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Caught in the Net: Unraveling the Tangle of Old and New Threats

Looking back at the most significant issues of 2018, we saw shifting cybercriminal strategies and lingering security threats. Enterprises faced a multitude of challenges, but careful study of these issues can present opportunities for improvement.

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New Report Finds 25% of Phishing Attacks Circumvent Office 365 Security
April 19, 2019
A new report found that of 546,247 phishing attacks deployed against Office 365, 25% were able to bypass its security.
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NamPoHyu aka MegaLocker Virus Ransomware Found Remotely Encrypting Samba Servers
April 18, 2019
A ransomware family was recently spotted targeting vulnerable Samba servers: NamPoHyu Virus aka MegaLocker Virus. NamPoHyu Virus searches for publicly accessible Samba servers, brute-forces them, and runs the ransomware locally to encrypt the exposed servers.
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Medical Format Flaw Can Let Attackers Hide Malware in Medical Images
April 17, 2019
DICOM, an international medical standard for transmitting, processing and storing medical images has been found with a flaw that can allow threat actors to embed malicious code in otherwise legitimate medical images.
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New Business Email Compromise Scheme Reroutes Paycheck by Direct Deposit
April 16, 2019
A new business email compromise (BEC) scheme, where attacker tricks the recipients into rerouting paychecks by direct deposit, has emerged.
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Microsoft Disclosed Security Breach From Compromised Support Agent’s Credentials
April 15, 2019
Microsoft notified affected users of a security breach caused by the compromised credentials of a support agent. Hackers were able to access email addresses, subject lines of emails, and folder names.
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Further Emotet Evolution: Operators Hijacking Existing Email Threads to Deliver Malware
April 12, 2019
The threat actors behind Emotet are hijacking older email threads and reviving them with new replies to make their messages seem more convincing.
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New Critical Infrastructure Facility Hit by Group Behind TRITON
April 11, 2019
Security researchers uncovered an additional intrusion by the threats actors behind 2017's TRITON malware, a dangerous and potentially destructive malware that targets the safety systems of industrial facilities.
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London Blue Group Using Evolving BEC Techniques in Attacks
April 10, 2019
The threat actor London Blue has been refining its BEC techniques and expanding its scope for both targets and regions.
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Ransomware Attack Hinders Michigan County Operations
April 08, 2019
A severe ransomware attack has crippled operations of local government offices in Genesee County, Michigan. More severe than originally thought, services are still stalled after almost a week. The county reports that data has not been taken.
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Caught in the Net: Unraveling the Tangle of Old and New Threats

Looking back at the most significant issues of 2018, we saw shifting cybercriminal strategies and lingering security threats. Enterprises faced a multitude of challenges, but careful study of these issues can present opportunities for improvement.

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