Tag: Malware
[FOCUS MALWARE] Dark_nexus, a new growing IOT botnet
Bitdefender’s cyber security researchers have discovered a new botnet targeting IoT devices. Named “dark_nexus”, it relies on credentials stuffing attacks to target various devices such as routers, thermal cameras or…
[MALWARE] Silex malware attacks the Internet of Things devices
The new Silex malware bricked more than 2000 IoT devices by deleting the firmware. Larry Cashdollar, a researcher at Akamai, discovered this malware. According to the latter,…
[IOT MALWARE] Malware targeting smart devices increased by 72% in the 3rd quarter of 2018
According to McAfee Labs, the number of malware specifically targeting smart devices increased significantly during the third quarter of 2018. Indeed, according to a report published on December 19, 2018,…
[MALWARE] GreyEnergy: the new malware that targets the energy sector
Critical infrastructures are threatened by the new malware: GreyEnergy. The anti-virus software developer ESET revealed that a new group of hackers called GreyEnergy could have succeeded the BlackEnergy APT group.…
[HEALTH] SingHealth Health care institution in Singapore Suffers Major Data Theft
Singapore’s largest healthcare facility, SingHealth has been hacked and lost a massive data of over 1.5 million patients visiting SingHealth polyclinics and clinics over a given period between…
[MALWARE] Python-based adware spams ads and install malicious browser extensions
Kaspersky’s computer security researchers discovered adware written in Python targeting Windows computers. This adware, nicknamed PBot (PythonBot) by researchers pollutes an infected computer with ads and installs a…