FBI warns computer users to keep an eye out for malware, including ransomware, distributed through working document converters.
FBI warns computer users to keep an eye out for malware, including ransomware, distributed through working document converters.
Targets included the U.S. Treasury Department, journalists, and religious organisations, and the attacks intended to steal data and suppress free speech.
The caution comes after Chinese-state-affiliated breaches of American telecommunication networks. Organizations with Cisco infrastructure should take particular note.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation assert that C, C++, and other memory-unsafe languages contribute to potential security breaches.
Read more about a joint operation between several law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Portugal, The Netherlands, and the U.K. to tackle RedLine Stealer and META malware.
Analysts found that 52% of open-source projects are written in memory-unsafe languages like C and C++.
After more than 15 years in the wild, the Qakbot botnet, a zombie network of over 700,000 computers worldwide, is hanging on the FBI’s trophy wall for now.
Today, the FBI announced an operation to dismantle Qakbot infrastructure:https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-partners-dismantle-qakbot-infrastructure-in-multinational-cyber-takedown Let’s take a look at a recent Qakbot sample. Thanks […]
Agents of the FBI and Homeland Security at the Northeast Cybersecurity Summit revealed how cyberintelligence collaboration works. Learn more with our article.
Working with international law enforcement, the FBI said it has seized control of the servers the Hive group uses to communicate with members.
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