Regarding malware, breaches, and the overall threat landscape, 2023 is off to a dynamic start. Malvertising (malicious advertising) continues to be a successful attack vector for hackers, especially from sponsored ads via Google searches. Jon DiMaggio released his long-awaited Ransomware Diary series beginning with the first iteration of the LockBit ransomware group. Also, a … [Read more...]
Our Vaporworm Prediction Arrives Early
In one of our 2019 Security Predictions, we predicted a future where self-propagating, fileless malware “vaporworms” run rampant. This week, Trend Micro announced in a blog post that this future came earlier than we anticipated. In their write up, Trend Micro analyzes a newly discovered fileless variant of the BLADABINDI remote access trojan (RAT) that added self-propagation … [Read more...]
Street Fighter V System Privilege Escalation
Gamers who own a copy of Street Fighter V may want to hold off on installing Thursday afternoon’s update. CAPCOM (the game’s developer) announced that the update includes a new anti-crack solution to help combat cheating. The anti-crack solution however goes too far, to the point of compromising the system’s security. After installing the latest game update, Windows User … [Read more...]
Catch Up on WatchGuard's Daily Security Bytes
As I mentioned earlier, at the beginning of the year I launched a new video series called WatchGuard's Daily Security Byte. This video—which I'll post here every week day—shares interesting information security (infosec) news or practical security tips everyday. I plan on keeping the videos around one minute long (no longer than two minutes) so that you can get the information … [Read more...]
