Malware

Sublime Security Nabs USD 60 M for its Platform and Community

  Insights Desk   Dec 13, 2024

Highlights: The open-source Message Query Language, a domain-specific language that enables users to define, execute, and share detection rules, is the foundation of Sublime Security’s platform...

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Ransomware Group Volcano Demon Makes Phone Calls for Ransom

  Insights Desk   Jul 05, 2024

Highlights: Volcano Demon is known to employ a double-tap or double-extortion technique, in which the ransomware operator encrypts data and steals it after they have access to the victim’s comp...

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Data Breach in a Campaign Targeting Snowflake Inc. Users

  Insights Desk   Jun 18, 2024

Highlights:           Snowflake clarified that the data was not taken due to a breach of its platform but rather targeted users who had not implemented multifactor authentication. S...

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Black Basta is Allegedly Exploiting Patched Windows Defect

  Insights Desk   Jun 13, 2024

Highlights: Researchers at Symantec have discovered that an exploit tool used in recent attacks has evidence that it may have been assembled before patching, suggesting that a group may have expl...

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Learn Enterprise Cerber Ransomware Mitigation with Real-world Metrics

  Insights Desk   Jun 03, 2024

Highlights: Cerber stores “DECRYPT MY FILES” instructions on the device, including an audio file explaining the encryption and ransom payment. Some ads conceal malware that can install its...

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HP Warns of Cat-phishing by Threat Actors Through Deceiving Links

  Insights Desk   May 16, 2024

Highlights: The report’s main finding was that attackers employed open redirection to trick people into clicking on malicious links. A different campaign that exploited Windows Background In...

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What is Cyber Espionage? Attacks Jeopardizing Businesses and Governmen...

  Insights Desk   Apr 22, 2024

Highlights: Social engineering tactics are prevalent in cyber espionage, where perpetrators coerce targets into divulging data or undertaking specific actions. Prime targets of cyber espionage...

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Decoding Smurf Attacks: The Concept, Mechanics, Impact, and Mitigation...

  Insights Desk   Mar 12, 2024

Highlights: In a rudimentary smurf attack, the assailant inundates the target network with an incessant stream of ICMP request packets. In the case of sophisticated smurf DDoS attacks, company...

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Logic Bombs Unveiled: Safeguarding Businesses from Covert Cyber Threat...

  Insights Desk   Feb 14, 2024

Highlights: Once activated, a logic bomb unleashes its destructive payload, ranging from data corruption to system shutdowns, depending on the attacker’s intentions. Event-driven logic bombs...

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Decoding Cross-site Scripting (XSS): Navigating Technical Vulnerabilit...

  Insights Desk   Feb 07, 2024

Highlights: XSS attacks bypass the Same Origin Policy (SOP), a security protocol preventing scripts from one website from interacting with those from another. One of the most immediate consequ...

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