Malware protagonists diversifying tools as incidents surge
New research has revealed a 70 percent increase in new malware incidents, equivalent to 26 cyberattacks per minute, highlighting a diversification of tools and attacks by threat actors and as they target high-stakes or financially lucrative industries. “Malicious actors are working harder than ever to expand their range and volume of cyberattacks,” said Ismael […]
Exotic programming languages making malware increasingly tough to spot
For defenders to maintain a competitive advantage over attackers, it’s important to recognize emerging trends by threat actors. One such trend BlackBerry has observed in 2021 is the practice by malware authors of leveraging new and uncommon programming languages to evade detection and hinder analysis. Malware authors have a reputation for being slow to change […]
Biggest ransomware attack in history cripples NHS
The Government and NHS bosses have been called upon to answer questions as to how hospitals were allowed to become victims of a global cyber attack that took down services and caused chaos during the weekend. Hackers demanding a ransom managed to infiltrate the NHS’ computer systems, forcing operations and appointments to be cancelled, as […]
Majority of organisations ‘victimised’ by cyber-attacks, new research claims…
A joint study carried out by the technology leader in application networking, A10 Networks and in partnership with the Ponemon Institute has found that the high risk of cyber-attacks to financial services, healthcare and other industries stems from the growing reliance on encryption technology. The study, ‘Hidden Threats in Encrypted Traffic: A Study of North […]
