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Best practices for preventing Dridex infections
Mitigating the Dridex threat at multiple levels like file, registry, url and ip address can be achieved at...AshleyMadison Hack Demonstrates Power of Scam Artists
This blog post was written by Armando Rodriguez. Last month, cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs broke the news...Ease of Buying Ransomware Fuels Affiliate Program
Ransomware's success is fueled by the ease of getting ransomware and how how well the affiliate program works.Threat Actors Use Encrypted Office Binary Format to Evade Detection
Attacks leveraging the Sandworm vulnerability now include some interesting detection-evasion techniques, specifically an old format and encryption.‘Evoltin’ POS Malware Attacks via Macro
Recently McAfee labs found a point-of-sale malware that spreads through malicious macros inside a doc file. This threat arrives via...McAfee Labs Threats Report Highlights Ransomware, Flash Exploits, Firmware Attacks Surge
The McAfee Labs Threats Report describes a surge in ransomware, new Adobe Flash exploits, and attacks that reprogram hard disk...When Hackers Get Hacked: the Malware Servers of a Data-Stealing Campaign
Selling stolen data is an easy way for cybercriminals to make money. One typical campaign makes a two-way connection between...Meet ‘Tox’: Ransomware for the Rest of Us
Similar to other threats, ransomware has now appeared in an easy-to-deploy cybercrime kit. The malware is called Tox, and it's...Malware Spreads Through Facebook Tag Scam
McAfee has recently observed a malware spreading through Facebook. This type of malware is not new, but...Brazilian Banking Malware Hides in SQL Database
This banking malware is a password stealer and downloader that targets users in Brazil. The main difference...Stolen Credit Card Numbers Easy to Buy Online
We've seen a number of articles about the “Dark Web,” underground cybercriminal sites hosted on hidden servers and accessed only...Update on the Beebone Botnet Takedown
On April 8, the takedown operation for the polymorphic botnet known as Beebone successfully concluded.
