In late spring 2020, Kaspersky’s automated detection technologies prevented a targeted attack on a South Korean company. Closer analysis revealed that this attack used a previously unknown full chain that consisted of two zero-day exploits: a remote code execution exploit…
Kaspersky Lab technology detects a zero-day exploit for Microsoft Windows in the wild
Kaspersky Lab Automatic Exploit Prevention technology, embedded in most of the company’s endpoint solutions, has detected a series of targeted cyber-attacks. The attacks were attempted by a new piece of malware that exploited a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in the…
Hackers exploited Telegram messenger zero-day vulnerability to spread multipurpose malware
Hackers exploited Telegram messenger zero-day vulnerability to spread multipurpose malware Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered ‘in the wild’ attacks being carried out by a new piece of malware using a zero-day vulnerability in the Telegram Desktop app. The vulnerability was used to…
Trend Micro 2016 Security Roundup Reveals 752 Percent Increase in Ransomware
Trend Micro 2016 Security Roundup Reveals 752 Percent Increase in Ransomware 81 billion cyber threats blocked, an increase of 56 percent SINGAPORE, March 1, 2017 –Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today released its annual security roundup…
One New Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovered on Average Every Week in 2015 – Twice the Rate of a Year Ago
One New Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovered on Average Every Week in 2015 – Twice the Rate of a Year Ago · Symantec Report Reveals a Record Nine Mega Breaches; · Half a Billion Personal Records Stolen or Lost in 2015; · Crypto-ransomware attacks grew…
Trend Micro Q1 2015 Roundup Sees a Resurgence of Old Threats
Trend Micro Q1 2015 Roundup Sees a Resurgence of Old Threats Indicating possible complacency amongst security professionals SINGAPORE, May 20, 2015 – In the first quarter of 2015, Trend Micro Incorporated’s (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704) quarterly threat roundup report saw the rise of reemerging…
Flash Greets 2015 With New Zero-Day Vulnerability
Flash Greets 2015 With New Zero-Day Vulnerability 23 January 2015 – Trend Micro has recently learned of a new problem affecting Adobe Flash. This is a serious situation that affects nearly everyone using Microsoft Windows. Below is a very easy-to-understand summary of…