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Prolific Ransomware Affiliate Groups Deploy BlackCat

The BlackCat RaaS continues to pose a bigger threat as two well-known ransomware affiliates have added the payload into their arsenal.

Ransomware

‘Highly Evasive’ Malware Targets Linux Systems

A new "highly-evasive" Linux malware leverages the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) hooking functionality to hide malicious network traffic.

Malware

U.S. Government Puts Pressure on Chinese State-Sponsored Actors

NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce detailed how authorities are cracking down on Chinese state-sponsored actors at RSA.

NSA, China

Ransomware Actors Leaning on DNS Tunneling

Ransomware groups are using DNS tunneling more and more as a way to exfiltrate data and send commands to infected machines.

DNS, Ransomware

SVCReady Malware Emerges in Phishing Campaigns

A newly discovered malware loader is under active development and is executed via shellcode stored in a Word document.

Malware