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CapLoader 1.9.5 Alerts on Malicious Traffic
CapLoader 1.9.5 was released today! The most important addition in the 1.9.5 release is the new Alerts tab, in which CapLoader warns about malicious network traffic such as command-and-control protocols. The alerts ...
Fileless Malware on the Rise
According to reports analyzing the state of the threat landscape, fileless malware incidents are up to some 265% in the first half of 2019 when compared to the same period in 2018 ...
U.S. Charges Two Iranians for SamSam Ransomware Attacks
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Iranian men for creating and distributing a ransomware program called SamSam that caused massive disruptions in hospitals, municipalities and public institutions over the past ...
Eight Individuals Indicted for Perpetrating Digital Advertising Fraud
A federal indictment charged eight individuals with perpetrating widespread digital advertising fraud that cost businesses millions of dollars. On 27 November, a federal court in Brooklyn unsealed the indictment charging Aleksandr Zhukov, ...
Fileless malware: getting the lowdown on this insidious threat
In this series of articles, we provide an in-depth discussion of fileless malware and their related attacks. In part one, we cover a brief overview of the problems with and general features ...
Malicious ad/click networks: common or forgotten threat?
IntroductionMalicious ad/click networks and ad fraud are not entirely a new phenomenon, but it is important to realize the kind of threat it may pose. Is it a common, or forgotten threat? ...
