A recent Android mobile malware report by Kaspersky showed that Southeast Asia remains a target for cybercriminal attack campaigns. Of the more than 1 million attacks that Southeast Asia has seen, Kaspersky has blocked a total of 26,836 mobile malware…
AppleJeus: Lazarus group huntscryptocurrency exchanges using macOS malware
There’s a new malicious operation in town, AppleJeus. Researchers in Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) have discovered that the attackers have penetrated the network of a cryptocurrency exchange in Asia using Trojanized cryptocurrency trading software. The goal…
McAfee Labs Reports Record Surges in Health Care Attacks, Fileless Malware, Cryptocurrency Mining
McAfee Labs Reports Record Surges in Health Care Attacks, Fileless Malware, Cryptocurrency Mining McAfee Catalogs 478 New Cyber Threats Every Minute, 8 Every Second; Cybercriminals Embrace Novel Techniques and Schemes to Capture New Revenue Streams NEWS HIGHLIGHTS · Health care experiences…
McAfee Advanced Threat Research Warns of 2018 Winter Games Cyberattacks
As the 2018 Winter Games quickly approach, McAfee, the leading device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, forewarns global fans, consumers, athletes and organizations alike of impending Winter Games-themed phishing attacks. Through these attacks cybercriminals are most likely seeking passwords and financial information, using…
Carbon Black 2017 Threat Report: Non-Malware Attacks and Ransomware Continue to Own the Spotlight
Carbon Black 2017 Threat Report: Non-Malware Attacks and Ransomware Continue to Own the Spotlight Carbon Black Threat Analysis Unit As the calendar shifted from December 2016 to January 2017, the prospect of a large-scale cyberattack loomed. Questions over the possible…
McAfee Labs Report Sees Known Exploits and Fileless Malware Drive Record New Malware Surge
McAfee Labs Report Sees Known Exploits and Fileless Malware Drive Record New Malware Surge Cybercriminals Leverage Microsoft Office Exploits, Fileless PowerShell Threats, Locky “Lutikus” Ransomware, Banking Trojans to Create Four New Malware Samples per Second in Q3 2017 NEWS HIGHLIGHTS…
Antimalware Day: Genesis of viruses… and computer defense techniques
Antimalware Day: Genesis of viruses… and computer defense techniques SINGAPORE, 3 November 2017 – On November 3, 1983, Frederick Cohen, a student at the engineering school of the University of Southern California (USC), was sure that a malicious program could be used…
No Platform Immune from Ransomware, According to SophosLabs 2018 Malware Forecast
No Platform Immune from Ransomware, According to SophosLabs 2018 Malware Forecast · Ransomware ravaged Windows, but attacks on Android, Linux and MacOS systems also increased in 2017 · Just two strains of ransomware were responsible for 89.5 percent of all…
ESET Works with Google to halt dangerous malware
ESET Works with Google to halt dangerous malware New ESET solution encourages safe searching on the internet by protecting devices from unwanted software SINGAPORE, 17 October 2017 – ESET, a leading global cybersecurity company, today launches Chrome Cleanup, a new scanner and…
M1 announces Asia’s first network-based mobile malware detection solution
M1 announces Asia’s first network-based mobile malware detection solution M1 Mobile Guard provides always-on, network-level malware detection and alerts SINGAPORE, 25 September 2017 – The smartphone has become an essential part of users’ lives, used to make financial transactions, and a store…
Singapore among Asian countries with lowest malware encounter rates, despite high concentration of malware hosting sites – Microsoft Report
Singapore among Asian countries with lowest malware encounter rates, despite high concentration of malware hosting sites – Microsoft Report The latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, Volume 22, revealed that emerging countries in Asia still among the most vulnerable to malware…
Kaspersky Security Bulletin Q2 2017 April – June Singapore
Kaspersky Security Bulletin Q2 2017 April – June Singapore The report supplements the global Kaspersky Security Bulletin and supplements global statistics and threats overview with local data for specific country. Both reports are based on data obtained and processed using…
Malware found lurking behind every app of alternative Android store
Malware found lurking behind every app of alternative Android store This is one of the first instances in which an entire Android market gets infected by the same malware SINGAPORE, 26 JULY 2017 – ESET researchers discovered that CepKutusu.com, a Turkish alternative…
McAfee Catalogs 244 New Cyber Threats Every Minute, More Than Four Every Second; Global Mobile Malware Infection Rate up 57% in Q1 2017; Total Mac OS Malware up 53%
McAfee Labs Report Reviews 30-Year Evolution of Evasion Techniques McAfee Catalogs 244 New Cyber Threats Every Minute, More Than Four Every Second; Global Mobile Malware Infection Rate up 57% in Q1 2017; Total Mac OS Malware up 53% NEWS HIGHLIGHTS…
Sonus Redefines Enterprise Communications Security
Sonus Redefines Enterprise Communications Security New Solution to Link Sonus SBCs and NGFWs – Raising the Trust Level of Unified Communications and Improving Enterprises’ Security Posture For Release: June 14, 2017 Key Takeaways: · Sonus introduces an initiative to bolster enterprise communications…