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Russia-Ukraine Cyberattacks (Updated): How to Protect Against Related Cyberthreats Including DDoS, HermeticWiper, Gamaredon, Website Defacement, Phishing and ScamsA conceptual image representing geopolitical cyber activity, such as what has been associated with Russia-Ukraine
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Russia-Ukraine Cyberattacks (Updated): How to Protect Against Related Cyberthreats Including DDoS, HermeticWiper, Gamaredon, Website Defacement, Phishing and Scams

  • By Unit 42
  • February 22, 2022 at 3:00 PM

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Threat Assessment: BlackCat RansomwareA conceptual image representing ransomware, such as the BlackCat ransomware discussed here.
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Threat Assessment: BlackCat Ransomware

  • By Amanda Tanner, Alex Hinchliffe and Doel Santos
  • January 27, 2022 at 6:00 AM

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  • Threat Brief - CVE-2023-23397 - Microsoft Outlook Privilege Escalation by Unit 42
New Mirai Variant Targets WebSVN Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2021-32305)A conceptual image representing a vulnerability, such as CVE-2021-32305, discussed in this post.
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New Mirai Variant Targets WebSVN Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2021-32305)

  • By Brock Mammen and Haozhe Zhang
  • August 30, 2021 at 6:00 AM

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DarkSide Ransomware Gang: An OverviewA conceptual image representing ransomware, such as the DarkSide ransomware discussed in this post.
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DarkSide Ransomware Gang: An Overview

  • By Ramarcus Baylor
  • May 12, 2021 at 1:00 PM

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Network Attack Trends: Internet of Threats (November 2020-January 2021)
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Network Attack Trends: Internet of Threats (November 2020-January 2021)

  • By Lei Xu, Yue Guan and Vaibhav Singhal
  • April 12, 2021 at 10:37 AM

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Network Attack Trends: Internet of Threats (August-October 2020)The conceptual image represents internet attack trends such as those discussed here, including scanner activities and HTTP directory traversal exploitation attempts.
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Network Attack Trends: Internet of Threats (August-October 2020)

  • By Yue Guan, Lei Xu, Ken Hsu and Zhibin Zhang
  • January 22, 2021 at 6:00 AM

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3 Vulnerabilities Found on AvertX IP CamerasThis conceptual image illustrates the concept of a cyber criminal compromising AvertX IP cameras by gaining physical access.
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3 Vulnerabilities Found on AvertX IP Cameras

  • By Asher Davila
  • July 17, 2020 at 9:00 AM

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Lucifer: New Cryptojacking and DDoS Hybrid Malware Exploiting High and Critical Vulnerabilities to Infect Windows Devices
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Lucifer: New Cryptojacking and DDoS Hybrid Malware Exploiting High and Critical Vulnerabilities to Infect Windows Devices

  • By Ken Hsu, Durgesh Sangvikar, Zhibin Zhang and Chris Navarrete
  • June 24, 2020 at 6:00 AM

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Mirai and Hoaxcalls Botnets Target Legacy Symantec Web Gateways
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Mirai and Hoaxcalls Botnets Target Legacy Symantec Web Gateways

  • By Ruchna Nigam
  • May 14, 2020 at 10:00 AM

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Grandstream and DrayTek Devices Exploited to Power New Hoaxcalls DDoS Botnet
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Grandstream and DrayTek Devices Exploited to Power New Hoaxcalls DDoS Botnet

  • By Ken Hsu, Haozhe Zhang, Zhibin Zhang and Ruchna Nigam
  • April 3, 2020 at 1:07 PM

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Home & Small Office Wireless Routers Exploited to Attack Gaming Servers
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Home & Small Office Wireless Routers Exploited to Attack Gaming Servers

  • By Asher Davila
  • October 31, 2019 at 6:00 AM

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Mirai Compiled for New Processors Surfaces in the Wild

  • By Ruchna Nigam
  • April 8, 2019 at 6:00 AM

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Threat Brief: Cyber Attackers Using Your Home Router To Bring Down Websites

  • By Unit 42
  • August 14, 2018 at 4:01 PM

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Unit 42 Finds New Mirai and Gafgyt IoT/Linux Botnet Campaigns

  • By Ruchna Nigam
  • July 20, 2018 at 5:00 AM

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