Tag: Advanced Threats
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PixPirate: The Brazilian financial malware you can’t see
Malicious software always aims to stay hidden, making itself invisible so the victims can’t detect it. The constantly mutating PixPirate …
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Synthetic Media Creates New Social Engineering Threats
Social engineering attacks have challenged cybersecurity for years. No matter how strong your digital security, authorized human users can …
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Black Hat 2022 Sneak Peek: How to Build a Threat Hunting Program
Black Hat 2022 Sneak Peek: How to Build a Threat Hunting Program You may recall my previous blog post about how our X-Force veteran threat …
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Even the Most Advanced Threats Rely on Unpatched Systems
Automated, live patching is one solution as it removes the need to patch manually – and eliminates time-consuming restarts and the …
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New DOJ Team Focuses on Ransomware and Cryptocurrency Crime
New DOJ Team Focuses on Ransomware and Cryptocurrency Crime While no security officer would rely on this alone, it’s good to know the …
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Top 5 Cybersecurity Podcasts to Follow in 2022
One of my favorite parts about talking to cybersecurity professionals is asking how they landed in the industry. Few tell me about a …
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Expert Insights: What’s Next for Ransomware?
Last year, many organizations stopped talking about when the workforce would be back full-time in the office. Instead, they focused on how …
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Top-Ranking Banking Trojan Ramnit Out to Steal Payment Card Data
Shopping online is an increasingly popular endeavor, and it has accelerated since the COVID-19 pandemic. Online sales during the 2021 …
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Detections That Can Help You Identify Ransomware
One of the benefits of being part of a global research-driven incident response firm like X-Force Incidence Response (IR) is that the team …
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How to Report Scam Calls and Phishing Attacks
With incidents such as the Colonial Pipeline infection and the Kaseya supply chain attack making so many headlines these days, it can be …
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Trickbot Rising — Gang Doubles Down on Infection Efforts to Amass Network Footholds
IBM X-Force has been tracking the activity of ITG23, a prominent cybercrime gang also known as the TrickBot Gang and Wizard Spider. …
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The Real Cost of Ransomware
Ransomware is an expensive cybercrime and getting more so all the time. Payouts have risen massively in the past few …
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