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Some of the Most Common Cyberattacks You Need to Know About

Blog, Man-in-the-Middle, Ransomware, Trojan / By Kayleigh Bridges

We live in an age right now in which companies and individuals are frequently targeted for cyberattacks. These attacks can put your information at risk and your hardware and software in peril. Cybercriminals make up an entire enterprise that revolves […]

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This Isn’t a Tech Thriller: IoT Attacks Are Real

Botnet, Incident Response, Internet of Things, IoT Security, Ransomware, Security, Security Awareness, Trojan / By Tony Bradley

If you read enough tech thriller or science fiction books, you’re bound to be familiar with a super villain using some kind of technology to wreak havoc across the planet—often triggered by hacking critical internet-of-things (IoT) systems. But the fact

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Android Trojan Allows Hackers to Steal $8,000 Per Day from Russian Banks

Cryptomining, Mobile Threats, Phishing, Social Engineering, Trojan / By Anas Baig

Law enforcement in Moscow, with support from Group-IB, recently arrested a 32-year-old hacker, accused of taking part in stealing funds from customers of Russian banks using Android Trojans. At the height of their activity, the attackers reportedly siphoned between $1,500

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The Gamification of Cybercrime, and What it Means for Security

Botnet, Malware, Ransomware, Security Awareness, Trojan / By Gary Davis

Most gamers are constantly trying to get past a powerful boss, avoid a difficult trap, or complete a quest. If they get stuck, they often go online looking for clues on how to complete a particular challenge. Failing that, many

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Don’t Be Fooled by File Types

Malware, Phishing, Ransomware, Security Awareness, Spyware, Trojan / By Johnathon Tanner

Threat actors are always looking for new ways to infect as many users as possible with their malicious payloads. As a means to this end, these threat actors get creative with the types of files they use to deliver their

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Adobe Flash exploits: How secure is your security training software?

Malware, Security, Security Awareness, Trojan, Zero-Day / By Jeff Smith

The goal of any security awareness and training program should be to reduce risk. Unfortunately, some programs could actually end up increasing vulnerability for one fundamental reason: Adobe Flash. A breach accomplished by hacking a security training program would be

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Mobile threats: Remote access Trojans (RATs)

Malware, Mobile Threats, Remote Access Trojan, Security, Social Engineering, Trojan / By Tyler Moffitt

Another malware that seems to be relatively popular due to convenience are Remote Access Trojans. A few have surfaced on Android, sharing many of the same “sold as a package”-type deals you would see with their PC counterparts. Dendroid is a

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