Security Research

A new fileless malware campaign known as Water Basilisk is using a new variant of HCrypt to install a number of remote access Trojans (RATs) onto victims' computers.

A large-scale phishing-as-a-service operation, dubbed BulletProofLink, has been discovered to be providing attackers with everything they need for social engineering attacks — from phishing kits and templates, to hosting services and other useful tools.

Over 100 Italian Mafia members have been arrested for a variety of cybercrime actions, including business email compromise (BEC) scams, SIM swapping, and phishing.

The BlackMatter ransomware gang has recently carried out successful attacks against two new high-value targets: New Cooperative and Marketron.

The Missouri Delta Medical Center has confirmed that they suffered a ransomware attack last week, and the Hive cybercrime group is claiming responsibility. While the infection vector has not yet been disclosed, Hive has successfully used malicious emails in the past for incursion purposes.

AV-Test declared Acronis Cyber Protect a clear leader in endpoint protection for MSPs in a recent comparative test. The report analyzed Acronis Cyber Protect 15, Fortinet (Forticlient 7), N-able (Managed Antivirus 6.6) and Webroot (SecureAnywhere Business 9) on Windows 10 Professional.

Cobalt Strike, a legitimate tool used by security researchers for penetration testing, has been found in the wild supporting Linux-based attacks.

This summer, Acronis commissioned AV-TEST — the renowned independent evaluator of antivirus and security solutions — to conduct a private comparison of popular endpoint security solutions that primarily focus on the MSP market. The results showed that Acronis remains a top-tier choice for service providers, with unparalleled threat detection/prevention capabilities and a minimal false-positive rate.

Two months after shutting down, the notorious ransomware gang REvil seems to have resumed its operations.

September's Patch Tuesday is here, and brings quite a few important security updates. In addition to the 85 patches for 37 products released by Microsoft, Apple has patched five vulnerabilities, and Google has fixed nine security holes in their Chrome browser.

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Olympus Corporation, the Japan-based manufacturer of optical and digital camera equipment, has announced that they are investigating a cyberattack. The BlackMatter ransomware gang is suspected to be responsible.