Tag: Securelist

Privacy predictions for 2024

Kaspersky experts review their privacy predictions for 2023 and last year’s trends, and try to predict what privacy concerns and solutions are to come in 2024. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Privacy predictions for…

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2023. Statistics

Key statistics for 2023: ransomware, trojan bankers, miners and other financial malware, zero-day vulnerabilities and exploits, web attacks, threats for macOS and IoT. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2023. Statistics

IT threat evolution Q3 2023

Attacks on a critical infrastructure target in South Africa, supply-chain attack on Linux machines, Telegram doppelganger used to target people in China. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: IT threat evolution Q3 2023

Advanced threat predictions for 2024

Kaspersky researchers review APT predictions for 2023 and current trends in the advanced threat landscape, and try to predict how it will develop in 2024. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Advanced threat predictions for…

Advanced threat predictions for 2024

Kaspersky researchers review APT predictions for 2023 and current trends in the advanced threat landscape, and try to predict how it will develop in 2024. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Advanced threat predictions for…

Ducktail fashion week

The Ducktail malware, designed to hijack Facebook business and ads accounts, sends marketing professionals fake ads for jobs with major clothing manufacturers. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Ducktail fashion week

IT threat evolution in Q2 2023

Q2 2023 overview: targeted attacks such as Operation Triangulation, CloudWizard and Lazarus activity, Nokoyawa ransomware, and others. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: IT threat evolution in Q2 2023

Phishing with hacked sites

Scammers are hacking websites powered by WordPress and placing phishing pages inside hidden directories. We share some statistics and tips on recognizing a hacked site. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Phishing with hacked sites

Focus on DroxiDat/SystemBC

An unknown actor targeted an electric utility in southern Africa with Cobalt Strike beacons and DroxiDat, a new variant of the SystemBC payload. We speculate that this incident was in the initial stages of a ransomware attack. This article has…

APT trends report Q2 2023

This is our latest summary of the significant events and findings, focusing on activities that we observed during Q2 2023. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: APT trends report Q2 2023

Andariel’s silly mistakes and a new malware family

In this crimeware report, Kaspersky researchers provide insights into Andariel’s activity targeting organizations: clumsy commands executed manually, off-the-shelf tools and EasyRat malware. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Andariel’s silly mistakes and a new malware…

Understanding Malware-as-a-Service

What Malware-as-a-Service includes, on what terms cybercriminals offer it, and what malware they most often distribute under this model This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Understanding Malware-as-a-Service

IT threat evolution Q1 2023

Recent BlueNoroff and Roaming Mantis activities, new APT related to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, ChatGPT and threat intelligence, malvertising through search engines, cryptocurrency theft campaign and fake Tor browser This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: IT…

Minas – on the way to complexity

Kaspersky analysis of a complicated multi-stage attack dubbed Minas that features a number of detection evasion and persistence techniques and results in a cryptocurrency miner infection. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Minas – on…

New ransomware trends in 2023

On the eve of the global Anti-Ransomware Day, Kaspersky researchers share an overview of the key trends observed among ransomware groups. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: New ransomware trends in 2023

Managed Detection and Response in 2022

Managed Detection and Response in 2022: number and severity of incidents, detection rate, breakdown by country and industry, data on cyberattacks in different regions. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Managed Detection and Response in…

APT trends report Q1 2023

For more than five years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. These summaries are based on our threat intelligence research; and they provide a representative snapshot…

Uncommon infection methods—part 2

Kaspersky researchers discuss infection methods used by Mirai-based RapperBot, Rhadamantys stealer, and CUEMiner: smart brute forcing, malvertising, and distribution through BitTorrent and OneDrive. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Uncommon infection methods—part 2

The Telegram phishing market

Phishing bots and services on Telegram: how malicious actors use the messaging app to automate the process of generating phishing pages, and sell phishing kits and data. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: The Telegram…

Financial cyberthreats in 2022

This report shines a spotlight on the financial cyberthreat landscape in 2022. We look at phishing threats commonly encountered by users and companies, as well as the dynamics of various Windows and Android-based financial malware. This article has been indexed…

Malvertising through search engines

Kaspersky observes a growth in malvertising activity that exploits Google search ads to promote fake software websites that deliver stealers, such as RedLine and Rhadamantys. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Malvertising through search engines

The state of stalkerware in 2022

In 2022, Kaspersky data shows that 29,312 unique individuals around the world were affected by stalkerware. We detected 182 different stalkerware apps, the most popular one was Reptilicus. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: The…

IoC detection experiments with ChatGPT

We decided to check what ChatGPT already knows about threat research and whether it can help with identifying simple adversary tools and classic indicators of compromise, such as well-known malicious hashes and domains. This article has been indexed from Securelist…

Spam and phishing in 2022

Statistics on spam and phishing with the key trends in 2022: two-stage spear phishing, hijacking of social network and instant messaging accounts, import substitution, and survey phishing. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Spam and…

IoC detection experiments with ChatGPT

We decided to check what ChatGPT already knows about threat research and whether it can help with identifying simple adversary tools and classic indicators of compromise, such as well-known malicious hashes and domains. This article has been indexed from Securelist…