theft. Over its five years of activity, Trickbot banking Trojan has changed as attackers came up with a more advanced toolset. Kaspersky researchers have traced Trickbot’s evolution by analysing its 61 existing modules and defined how Trickbot has been updated. Trickbot is a descendant of […]
Ransomware is raising its head as the number one cybersecurity trend posing a threat to global organisations and business processes. Keith Glancey, Head of Solutions Architects at Infoblox, discusses the severity of the ransomware threat in the cybersecurity market and how organisations should implement the right technology tools to better protect themselves. Ransomware is not a […]
Kaspersky is a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company founded in 1997. Kaspersky’s deep threat intelligence and security expertise is constantly transforming into innovative security solutions and services to protect businesses, critical infrastructure, governments and consumers around the globe. Recently, the cybersecurity vendor revealed that it had blocked more than 30,000 mobile malware attacks in […]
China’s central bank has announced that all transactions of cryptocurrencies are illegal, effectively banning digital tokens such as Bitcoin. ‘Virtual currency-related business activities are illegal financial activities’, the People’s Bank of China said, warning it ‘seriously endangers the safety of people’s assets’. The price of Bitcoin fell by more than US$2,000 (£1,460) in the wake of the […]
It has been reported that the protected health information of hundreds of thousands of Americans has been exposed in two separate security incidents at eye-care providers in the United States. Simon Eye Management reported a data breach to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights on September 14. An email hacking incident at […]
New research from Experian has revealed that bank account fraud is now tracking at its highest level for more than three years. Drawing on the latest data from the National Hunter Fraud Prevention Service, the analysis uncovered an alarming surge in fraudulent activity targeting British businesses and consumers. The fraud rate for current accounts rose […]
Japan-based Liquid, a cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it has suffered a hack and loss of funds. According to Elliptic’s analysis, just over US$97 million in cryptoassets have been received by the accounts identified by Liquid as belonging to the thief. This includes US$45 million in Ethereum tokens, which are currently being converted into Ether […]
T-Mobile has been investigating claims that have been made in regard to T-Mobile data potentially being illegally accessed. The leading telco company said that it takes the protection of its customers very seriously and is conducting an extensive analysis alongside digital forensic experts to understand the validity of the claims. It is also coordinating with law […]
The world’s largest password collection has been posted on a prominent hacker forum. The author claimed that the text file he provided contains 82 billion passwords, but tests show that the actual number of passwords is almost 10 times smaller at 8,459,060,239 unique entries. Martin Jartelius, CSO at Outpost24, commented: “This will be a good time […]
DeadRinger Research highlights attack trends leveraging third-party service providers to compromise multiple targets. Cybereason, a leader in operation-centric attack protection, has announced the discovery of several previously unidentified cyberattack campaigns infiltrating major telecommunications providers across Southeast Asia. Similar to the recent SolarWinds and Kaseya attacks, the threat actors first compromised third-party service providers – but […]
