April 26, 2020
ESET researchers disrupt cryptomining botnet VictoryGate
ESET researchers have been “sinkholing” several domain names that control the botnet’s actions, replacing them with machines that do not send the botnet’s slave computers the commands they expect, but simply monitor botnet activity. Based on this data and ESET telemetry, ESET estimates that at least 35,000 devices became infected with VictoryGate at one point or another during this campaign.
April 26, 2020
AppDynamics offers COVID-19 Assist Program to help businesses
AppDynamics is providing a package of free software and services designed to help enterprise organisations as they adapt to the digital demands resulting from COVID-19. The AppDynamics COVID-19 Assist Program is designed to help companies experiencing a surge in traffic on websites and mission-critical internal and external applications.
April 26, 2020
GCC records 9,773 COVID-19 cyber-attacks in Q1 2020
As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread, the topic is being used in many malicious campaigns -- including email spam, business email compromise (BEC), malware, ransomware, and malicious domains. Fraud activity is still on the rise as communities remain in quarantine.