September 15, 2022
Cryptomining attacks gain momentum in the Middle East
Kaspersky solutions detected 40,788 new miner modifications in Q2 2022. According to Kaspersky Security Network data in the Middle East, the number of attempts by attackers to run cryptominers on corporate machines increased in Q2 2022 compared to the previous quarter.
August 10, 2022
Hive, LockBit and BlackCat gangs consecutively attack the same network
Sophos, a global provider of next-generation cybersecurity, announced in the Sophos X-Ops Active Adversary whitepaper, "Multiple Attackers: A Clear and Present Danger", that three prominent ransomware gangs, Hive, LockBit, and BlackCat, all attacked the same network at the same time.
August 8, 2022
Crypto-collapse and rising smart attacks: Kaspersky reports on DDoS in Q2
During Q2 2022, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks reached a new high as the proportion of smart attacks and average duration increased dramatically. The average duration of a DDoS attack increased 100 times over the previous year, reaching 3,000 minutes. Smart attacks nearly broke the four-year record, accounting for nearly half of all attacks.
June 13, 2022
Attacker dwell time increased by 36%, reveals Sophos
Sophos, a global provider of next-generation cybersecurity, has released the "Active Adversary Playbook 2022," which details attacker behaviors observed in the wild by Sophos' Rapid Response team in 2021.
December 9, 2021
Two variants of Tor2Mine invade into networks: Sophos study
“The presence of miners, like Tor2Mine, in a network is almost always a harbinger of other, potentially more dangerous intrusions. However, Tor2Mine is much more aggressive than other miners,”said Sean Gallagher, threat researcher at Sophos.
August 10, 2021
Sophos releases new report on Raccoon Stealer Campaign
"The operators behind information-stealing malware are increasingly targeting stored web credentials that provide access to a lot more than they could get by just stealing stored password hashes," said Sean Gallagher, a senior threat researcher.