Mailsploit: New email exploit could permit sender spoofing
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Recent Surge in Spam Emails Carries Repackaged Adwind RAT to Evade Detection
A recent surge in spam emails totaling over one million a month is the result of attackers trying to spread newly repackaged Adwind RAT variants. Continue reading Recent Surge in Spam Emails Carries Repackaged Adwind RAT to Evade Detection
A Safe and Secure Shelter
Symantec’s Endpoint Protection helps nonprofit CASPA keep domestic violence victims’ information confidential Continue reading A Safe and Secure Shelter
Latest Intelligence for October 2017
Symantec research shows users to be twice as likely to encounter threats through email as any other infection vector, and the spam rate declines slightly for the second month in a row.Read More Continue reading Latest Intelligence for October 2017
Ramnit worm: Still turning up in unlikely places
Over 90 Ramnit-infected apps removed from Google Play.Read More Continue reading Ramnit worm: Still turning up in unlikely places
Necurs attackers now want to see your desktop
The Necurs botnet is back again, this time spreading a downloader that takes screen grabs of victims’ desktops and reports encountered errors back to the attackers.
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KRACKs: What you need to know about the new Wi-Fi encryption vulnerabilities
Wi-Fi security under threat from newly discovered WPA2 vulnerabilitiesRead More Continue reading KRACKs: What you need to know about the new Wi-Fi encryption vulnerabilities
Latest Intelligence for September 2017
September saw Symantec uncover new activity by the Dragonfly group, and the start of several new Locky spam campaigns.Read More Continue reading Latest Intelligence for September 2017
Latest Intelligence for August 2017
August saw increases in the malware and spam rates, and new phishing warnings from the IRSRead More Continue reading Latest Intelligence for August 2017
Dragonfly: Western energy sector targeted by sophisticated attack group
Resurgence in energy sector attacks, with the potential for sabotage, linked to re-emergence of Dragonfly cyber espionage groupRead More Continue reading Dragonfly: Western energy sector targeted by sophisticated attack group