As we move further into 2024, we must be cautious (maybe even fearful!) of ransomware cases increasing even more than in previous years. Though governments around the world are taking more interest in the worldwide threat, we can see from the increase of cases that our actions have not been enough to thwart the ransomware threat. As new groups continue to form, former groups continue to evolve into new brands, and the big players continue to ramp up their efforts, we must remain vigilant and focus on our preparation and early detection capabilities.
Microsoft today patched 80 different vulnerabilities. This includes the Chromium vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Edge. Nine vulnerabilities are rated as "Critical" by Microsoft. Three of the vulnerabilities, all rated "important", are already being exploited
Today, everything is “smart” or “intelligent”. We have smartphones, smart cars, smart doorbells, etc. Being "smart" means performing actions depending on the context, the environment, or user actions. For a while, backdoors and trojans have implemented screenshot capabilities. From an attacker’s point of view, it’s interesting to “see” what’s displayed on the victim’s computer.
Google ads lead to fake software pages pushing IcedID (Bokbot)
Fake sites for popular software have occasionally been used by cyber criminal groups to push malware. Campaigns pushing IcedID malware (also known as Bokbot) also use this method as a distribution technique (we also commonly see IcedID sent through email).
Microsoft today patched 80 different vulnerabilities. This includes the Chromium vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Edge. Nine vulnerabilities are rated as "Critical" by Microsoft. Three of the vulnerabilities, all rated "important", are already being exploited
Today, everything is “smart” or “intelligent”. We have smartphones, smart cars, smart doorbells, etc. Being "smart" means performing actions depending on the context, the environment, or user actions. For a while, backdoors and trojans have implemented screenshot capabilities. From an attacker’s point of view, it’s interesting to “see” what’s displayed on the victim’s computer.
Google ads lead to fake software pages pushing IcedID (Bokbot)
Fake sites for popular software have occasionally been used by cyber criminal groups to push malware. Campaigns pushing IcedID malware (also known as Bokbot) also use this method as a distribution technique (we also commonly see IcedID sent through email).