Emerging Threats

Gorilla botnet launched 300K DDoS attacks on banks, governments, and more: Header image
Gorilla botnet launched 300K DDoS attacks on banks, governments, and more
It’s only been months since the FBI and its international partners shut down the 911 S5 botnet monster that controlled over 600,000 IPs. Now, a new player is aiming to take the global...
Oct 11, 2024
5 min read
Fake trading apps lure iOS and Android users into "pig butchering" scams (Header image)
Fake trading apps lure iOS and Android users into “pig butchering” scams
A new investigation has uncovered a complex digital infrastructure used to run “pig butchering” scams across Asia and Europe, as well as possibly America. Due to the one-to-one nature of pig butchering scams,...
Oct 10, 2024
7 min read
FIN7 is spreading malware via deepfake nude generator sites (Header image)
FIN7 is spreading malware via deepfake nude generator sites
FIN7, a Russian-linked cybercriminal organization active since 2013, has reemerged with new global capabilities. The group, like other cyber gangs, is leveraging the popularity of generative AI to lure victims. FIN7 threat group...
Oct 7, 2024
6 min read
Huge cybercriminal group targets gamers and crypto influencers: Header image
Huge cybercriminal group targets gamers and crypto influencers
A new cybercriminal group, Marco Polo, which has been operating since at least 2018, has been uncovered by security researchers. The oddity of this group is its sheer size, organization, and infrastructure. In fact,...
Sep 25, 2024
6 min read
New macOS malware HZ RAT lets attackers control Macs remotely: Header image
New macOS malware HZ RAT lets attackers control Macs remotely
A remote access trojan (RAT) targeting Windows devices since at least 2020 has been updated and modified to go after Mac users.  Remote access trojans present themselves to victims as legitimate downloads. Once...
Sep 13, 2024
4 min read
Voldemort malware targets over 70 companies via fake tax emails: Header image
Voldemort malware targets over 70 companies via fake tax emails
Some cyberattacks are simple to understand, with the motives behind them usually being financial or nation-state driven. However, other malicious attacks are more tricky to unravel.  Security researchers recently identified one such attack...
Sep 6, 2024
7 min read
New macOS malware Banshee Stealer wants your crypto wallet (Header image)
New macOS malware Banshee Stealer wants your crypto wallet
A dangerous new piece of malware targeting macOS devices has been discovered, posing a significant threat to Apple users. Cybercriminals are increasingly focusing their attention on Apple’s operating system, and this latest development...
Aug 22, 2024
6 min read
Hackers posing as Ukraine's Security Service target government PCs (Header image)
Hackers posing as Ukraine’s Security Service target government PCs
In what seems to be a wide-net style phishing campaign, hackers likely linked to China are impersonating the Security Service of Ukraine.  Reports say this malicious email campaign is designed to target Ukrainian...
Aug 15, 2024
6 min read
macOS malware is mimicking the Unarchiver to steal data: Header image
macOS malware is mimicking The Unarchiver to steal data
A fake webpage impersonating a popular and free archive unpacking app was recently discovered spreading in the wild.  In a tactic that continues to play out time and time again, fake websites that...
Aug 8, 2024
5 min read
macOS stealer posing as Loom is spread via Google Ads: Header image
macOS stealer posing as Loom is spreading via Google Ads
The AMOS Mac stealer is back. This time, the malware is impersonating the popular screen recorder Loom, which has over 20 million users and is loved by some Apple users.   In a new...
Aug 5, 2024
6 min read