Triada, a modular backdoor for Android, the top of the ‘most wanted mobile malware’ Check Point has revealed that Hummingbad has been overtaken as the leading mobile malware for the first time since February 2016, according to the new January Global Threat Impact Index from our Threat Intelligence Research Team. Hummingbad was replaced at the top of the ‘most wanted mobile malware’ by Triada, a modular backdoor for Android which grants super-user privileges to downloaded malware, as helps it to get embedded into system processes. In total, mobile malware accounted for 9% of all recognized attacks while the Index ranked Kelihos, a botnet used in…
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A hacker has reportedly leaked 1.3 million accounts from staffing platform Elance onto an underground hacking forum. The leaked database also allegedly contains hundreds of thousands of Yahoo and Gmail accounts. According to Yogev Mizrahi of data breach notification website Hacked-DB, the hack in which information of over 1 million registered users was stolen happened in 2009. However, the data has surfaced only now, 8 years after the data breach, HackRead reported. Jonathan Sander, VP of Product Strategy at Lieberman Software commented below. .Jonathan Sander, VP of Product Strategy at Lieberman Software: “The Elance data breach is more evidence that the bad guys have…
In the Western world utilities are often taken for granted. The majority of citizens live in a house with water, electricity and gas automatically connected and monitored on meters; very few will even consider the prospect of life without what they see as basic necessities. There is no starker contrast to the Western world’s approach to utilities than in Africa. 115 people in Africa die every hour from diseases linked to contaminated water, while 589 million habitants live without electricity. However, mobile technology is already starting to change the shape of utilities across the continent, so much so, that other regions could…
Banks, telecommunication companies and government organisations in the US, South America, Europe and Africa are among the top targets, with the infamous GCMAN and Carbanak groups the primary suspects. Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a series of “invisible” targeted attacks that use only legitimate software: widely available penetration-testing and administration tools as well as the PowerShell framework for task automation in Windows – dropping no malware files onto the hard drive, but hiding in the memory. This combined approach helps to avoid detection by whitelisting technologies, and leaves forensic investigators with almost no artefacts or malware samples to work with. The…
While organizations of all sizes can save a lot of time and money these days thanks to technology, not to mention develop a whole business idea around the use of it, the downside of our digital age is how rife cyberattacks are. Hacking is unfortunately on the rise and often targeted against businesses. As noted by professional liability insurer Beazley in a July 2016 report, there was a significant increase in cyberattacks against American financial institutions last year in particular, as well as a marked rise in general data breaches in the first quarter of 2016. Similarly, when you look…
It’s no secret that attackers and their methods have become more targeted, sophisticated, and automated. What followed is also an evolution in needs and demands of security teams to tackle new threats and risks. To address the ever-changing threat landscape and provide organizations with the best security capabilities possible, security vendors must continue to evolve as well. Palo Alto Networks today is announcing PAN-OS 8.0, the largest product and feature release in the history of Palo Alto Networks. The launch includes more than 70 new security features that enhance all aspects of Palo Alto Network’s Next-Generation Security Platform. The company…
Researchers from Proofpoint have issued their Quarterly Threat Summary from Q4 2016, which analyses threats trends across email, mobile and social media. The report is available here and also takes a look back across the whole of 2016 and discusses significant changes in the threat landscape. The key findings include: Social media phishing attacks increased 500% from beginning of 2016 to end of 2016.This includes angler phishing where attackers intercept customer support channels on social media in an attempt to steal credentials. In Q4, angler phishing was the most common among financial services and entertainment accounts. Fraudulent accounts across social channels increased by 100% from…
Spring 2017 Release of Market-leading Malware Protection Solution Eliminates Browser-based Exploits, Accelerates Incident Investigation, and Alerts on Anomalous Network Traffic. LONDON, UK. Lastline Inc., the leader in advanced malware protection, announced its latest enhancements to Lastline Enterprise for Global 5000 companies. The Spring 2017 Release adds capabilities to detect and eliminate browser based-attacks, speed incident investigation for security professionals, and provide early warning of unusual or suspicious network activity. “We worked very closely with our largest global customers and partners to identify enhancements that ensure our solution addresses attack vectors that are causing the most pain,” said Brian Laing, Vice President Product and…
The last three months of 2016 witnessed significant advances in DDoS attacks. Methods are becoming more and more sophisticated, the array of devices being harnessed by botnets is increasingly diverse, while the attackers show off their capabilities by choosing bigger and more prominent targets. All this, and more, is covered by Kaspersky Lab’s experts in the Q4 2016 DDoS attack report. In the fourth quarter of 2016, Kaspersky Lab’s DDoS Intelligence system reported bot-assisted DDoS attacks in 80 countries, compared to just 67 countries the previous quarter. The top ten countries with the largest number of DDoS victims also saw a…
With online fraud now the most common crime in the country (according to annual Crime Survey of England and Wales published last month), Barclays is sharing tips on how to improve your online security ahead of Safer Internet Day. Think before you click Pop-ups and email links are often a way for scammers to gain access to your online accounts and information. Don’t fall to the fraudsters – take a moment to consider how credible the website, company or person is sending you these online prompts. If in doubt, don’t download Attachments are a key way hackers infiltrate your desktop to spread viruses,…