Tag: malware
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical PaperCut vulnerability actively exploited
A new vulnerability, CVE-2023-27350, has been discovered which affects PaperCut MF and NG print management software. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability would allow attackers to access sensitive user information (usernames, email addresses, office/department information, and card numbers) without authentication. A...
Threat Spotlight: Proportion of malicious HTML attachments doubles within a year
The security industry has been highlighting the cybercriminal misuse of HTML for years — and evidence suggests it remains a successful and popular attack tool. Last year we reported that around one-in-five (21%) of all HTML attachments scanned by Barracuda in May...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: EvilExtractor malware surge detected
EvilExtractor malware has spiked in Europe and the US. EvilExtractor is distributed through phishing campaigns and can harvest various types of data, including browser history, passwords, and cryptocurrency wallets. This is a concern because of the malware’s ability to evade...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New QBot malware delivering campaigns discovered
A new QBot malware campaign has been discovered. Using hijacked business emails, bad actors are distributing PDF and WSF file formats in reply-chain phishing emails to distribute malware. The campaign is designed to steal sensitive data from the target system,...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: OneNote malware delivery
Multiple threat actors are now using OneNote documents to deliver malware. In the last month alone, over 50 OneNote campaigns delivering different malware payloads through email attachments have been observed.
Tech Time Warp: Blackworm Offers Rare Chance to Analyze Spread of a Virus
In late January 2006, stopping the worm known as Blackworm (aka Nyxem, MyWife, Blackmal and, interestingly, Kama Sutra) was at the top of most network administrators’ to-do lists.
Tech Time Warp: The malware RAT known as Regin
On Nov. 25, 2014, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) issued an alert about Regin, a “sophisticated backdoor Trojan used to conduct intelligence-gathering campaigns.” Journalists reported the entities affected by Regin included airlines, telecom companies, energy companies and private individuals....
Beyond ransomware: A look at other malware threats
There continues to be a lot of focus on ransomware and how it continues to infiltrate companies and institutions. But ignoring “good old-fashioned malware” – a catch-all term for a huge grab-bag of nasty stuff, including DDoS, credential swiping, bank account scraping,...
Tech Time Warp: Computer users smell a RAT
The tech acronym “RAT” has two meanings: “remote administration tool,” or the software your friendly network administrator uses to install software or troubleshoot your computer issues, and “remote access trojan,” or the malware a nefarious individual uses to wreak havoc...
Tech Time Warp: The Love Bug Bites
One might say more than 3 million computer users had a bad date on May 4, 2000. In this week’s edition of Tech Time Warp, we’re going back to the day those users downloaded the ILOVEYOU virus, a Visual Basic...
