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This image illustrates the concept of cybersquatting, a practice used by cybercriminals to take advantage of well-known domain names and brands.

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Cybersquatting: Attackers Mimicking Domains of Major Brands Including Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Netflix to Scam Consumers

By Zhanhao Chen and Janos Szurdi
September 1, 2020 at 3:00 AM

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Threat Assessment: WastedLocker Ransomware Activities

By Alex Hinchliffe, Doel Santos, Adrian McCabe and Robert Falcone
July 30, 2020 at 6:00 AM

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A conceptual illustration showing a world map along with icons representing malware and other tools used by malicious actors

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OilRig Targets Middle Eastern Telecommunications Organization and Adds Novel C2 Channel with Steganography to Its Inventory

By Robert Falcone
July 22, 2020 at 6:00 AM

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Newly Registered Domains: Malicious Abuse by Bad Actors

By Zhanhao Chen, Jun Javier Wang and Kelvin Kwan
August 20, 2019 at 6:00 AM

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Pythons and Unicorns and Hancitor…Oh My! Decoding Binaries Through Emulation

By Jeff White
August 30, 2016 at 1:20 PM

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Attack Delivers ‘9002’ Trojan Through Google Drive

By Robert Falcone and Jen Miller-Osborn
July 26, 2016 at 5:00 PM

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Extending AutoFocus Threat Intelligence With New Tag Types

By Mike Scott
June 17, 2016 at 4:05 PM

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The OilRig Campaign: Attacks on Saudi Arabian Organizations Deliver Helminth Backdoor

By Robert Falcone and Bryan Lee
May 26, 2016 at 2:05 PM

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Prince of Persia: Infy Malware Active In Decade of Targeted Attacks

By Tomer Bar and Simon Conant
May 2, 2016 at 5:00 AM

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Locky Ransomware Installed Through Nuclear EK

By Brad Duncan
March 21, 2016 at 1:00 PM

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PowerSniff Malware Used in Macro-based Attacks

By Josh Grunzweig and Brandon Levene
March 11, 2016 at 1:00 PM

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Banload Malware Affecting Brazil Exhibits Unusually Complex Infection Process

By Anthony Kasza
March 8, 2016 at 9:45 AM

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New Android Trojan “Xbot” Phishes Credit Cards and Bank Accounts, Encrypts Devices for Ransom

By Cong Zheng, Claud Xiao and Zhi Xu
February 18, 2016 at 4:00 PM

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Locky: New Ransomware Mimics Dridex-Style Distribution

By Brandon Levene, Micah Yates and Rob Downs
February 16, 2016 at 4:20 PM

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NanoCoreRAT Behind an Increase in Tax-Themed Phishing E-mails

By Anthony Kasza
February 9, 2016 at 1:00 PM

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