New Malware Pretends to Be You by Matching Your Keystroke Characteristics

Cybersecurity researchers have developed a new keystroke impersonation attack that avoids being detected by keystroke-based biometric security solutions.

April 10, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Get Ready for the First Wave of AI Malware

This is an excerpt from an article in SecurityWeek by Gunter Ollmann, who is currently the CSO of Microsoft’s Cloud and AI Security division. He is a seasoned information security leader.

April 10, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

A Powerful Malware That Tried To Blow Up A Saudi Plant Strikes Again

A highly capable malware reportedly used in a failed plot to blow up a Saudi petrochemical plant has now been linked to a second compromised facility.

March 8, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Rietspoof Malware Attack Uses Messaging Apps to Distribute Ransomware

Researchers at antivirus vendor Avast have identified a new malware attack that leverages Skype, Facebook Messenger, and other messaging applications.

March 2, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-up] 40 Percent Of Malicious URLs Found On Good Domains. YIKES!

Webroot revealed the results of their 2019 Threat Report, showing that tried-and-true attack methods are still going strong, but new threats emerge daily, and cybercrime is highly ...

February 18, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Remote Access Credentials Are the Latest Malware Attack Target

The latest iteration of notable banking trojan, Trickbot, now includes a password grabbing module designed to provide cybercriminals with remote access to internal systems.

January 25, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Online Job Offer Turns Would-Be Applicant into Unwitting Conspirator in Malware Attack

The context of contacting the victim via a credible website may be all that was needed to trick one job seeker into installing malware on the network of a bank.

December 17, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Malicious Memes Trigger Malware Functions

Cybercriminals are using steganography to deliver commands to malware via malicious memes, according to researchers at Trend Micro. Steganography is the art of hiding messages inside ...

November 28, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

DNSpionage Malware Targets Domains in Lebanon and United Arab Emirates

A new threat actor is targeting Lebanon and United Arab Emirates (UAE) government domains, as well as a Lebanese airline company, according to Warren Mercer and Paul Rascagneres at Cisco ...

September 30, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-up] Now In The Wild: New Super Evil Rootkit Survives Even "Nuke From Orbit" And HD Swap

This thing is a nightmare that escaped into daylight. The Russian GRU—aka Fancy Bear—probably was riveted reading the Wikileaks CIA Vault 7 UEFI Rootkit docs (PDF) and built one of these ...

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