DCJS is one of 11 agencies within the commonwealth's Secretariat of Public Safety and Homeland Security, and is charged with planning and carrying out programs and initiatives in support of the criminal justice system. Keep Reading
Ministers raised the persistent threat of hostile state activity as well as the spread of disinformation during the pandemic which is putting lives at risk. Keep Reading
Unattributed cyber actors are registering numerous domains spoofing legitimate U.S.-based airport websites, indicating the potential for future operational activity. Keep Reading
The scanner preemptively scans for infected files such as ransomware, malware, and other cyber threats before they infect a system. Keep Reading
An employee at Maersk, the world’s largest shipping conglomerate, saw computer screens suddenly turn black and irreversibly lock in late June 2017. Keep Reading
Using sandbox testing, we found that this sample produced two executables, and in turn, one of those two executables produced three more. Keep Reading
A code obfuscation tool that’s been linked to Chinese-based hackers has been used in tandem with an implant that has been attributed to Equation Group, a hacking faction that is broadly believed to have ties to the National Security Agency. Keep Reading
Law enforcement authorities have dismantled InfinityBlack, a hacking group involved in distributing stolen user credentials, creating and distributing malware and hacking tools, and fraud. Keep Reading
Symantec discovered 11 Android applications that were all made to appear like they were legitimate apps related to tracking cases in the Covid-19 pandemic, but which were in fact secretly downloading a malicious payload after installation. Keep Reading
The executive tabletop scenario involved grid restoration after a crippling combined cyber and physical attack on electricity and natural gas systems in the northeast U.S. and southern Ontario, including copycat attacks. Keep Reading
A group of Nigerian scammers blamed for email fraud accelerated their attacks last year by attempting an average of more than 90,000 attacks per month. Keep Reading
A new backdoor malware called BlackWater pretending to be COVID-19 information while abusing Cloudflare Workers as an interface to the malware's command and control (C2) server. Keep Reading
The emails in this campaign abused the Folding@home brand, which is a distributed computing project for disease research, while also asking the recipient to help find a coronavirus cure. Keep Reading
Four years ago, Lexmark International Inc. was hit with a stubborn computer virus that tied up some members of its cybersecurity team for months. The Kwampirs malware had “run rampant,” said Bryan Willett, Lexmark’s chief information security officer. Keep Reading
CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Malware Analysis Reports for each malware variant listed above and the North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity page for more information. Keep Reading
The FBI says hackers are attempting to infect companies with the Kwampirs malware, a remote access trojan (RAT). Keep Reading
Kaspersky said they’ve found malicious files posing as .pdfs, .mp4s and .docx files, indicating they contain video instructions on how to protect yourself from the virus, updates on the threat, and virus detection procedures. Keep Reading
During the critical holiday shopping period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, the rate of digital ads containing lower-risk malvertising fell to .07% in 2019 compared to 1.25% in 2018. Keep Reading
Yakubets and his co-conspirators are alleged to have victimized 21 specific municipalities, banks, companies, and non-profit organizations in California, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Washington. Keep Reading
The Dexphot attack used a variety of sophisticated methods to evade security solutions. Layers of obfuscation, encryption, and the use of randomized file names hid the installation process. Keep Reading