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Attacks Abound in Tricky Threat Terrain: 2021 Annual Cybersecurity Report

The digital transformations that had enabled many enterprises to stay afloat amid the Covid-19 health crisis also brought about major upheavals in cybersecurity, the impact of which was still widely felt in 2021. In our annual cybersecurity report, we look back at 2021 in terms of the most significant security issues and trends that shaped the year’s threat landscape.

March 17, 2022

Cloud

The Fault in Our kubelets: Analyzing the Security of Publicly Exposed Kubernetes Clusters

While researching cloud-native tools, our Shodan scan revealed over 200,000 publicly exposed Kubernetes clusters and kubelet ports that can be abused by criminals.

May 24, 2022

Bruised but Not Broken: The Resurgence of the Emotet Botnet Malware

During the first quarter of 2022, we discovered a significant number of infections using multiple new Emotet variants that employed both old and new techniques to trick their intended victims into accessing malicious links and enabling macro content.

Research May 19, 2022

Uncovering a Kingminer Botnet Attack Using Trend Micro™ Managed XDR

Trend Micro’s Managed XDR team addressed a Kingminer botnet attack conducted through an SQL exploit. We discuss our findings and analysis in this report.

Research May 18, 2022

Trend Micro's One Vision, One Platform

Why Trend Micro is evolving its approach to enterprise protection

Security Strategies May 17, 2022

Mobile

Fake Mobile Apps Steal Facebook Credentials, Cryptocurrency-Related Keys

We recently observed a number of apps on Google Play designed to perform malicious activities such as stealing user credentials and other sensitive user information, including private keys.

Research May 16, 2022

Compliance & Risks

S4x22: ICS Security Creates the Future

The ICS Security Event S4 was held for the first time in two years, bringing together more than 800 business leaders and specialists from around the world to Miami Beach on 19-21 Feb 2022. The theme was CREATE THE FUTURE.

Security Strategies May 12, 2022

Compliance & Risks

Security Above and Beyond CNAPPs

How Trend Micro’s unified cybersecurity platform is transforming cloud security

Security Strategies May 10, 2022

Ransomware

Examining the Black Basta Ransomware’s Infection Routine

We analyze the Black Basta ransomware and examine the malicious actor’s familiar infection tactics.

Research May 09, 2022

Malware

NetDooka Framework Distributed via PrivateLoader Malware as Part of Pay-Per-Install Service

This report focuses on the components and infection chain ⁠of the NetDooka framework. Its scope ranges from the release of the first payload up until the release of the final RAT that is protected by a kernel driver.

Research May 05, 2022

Ransomware

AvosLocker Ransomware Variant Abuses Driver File to Disable Anti-Virus, Scans for Log4shell

We found an AvosLocker ransomware variant using a legitimate anti-virus component to disable detection and blocking solutions.

May 02, 2022

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