A week in security (April 16 – April 22)

A roundup of security news from April 16 – April 22, including tax fraud, Adobe Flash, trustjacking, and surveillanceware.
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Week in security (April 09 – April 15)

A roundup of the security news from April 09 – April 16, including fake updates, safe messaging, and Facebook spammers. And our quarterly CTNT report is out.
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A week in security (April 02 – April 08)

A roundup of the security news from April 02 – April 08, including postal scams, ransomware, fake phone apps, and more.
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Labs CTNT report shows shift in threat landscape to cryptomining

What did we learn about cybercrime in the quarterly Labs CTNT report? Malicious cryptomining has taken over in 2018, and it’s leaving all other malware families behind.
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LockCrypt ransomware: weakness in code can lead to recovery

A lesser-known variant called LockCrypt ransomware has been creeping around under the radar since June 2017. We take a look inside its code and expose its flaws.
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A week in security (March 26 – April 01)

A roundup of notable security news from March 26 to April 1, including data breaches, encryption, exploit kits, and more.
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An in-depth malware analysis of QuantLoader

QuantLoader is a Trojan downloader that has been used in campaigns serving a range of malware, including ransomware, Banking Trojans, and RATs. In this post, we’ll take a high-level look at the campaign flow, as well as a deep dive into how the ma… Continue reading An in-depth malware analysis of QuantLoader

A week in security (March 19 – March 25)

A roundup of notable security news from March 19 to 25, including data theft, ransomware, phone addiction, and more.
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Investors concerned about smartphone addiction; Apple responds with new webpage

Apple adds a new page to their website, aiming to address the growing trend of smartphone addiction in children and its harmful effects on users.
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A week in security (March 12 – March 18)

A roundup of notable security news from March 12 to 18, including data theft, mobile malware, compromised clients, and more.
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