emotet

Cyber Security News for 3Apr2020

“Microsoft says that an Emotet infection was able to take down an organization’s entire network by maxing out CPUs on Windows devices and bringing its Internet connection down to a crawl after one employee was tricked to open a phishing email attachment.”  https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-emotet-took-down-a-network-by-overheating-all-computers/ “A recent event highlights just how severe the matter can become if …

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Cyber Security News for 31Mar2020

“The FBI has issued an alert on Monday about state-sponsored hackers using the Kwampirs malware to attack supply chain companies and other industry sectors as part of a global hacking campaign.” https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-re-sends-alert-about-supply-chain-attacks-for-the-third-time-in-three-months/ “Smartphone tracking is becoming the front-end for coronavirus population tracking—be that individuals confined to their homes, curfews, contact tracing or aggregated analysis on …

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Cyber Security News for 30March2020

Source code of Dharma ransomware now surfacing on public hacking forums  Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Bugs in Draytek Devices to Target Enterprise Networks  Three’s a crowd: New Trickbot, Emotet & Ryuk Ransomware  Saudi spies tracked phones using flaws the FCC failed to fix for years  Federal Officials Are Using Your Cellphone Data to Respond to the …

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