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Enter Dustman: New Wiper Takes After ZeroCleare, Likely Targets Organizations in Region

January 17, 2020 jbiscaya 1 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, IBM X-Force Exchange, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS), IBM X-Force Research, Malware, Malware analysis, research, Threat Intelligence, X-Force

In December 2019, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) released a report on new malware from the Wiper

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From Mega to Giga: Cross-Version Comparison of Top MegaCortex Modifications

January 8, 2020 jbiscaya 18 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Certificate Authority (CA), Cyberattacks, Encryption, IBM X-Force Exchange, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS), Indicator of Compromise (IoC), Malware, Malware analysis, Ransomware, Risk Management, targeted attacks, Windows, X-Force

IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) researchers have been responding to and analyzing the MegaCortex ransomware since its

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IBM X-Force Security Predictions for 2020

December 17, 2019 jbiscaya 10 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), banking trojan, CISO, Cloud, Cloud Security, Data Breaches, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Denial-of-Service (DoS) Attacks, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Government, Malware, open source, Privacy Regulations, Ransomware, Regulatory Compliance, SMS authentication, Trojan, Vulnerabilities, X-Force

With 2019 coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year and also look at what the new

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New Destructive Wiper ZeroCleare Targets Energy Sector in the Middle East

December 4, 2019 jbiscaya 12 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Critical Infrastructure, Cybercrime, Energy and Utilities, Energy Industry, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS), Identity and Access Management (IAM), Incident Response, Incident Response (IR), Incident Response Plan, Industry, Malware, middle east, Multifactor Authentication (MFA), Security Testing, Threat Intelligence, Wiper Malware, X-Force

IBM X-Force has been researching and tracking destructive malware in the Middle East for some time now, particularly in the

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Shifting From Ransomware Detection to Prevention

November 18, 2019 jbiscaya 22 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Human Error, Incident Response, Incident Response (IR), Incident Response Plan, Ransomware, Security Awareness, Threat Intelligence, Threat Prevention, X-Force

Imagine this: You’ve worked tirelessly over the past month to create a video tribute for your best friend’s wedding reception.

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Keep Adversaries at Bay With the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

October 25, 2019 jbiscaya 9 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), Incident Response, Incident Response (IR), Security Framework, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Operations and Response, Security Operations Center (SOC), Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence

Organizations are adopting the MITRE ATT&CK framework to map their cybersecurity threat detection, prevention and response capabilities to attack scenarios.

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Leading Magecart Group Targeting Captive Wi-Fi Users via L7 Routers

September 25, 2019 jbiscaya 3 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Cybercrime, Cybercrime Trends, Cybercriminals, Fraud Protection, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS), IBM X-Force Research, Javascript, Malware, Router, Threat Intelligence, Webinjection, Wi-Fi, X-Force

Threat hunters from IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) identified malicious activity attributed to a financially motivated cybercrime