WatchGuard recently released its Internet Security Report (ISR) for Q4 2018. In addition to the many interesting details of malware attacks, IPS hits, and top security incidents, there is also a Threat Research section that covers the Exobot malware campaign. You can listen to The 443 Podcast’s overview of the report if that’s your groove. This post is not a regurgitation of … [Read more...]
Phishing Passwords With Maersk, Microsoft and Adobe
We recently discovered a sharp increase in a particular phishing scam while reviewing threat intelligence from the Firebox feed, our threat data from Firebox appliances around the world. Its primary targets were in Germany and Italy, but we also found some instances of the campaign in the Asian Pacific regions. Addressed with popular shipping companies like DHL and Maersk in … [Read more...]
Brexit Email Tricks Users Into Downloading Malware
Recently, some individuals received emails that used Brexit to trick them into opening malicious office document attachments. The document’s authors must have been watching the news carefully because the file’s name was Brexit 15.11.2018.docx and the emails came around the same time as the release of the Brexit plan. Looking at the Document, we see the author of the document is … [Read more...]
WatchGuard’s Q1 2018 Internet Security Report
Today, we’re pleased to announce the release of WatchGuard’s Internet Security Report for Q1 2018! Every quarter, WatchGuard’s Threat Lab looks forward to diving into Firebox Feed data from tens of thousands of live Firebox appliances across the globe to produce a report on the latest security threats cybercriminals are using against small to midsize businesses (SMBs) and … [Read more...]
WatchGuard’s Q4 2017 Internet Security Report Released; Malicious Office Document Usage on the Rise
Today, WatchGuard Technologies released its quarterly Internet Security Report covering Q4 2017. Every quarter we examine anonymized data from our Firebox UTM appliances all across the world and report on the most common malware variants and network attacks that our appliances block. This gives valuable real-world information on the most common network and computer threats … [Read more...]
