Malware | DataProtectionCenter.com

Microsoft wants to help stop you being hit by Excel malware

24

Jan

2023

The days are numbered for hackers using Excel’s XLL features to deliver malware to Microsoft customers, the company has announced. XLL files are similar to DLL files and provide the program with a number of advanced features, including custom functions and toolbars. Crooks have been using XLL files in phishing attacks, successfully delivering malware, infostealers, […]

Category Cyber-crime Malware Written by Techradar 0 Comments

2 Vendors Among BlackCat’s Alleged Recent Ransomware Victims

23

Jan

2023

An electronic health records vendor and a pharmacy management services firm are purportedly among the latest healthcare sector victims of ransomware-as-a-service group BlackCat, also known as Alphv. Irvine, California-based NextGen Healthcare, which offers cloud-based EHRs, and Blanco, Texas-based PharmaCare Services, a provider of pharmacy management and consulting services, appeared on BlackCat’s leak site late last […]

Category Cyber-crime Malware Written by Databreachtoday 0 Comments

Cybercriminals Using Polyglot Files in Malware Distribution to Fly Under the Radar

13

Jan

2023

Remote access trojans such as StrRAT and Ratty are being distributed as a combination of polyglot and malicious Java archive (JAR) files, once again highlighting how threat actors are continuously finding new ways to fly under the radar. “Attackers now use the polyglot technique to confuse security solutions that don’t properly validate the JAR file […]

Category Cyber-crime Malware Written by Thehackernews 0 Comments

The Latest in IT Security

Microsoft wants to help stop you being hit by Excel malware

2 Vendors Among BlackCat’s Alleged Recent Ransomware Victims

Cybercriminals Using Polyglot Files in Malware Distribution to Fly Under the Radar

Categories

Featured

Archives

Latest Comments

About Us

Contact Us