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A multistage remote access trojan (RAT), known as ZuoRAT,  has been specifically developed to attack small office/home office (SOHO) routers. These devices have been more frequently used for work since the increase in home-working in 2020 due to the Covid-19 global pandemic. It is suspected that this attack has been going undetected for the pastRead more

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and United States Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER) released a joint security advisory last week to warn of the active exploitation of CVE-2021-44228. This vulnerability is commonly known as Log4j, or Log4Shell because it gives attackers a shell that allows them to remotely access internet facing Log4j devices. Read more

First discovered in 2019, BRATA malware is contained in a malicious app which victims are tricked into installing on their phones. BRATA is a banking Trojan that gains access to your bank, withdraws your funds, and then wipes your phone with a factory reset to hide the evidence of its activities.  BRATA stands for “BrazilianRead more

A new Linux backdoor threat has been discovered, using malware known as ‘Symbiote’. This name has come from its ability to hide itself well, whilst stealing data and credentials from the ‘host’ victim. A threat report released last week by Intezer and The BlackBerry Threat Research & Intelligence Team details how this malware works, and why it’sRead more

Europol called Emotet “the world’s most dangerous malware” – and it is back in the security news this week – but what is Emotet, and how can you protect your network from Emotet based attacks? Emotet is the name given to a strain of malware and the cyber-crime organisation that created it.  First detected inRead more

Fileless malware attacks have increased over 300% in 2019. What is fileless malware and how does it work? According to their mid-year Cybersecurity report, Trend Micro asserts that fileless malware attacks have increased 365% over the same period the previous year.  In order to understand why this is increasing and how fileless malware works, weRead more