Bitdefender uncovers Omicron malware campaign
21 December, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCybercriminals are taking advantage of interest in the new COVID-19 Omicron variant in their global phishing campaigns.
Visa to introduce botnet detection requirement
17 December, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia will next year become the first market in the world in which Visa will require e-commerce payment providers to adopt botnet detection capabilities.
Ransomware vulnerabilities will last another two years
01 October, 2021New research suggests Australian businesses will be open to the risk of data lost and ransomware attacks for another two years.
MosaicLoader malware targets software pirates
22 July, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBitdefender has uncovered a new malware campaign that uses a variety of methods to confuse security researchers and prevent reverse engineering.
688 new malware threats found per minute in Q1
28 June, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMcAfee's latest Threat Report found that 688 new malware threats were discovered per minute in Q1.
More Mac malware detected in 2020 than ever before
25 March, 2021An investigation into the state of macOS malware by Atlas VPN has found that malware developed to target macOS surged by over 1000% in 2020.
"Malicious" phone scammers impersonating ACSC
06 November, 2020The ACSC warns that Australians have received phone calls from scammers claiming to be ACSC employees, and that the recipient's computer has been compromised.
Survey: Ransomware victims forever changed
15 October, 2020A global survey has found that organisations hit by ransomware are never the same, with ransomware attacks affecting the confidence of IT managers.
New malware can steal data from air-gapped systems
22 May, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingESET researchers have uncovered a new malware toolkit that appears to be designed to exfiltrate data from systems not connected to the internet.
MSSPs "high-value" targets for cyber attackers
02 March, 2020Managed security service providers are becoming high-value targets for cybercriminals, according to BlackBerry Cylance's 2020 Threat Report.
Cyber attacks targeting A/NZ fell 14% in 2019
14 February, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMalwarebytes' latest State of Malware report estimates that total attacks targeting Australia or New Zealand fell last year, despite some high-profile incidents.
Proofpoint uncovers malware delivery service for hire
30 September, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSecurity company Proofpoint has provided details of a staged malware downloader they are calling WhiteShadow that exploits Office macros and SQL commands.
Mimecast maps cyberthreat landscape
09 August, 2019Mimecast dug through over 67 billion emails rejected as spam, opportunistic and targeted attacks and impersonation detections to map the cyberthreat landscape.
Targeted ransomware attacks surging
19 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSymantec has identified a surge in the use of targeted ransomware by an ever-increasing number of attack groups over the past two years.
McAfee uncovers Anatova ransomware
29 January, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResearchers from McAfee have uncovered a new ransomware variant that has the potential to become a major threat due to its sophistication and modular design.
