December 2021 – Page 3

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo grew by 46% in 2021

The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo continues to grow rapidly, with the company now averaging over 100 million daily search queries and growing by almost 47% in 2021. […]

24 Dec

The Week in Ransomware – December 24th 2021 – No rest for the weary

The holiday season is here, but there is no rest for our weary admins as ransomware gangs are still conducting attacks over the Christmas and New Years breaks. […]

24 Dec

Rook ransomware is yet another spawn of the leaked Babuk code

A new ransomware operation named Rook has appeared recently on the cyber-crime space, declaring a desperate need to make “a lot of money” by breaching corporate networks and encrypting devices. […]

24 Dec

Global IT services provider Inetum hit by ransomware attack

Less than a week before the Christmas holiday, French IT services company Inetum Group was hit by a ransomware attack that had a limited impact on the business and its customers. […]

24 Dec

Android banking trojan spreads via fake Google Play Store page

An Android banking trojan targeting Itaú Unibanco, a large financial services provider in Brazil with 55 million customers globally, is using a fake Google Play store to spread to devices. […]

24 Dec

Blackmagic fixes critical DaVinci Resolve code execution flaws

Blackmagic Software has recently addressed two security vulnerabilities in the highly popular DaVinci Resolve software that would allow attackers to gain code execution on unpatched systems. […]

24 Dec

Dridex Omicron phishing taunts with funeral helpline number

A malware distributor for the Dridex banking malware has been toying with victims and researchers over the last few weeks. The latest example is a phishing campaign that taunts victims with a COVID-19 funeral assistance helpline number. […]

23 Dec

Stealthy BLISTER malware slips in unnoticed on Windows systems

Security researchers have uncovered a malicious campaign that relies on a valid code-signing certificate to disguise malicious code as legitimate executables. […]

23 Dec

Apple fixes macOS security flaw behind Gatekeeper bypass

Apple has addressed a macOS vulnerability that unsigned and unnotarized script-based apps could exploit to bypass all macOS security protection mechanisms even on fully patched systems. […]

23 Dec

Phishing campaign targets CoinSpot cryptoexchange 2FA codes

A new phishing campaign that targets users of the CoinSpot cryptocurrency exchange employs a new theme that revolves around withdrawal confirmations. […]

Month: December 2021

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo grew by 46% in 2021

The Week in Ransomware – December 24th 2021 – No rest for the weary

Rook ransomware is yet another spawn of the leaked Babuk code

Global IT services provider Inetum hit by ransomware attack

Android banking trojan spreads via fake Google Play Store page

Blackmagic fixes critical DaVinci Resolve code execution flaws

Dridex Omicron phishing taunts with funeral helpline number

Stealthy BLISTER malware slips in unnoticed on Windows systems

Apple fixes macOS security flaw behind Gatekeeper bypass

Phishing campaign targets CoinSpot cryptoexchange 2FA codes