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AceCryptor attacks surge in Europe – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Healthcare still a prime target for cybercrime gangs – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
APT attacks taking aim at Tibetans – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Deceptive AI content and 2024 elections – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
The second half of 2023 saw massive growth in AceCryptor-packed malware spreading in the wild, including courtesy of multiple spam campaigns where AceCryptor packed the Rescoms RAT
Editor • 22 Mar 2024 • 0 min. read
Healthcare organizations remain firmly in attackers' crosshairs, representing 20 percent of all victims of ransomware attacks among critical infrastructure entities in the US in 2023
Editor • 15 Mar 2024 • 1 min. read
Evasive Panda has been spotted targeting Tibetans in several countries and territories with payloads that included a previously undocumented backdoor ESET has named Nightdoor
Editor • 08 Mar 2024 • 0 min. read
As the specter of AI-generated disinformation looms large, tech giants vow to crack down on fabricated content that could sway voters and disrupt elections taking place around the world this year
Editor • 01 Mar 2024 • 1 min. read
PSYOP campaigns targeting Ukraine – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Coming in two waves, the campaign sought to demoralize Ukrainians and Ukrainian speakers abroad with disinformation messages about war-related subjects
Editor • 23 Feb 2024 • 1 min. read
Cyber-insurance and vulnerability scanning – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Here's how the results of vulnerability scans factor into decisions on cyber-insurance and how human intelligence comes into play in the assessment of such digital signals
Editor • 16 Feb 2024 • 1 min. read
Ransomware payments hit a record high in 2023 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Called a "watershed year for ransomware", 2023 marked a reversal from the decline in ransomware payments observed in the previous year
Editor • 09 Feb 2024 • 1 min. read
Grandoreiro banking malware disrupted – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
The banking trojan, which targeted mostly Brazil, Mexico and Spain, blocked the victim’s screen, logged keystrokes, simulated mouse and keyboard activity and displayed fake pop-up windows
Editor • 02 Feb 2024 • 1 min. read
Blackwood hijacks software updates to deploy NSPX30 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
The previously unknown threat actor used the implant to target Chinese and Japanese companies, as well as individuals in China, Japan, and the UK
Editor • 26 Jan 2024 • 1 min. read