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COVID-19 themed cyber-attacks increased by 114% in Q4 2020 compared to Q3, according to data from the McAfee Threats Report: April 2021. This followed rises of 605% and 240% in Q2 and Q3 2020 respectively, demonstrating that threat actors have continued to leverage the pandemic to target organizations and individuals. The study, which looked at the evolving threat landscape in the final quarter of 2020, found there was a 10% overall rise in malware detections in…

Cyber-attacks against global financial institutions are increasingly characterized by attempts to counter incident response, with destructive efforts surging 118% over the past year, according to VMware. The tech giant’s Modern Bank Heists 4.0 report was compiled from interviews with over 120 CISOs and security leaders from some of the world’s biggest banks. It revealed that attackers are becoming increasingly adept at circumventing incident responders — in fact, counter incident response happened 63% of the time…

Security experts have discovered a new set of DNS vulnerabilities which could impact over 100 million IoT devices used by consumers and enterprises. Forescout teamed up with Israeli consultancy JSOF to uncover nine vulnerabilities they have labelled Name:Wreck. They affect popular IT software FreeBSD and IoT/OT firmware IPnet, Nucleus NET and NetX. Forescout claimed that, although not all devices running the software are vulnerable, even if just 1% were, that could impact as many as…

There were empty shelves at branches of the Netherlands’ largest supermarket chain recently after a ransomware attack on a key logistics supplier. With over 1000 locations around the country, Albert Heijn is an industry giant. Yet the supermarket firm suffered major food shortages after the cyber-attack on key supplier Bakker Logistiek, according to local reports. Among the foodstuffs most affected by the attack were deliveries of packaged cheese. A note on the Albert Heijn website currently…

The McAfee Advanced Threat Research team today published the McAfee Labs Threats Report: April 2021. In this edition, we present new findings in our traditional threat statistical categories – as well as our usual malware, sectors, and vectors – imparted in a new, enhanced digital presentation that’s more easily consumed and interpreted. Historically, our reports detailed the volume of key threats, such as “what is in the malware zoo.” The introduction of MVISION Insights in…