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Malvertising campaign: TU Dresden website cloned

March 8, 2025

Cybercriminals have created a malicious malvertising campaign for Cisco AnyConnect. The tool is often used by employees to connect remotely to corporate networks, but also by universities. The malicious Google ad redirects to a cloned website of the TU Dresden. Malwarebytes' Threat Intelligence team has discovered a malvertising campaign for the VPN client Cisco AnyConnect. The campaign was set for the keyword "cisco annyconnect" in Google search and redirects victims to the trustworthy-sounding domain annyconnect-secure-clientcom. However, the download file of the supposed VPN client on the fake page contains the NetSupport RAT (Remote Access Trojan)...

Agent-based AI models control phishing campaigns

March 5, 2025

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Malwarebytes recently presented its latest State of Malware report. Its key message: Agent-based AI models are on the rise and will make it easier and cheaper for cybercriminals to spread malware. Agent-based AI models are a special form of artificial intelligence (AI) in which the models operate in the form of many autonomous units - agents. By interacting with each other and with their environment, they can learn and optimize themselves, which makes the system behavior of the AI highly dynamic. In order to achieve their specified goals, they can independently interpret contexts, evaluate options...

Stronger protection for PCs with ARM architecture

28 October 2024

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ARM architecture is increasingly used in a wide range of devices, from PCs to cloud servers, so it is critical to ensure reliable protection for these systems as well. Malwarebytes' ThreatDown endpoint security solutions now support PCs with ARM-based architecture. Malwarebytes' ThreatDown solutions are designed to combat cyber threats while empowering enterprise IT leaders with easy-to-use, effective technologies. In the future, Malwarebytes will offer improved security, performance and security to users of Windows ARM devices, including Copilot+ PCs including Microsoft Surface Pro, Lenovo Yoga Slim and ThinkPad, and Dell Inspiron.

Complex IT security: 450 end devices – 3 IT employees

July 17, 2024

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Many companies use several security solutions at the same time. This leads to a high level of complexity. Malwarebytes surveyed 50 companies in an international survey on the topic of complexity. IT departments in smaller companies often have only limited human resources. In order to be able to defend themselves against increasingly sophisticated attacks from cyber criminals - such as ransomware - many companies have invested in their security infrastructure. However, this has often increased the complexity of the IT systems - especially when different software solutions are used. On average, 3 IT employees look after 450 end devices. These are the most important results of the survey: Companies...

Ransomware: the main threat trend of 2023

27 May 2024

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In 2023, the threat landscape was dominated by big-game ransomware and zero-day ransomware. Mac systems are also increasingly being targeted by attackers, according to the 2024 State of Malware Report. The threat intelligence analysts at Malwarebytes summarize the key developments in the areas of cyber threats and cybersecurity in their annual malware management report. Overall, the threat landscape and therefore the measures necessary to defend against threats are becoming more complex. At the same time, those responsible for security are increasingly faced with budget cuts and therefore limited resources. The year 2023 was marked by six major threat trends, not all of which fit the traditional definition of...

Prevent malicious software from starting

March 2, 2024

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A cyber protection provider has added a new feature to its security platform. It improves cybersecurity by preventing malicious or unwanted applications from launching on end devices. Malwarebytes, a global leader in real-time cyber protection, is launching Application Block, a new, free feature for users of its ThreatDown platform. The feature creates an additional layer of security that prevents unwanted or malicious applications from launching on the protected end devices. Less attack surface - more endpoint security This reduces the attack surface of the devices and often already busy IT teams are relieved. The function can be easily activated via…

Endpoint: Targeted cyber threats

26 December 2023

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A new enterprise endpoint security platform helps IT administrators and MSPs timely detect and mitigate cyber threats, reducing costs and effort: Malwarebytes ThreatDown. With ThreatDown, Malwarebytes will in the future offer a range of effective and user-friendly cybersecurity products and services that will particularly benefit companies with limited IT and IT security capacities. The ThreatDown product family, previously known as 'Malwarebytes for Business', includes various solutions that have been specifically developed to help IT managers in companies ward off threats in today's highly complex cyber landscape. Various intuitive and effective technologies are available to users…

Ransomware: Germany popular target for attackers

8 October 2023

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Last year, Germany was the fourth most attacked country in the world. The logistics, construction and technology industries are the main targets, according to Malwarebytes ransomware analysis. In the twelve months from July 2022 to June 2023, Germany remains the fourth most attacked country in the world and the most attacked country outside the English-speaking world. Ransomware attacks are on the rise As in the US and UK, the number of ransomware attacks has increased significantly over the past four months. March, April and May were actually the most affected months...

Eliminate threats with EDR and AI

September 30, 2023

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Endpoint detection and response (EDR) and AI-driven tools can be used to close vulnerabilities and reduce threat response times. Malwarebytes launches EDR Extra Strength. The new solution is based on Malwarebytes' decades of experience in threat detection and prevention and provides a simple, step-by-step interface to eliminate threats. Multiple data breaches at 83% of all companies in 2022 Successful cyberattacks remain widespread despite widespread use of standard endpoint security solutions: 83 percent of all companies had data breaches last year, according to Verizon's 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report...

Ransomware gang CLOP successful with new attack tactics

August 15, 2023

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CLOP has now established itself as one of the most agile hacker gangs internationally in the ransomware scene. The APT group also carried out the attack on the MOVEit vulnerability on its own and is negotiating with hundreds of companies about their data. In the last twelve months alone, CLOP, or "Cl0p", has been responsible for at least nine attacks in Germany. In comparison, the ransomware gang LockBit, which is currently the most active in Germany, carried out 24 attacks in the same period. What is particularly interesting about the Cl0p leaks, however, is the extent of the attacks. Hundreds of targets with a single...

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Malvertising campaign: TU Dresden website cloned

Agent-based AI models control phishing campaigns

Stronger protection for PCs with ARM architecture

Complex IT security: 450 end devices – 3 IT employees

Ransomware: the main threat trend of 2023

Prevent malicious software from starting

Endpoint: Targeted cyber threats

Ransomware: Germany popular target for attackers

Eliminate threats with EDR and AI

Ransomware gang CLOP successful with new attack tactics

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