Cybercrime & Digital Threats

A Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack is a type of attack that involves a malicious element “listening in” on communications between parties, and is a significant threat to organizations.

A new ransomware with a unique behavior abuses a popular email application to send malicious email directly to its potential victims.

In this week’s recap, a popular open-source ransomware spawns more variants, and entries from other ransomware families also make an appearance.

Recent phishing incidents show that attackers are adopting new techniques and reusing old methods to target users and enterprises.

As Petya's dust settles, we learn another real-life lesson: old threats die hard. And as we saw last week, ransomware has no shortage of variety—no matter how dated their tactics and techniques may be.

As cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are more widely used, so will the threats that cybercriminals use to abuse it. Here’s a closer look at cryptocurrency-mining malware—their emergence in the threat landscape, impact, and some countermeasures against them.

One of the largest cryptocurrency exchange platforms in the world was hacked, with thousands of user accounts compromised.

The Petya and WannaCry outbreaks still dominate the conversation, but there are also new ransomware to watch out for.

A social engineering attack shut down a popular Ethereum Classic wallet. But apart from this type of attack there are more sophisticated threats on the landscape.