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Bitcoin's escalating valuation has made some criminal organisations and malicious individuals very wealthy. The impact of this growth in wealth may have a severe impact on the future threat landscape.More

The cryptominer was recently discovered when attackers targeted internet-facing database servers (SQL servers), and the MrbMiner was downloaded and installed.More

According to Kaspersky's latest report, the global cybersecurity company has detected 1,726,799 mining attempts in the first half of this year targeting SMBs in SEA.More

The malware, primarily targeting victims in Czechia and Slovakia, prioritises subterfuge through deployment of multiple techniques to avoid detection, and leans heavily on the Tor network and BitTorrent protocol to achieve its goals.More

The botnet, called Necurs, gained control of the computers using malware and used them to commit crimes remotely.More

28% of all organisations worldwide were impacted by malicious multi-purpose botnets, while the rise of 20% of incident response cases were targeted ransomware attack.More

Attackers could theoretically pull in an estimated $1.6 million annually by leveraging this attack model, which began about two years ago.More

The incidence of cryptojacking has seen rapid growth and has emerged as a favourite strategy for hackers.More

Threat actors are quick to try and exploit new vulnerabilities when they emerge, before organisations have had the chance to patch them.More

Large-scale cryptojacking is a lucrative business due to the popularity and value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.More

The report found that ransomware is seeing a 325% increase from previous year, and is the fourth-most detected threat against businesses in APAC.More

Compromised enterprise networks from unpatched vulnerabilities and bad security hygiene continued to be fertile ground for hackers in 2018.More

To be successful and remain undetected, shadow mining depends on deliberately configuring security systems to function incorrectly.More

“As cyberattacks continue to increase in frequency and sophistication, understanding prevalent cyberthreats and how to limit their impact has become an imperative.” More

ESET’s Security Days Conference recently took place to go over the current threat environment and what to look out for next.More

Check Point’s researchers confirm Coinhive holds the top position in February's Top Malware index for fifteenth successive month before it shut down, while GandCrab distribution campaigns increase.More

Social media platforms contain up to 20% more methods by which malware can be delivered to users – e.g. through adverts, shares, plug-ins – than comparable sources.More

The report found that more than half of cybercriminal attacks pivot away from malware-based attacks.More

A recent report found that almost half of the organisations surveyed have malware in one of their cloud applications.More

Findings from Check Point's new report reveal a concerning trend as cybercrime grows increasingly well-managed and accessible.More

Skybox Security’s 2019 Vulnerability and Threat Trends Report analyzes what shaped the threat landscape over 2018 and what it means for the year ahead.More

The report found that a new breed of cyberattacks (seemingly fuelled by geopolitical tension) is emerging.More

“From the meteoric rise in cryptomining to massive data breaches and DDoS attacks, there was no shortage of cyber-disruption."More

The report identifies increases in backdoors, cryptocurrency miners, and the use of exploits against their endpoints.More