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AV-TEST: Another top score for Acronis Cyber Protect in macOS evaluation

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May 05, 2023 — 3 min read

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May 05, 2023 — 3 min read

AVLab: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office scores best remediation time, 100% detection rate in independent evaluation

AVLab, an AMTSO member and independent testing laboratory based in Poland, evaluated Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office in their March 2023 test series. We’re pleased to announce that our solution landed in the top three tested products with regards to the "pre-launch score" — measuring malware detection rates before execution — and took the top spot in remediation speed with a time of only four seconds.

March 29, 2023 — 9 min read

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March 29, 2023 — 9 min read

SwiftSlicer: A simple yet dangerous data wiper

On January 25, 2023, ESET Research found a new data wiper in the network of Ukrinform, Ukraine’s national news agency. Later, the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) added that as of January 27, five additional, different malware samples were spotted in the network.

March 06, 2023 — 15 min read

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March 06, 2023 — 15 min read

IcedID (BokBot): From banking trojan to backdoor

IcedID, also known as BokBot, was initially a banking trojan when it was discovered in 2017. Now it is mostly used as an initial access broker for other malware. This malware typically uses malicious email attachments to infect victims' machines. It has been known to use various types of attachments — such as archives, Word and Excel files — but the latest attacks used OneNote files.

February 02, 2023 — 8 min read

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February 02, 2023 — 8 min read

Vawtrak: A banking trojan with a long history

Vawtrak is a banking trojan — a form of malware that attempts to steal credentials from banks. It spreads via phishing emails and spam emails that contain a malicious document, loaded with a macro. The primary target of this malware are banks and insurance companies, mainly in Germany.

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December 15, 2020 — 2 min read

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December 15, 2020 — 2 min read

Acronis Security Advisory: SUNBURST breaches SolarWinds’ Orion software to launch supply-chain attack

Following reports that SolarWinds’ Orion business software was compromised and used in a supply-chain attack by SUNBURST malware. The distributed malware then used elevated credentials gained by compromising network traffic management systems to target FireEye, a cybersecurity firm, and several U.S. government agencies. Details of the attack are available from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). While not affected by this event, Acronis wants to reassure partners and customers that we have a strict, secure software development life cycle (SDLC) in place, which we continuously strengthen, to ensure our solutions are safe, secure, and reliable.

December 11, 2020 — 5 min read

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December 11, 2020 — 5 min read

Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of December 7, 2020

Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.

December 04, 2020 — 4 min read

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December 04, 2020 — 4 min read

Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of November 30, 2020

Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.

November 20, 2020 — 4 min read

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November 20, 2020 — 4 min read

Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of November 16, 2020

Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.

November 13, 2020 — 4 min read

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November 13, 2020 — 4 min read

Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of November 9, 2020

Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.

November 06, 2020 — 5 min read

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November 06, 2020 — 5 min read

Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of November 2, 2020

Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.

October 30, 2020 — 5 min read

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October 30, 2020 — 5 min read

Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of October 26, 2020

Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.

October 29, 2020 — 4 min read

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October 29, 2020 — 4 min read

FBI warns of large-scale ransomware threat to the U.S. healthcare industry

The threat of a large-scale ransomware attack once again grabbed headlines in the mainstream press as the U.S.’s Federal Bureau of Investigations, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Health and Human Services warned that cybercriminals were targeting American healthcare providers. The alert, which was issued Wednesday, warned that there was “credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers” focused on “data theft and disruption of healthcare services.” The warning comes as hospitals, medical facilities, and healthcare workers around the country are faced with spiking cases of COVID-19. The timing is no accident, as cybercriminals are leveraging the need for these healthcare providers to have access to their data and systems.

October 23, 2020 — 5 min read

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October 23, 2020 — 5 min read

Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of October 19, 2020

Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.

October 17, 2020 — 4 min read

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October 17, 2020 — 4 min read

Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of October 12, 2020

Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.

October 12, 2020 — 8 min read

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October 12, 2020 — 8 min read

New WastedLocker ransomware targets U.S.-based organizations

WastedLocker ransomware was supposedly used by the Evil Corp group, which is known to have delivered Dridex banking malware to attack at least 31 U.S.-based corporations since May 2020. Here we provide an in-depth analysis of WastedLocker, which employs numerous defensive evasion techniques such as digital signing, DLL side-loading, auto-elevation and alternate data streams .

October 09, 2020 — 4 min read

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October 09, 2020 — 4 min read

Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of October 5, 2020

Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.

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