Malware | DataProtectionCenter.com

Ransomware rolled through business defenses in Q2 2022

13

Jul

2022

Ransomware has given security professionals a headache for the better part of a decade. Fast forward to 2022, and the headache has become a migraine—not just for IT teams but business owners, employees, and customers as well. Over the last three months, ransomware gangs have increased the pressure by multiplying in number and unleashing targeted […]

Category Cyber-crime Malware Written by Blog 0 Comments

MacOS Bug Could Let Malicious Code Break Out of Application Sandbox

13

Jul

2022

Microsoft has revealed a now-fixed flaw in Apple’s macOS that allowed specific kinds of code to bypass the operating system’s App Sandbox restrictions on third-party applications, potentially allowing attackers to escalate device privileges and install additional malicious payloads. Microsoft shares credit for the find (CVE-2022-26706) with researcher Arsenii Kostromin, the company said in its announcement, […]

Category Cyber-crime Malware Written by Darkreading 0 Comments

‘Callback’ Phishing Campaign Impersonates Security Firms

12

Jul

2022

A new callback phishing campaign is impersonating prominent security companies to try to trick potential victims into making a phone call that will instruct them to download malware. Researchers at CrowdStrike Intelligence discovered the campaign because CrowdStrike is actually one of the companies, among other security firms, being impersonated, they said in a recent blog […]

Category Cyber-crime Malware Phishing Written by Threatpost 0 Comments

The Latest in IT Security

Posts Tagged ‘Malware’

Ransomware rolled through business defenses in Q2 2022

MacOS Bug Could Let Malicious Code Break Out of Application Sandbox

‘Callback’ Phishing Campaign Impersonates Security Firms

Categories

Featured

Archives

Latest Comments

About Us

Contact Us