The answer to that question still remains open, but we expect it might return in some form or fashion. Yes, the takedown of EMOTET was successful, but anyone in the world of cybersecurity will tell you that malware has a habit of resurfacing in clever and unexpected ways. Therefore, the same could hold true for the EMOTET botnet as well. What is EMOTET? EMOTET, one of the … [Read more...]
Why Ransomware is Paying Off for Attackers
Ransomware attacks have steadily escalated over the last year and a half. Newer attacks have focused on specific targets, demanded higher ransoms, and grown more advanced, targeted and difficult to spot. In early 2020, a new ransomware attack named Maze stole data from infected machines before locking them, giving the ransomware authors an additional revenue stream. … [Read more...]
PowerShell, the Double-Edged Sword
Eset researchers recently revealed some rather sophisticated fileless malware samples that cyber criminals use. Fileless malware is malicious software that only runs directly in computer memory, making it more difficult for traditional malware products to detect. The WatchGuard Threat Lab predicted a general rise of fileless malware during 2019, but more specifically forecasted … [Read more...]
Source Code Analysis: Exobot
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...]
Athletes and Hacks – The Olympic Destroyer
The Olympics are over, and watching this year’s performance was far from disappointing, all the athletes were incredible, and the ceremonies looked stellar. The events all kicked off at the beginning of February starting with the opening ceremonies, but with a hitch, a large system outage. Before the opening ceremonies, most all the computer systems went down and were … [Read more...]
