Tag: Fileless
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Fileless Revenge RAT Abuses Legitimate Tools to Hide Malicious Activity
Threat actors are distributing Revenge RAT malware, developed using legitimate tools like “smtp-validator” and “Email to SMS.” When …
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HeadCrab 2.0 Goes Fileless, Targeting Redis Servers for Crypto Mining
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an updated version of the malware HeadCrab that’s known to target Redis database servers across the …
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Week in review: Fileless attacks increase 1,400%, consumers ditch brands hit by ransomware
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Island Enterprise …
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Fileless attacks increase 1,400%
Aggregated honeypot data, over a six-month period, showed that more than 50% of the attacks focused on defense evasion, according to Aqua …
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Fileless attacks surge as cybercriminals evade cloud security defenses
The number of fileless or memory-based attacks that exploit existing software, applications, and protocols have surged 1,400% in the last …
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Newly Uncovered PyPI Package Drops Fileless Cryptominer to Linux Systems
A now-removed rogue package pushed to the official third-party software repository for Python has been found to deploy cryptominers on …
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Hackers Gain Fileless Persistence on Targeted SQL Servers Using a Built-in Utility
Microsoft on Tuesday warned that it recently spotted a malicious campaign targeting SQL Servers that leverages a built-in PowerShell binary …
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New “SockDetour” Fileless, Socketless Backdoor Targets U.S. Defense Contractors
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off a previously undocumented and stealthy custom malware called SockDetour that targeted …
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2021 and Emerging Cybersecurity Threats
What seems clear is that known cyber threats, including Trojans, ransomware, and phishing will remain on the rise. These threats, however, …
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Fileless malware attacks surge while ransomware declines
Fileless malware attacks were up nearly 900 percent in 2020 and cryptominers grew by 25 percent, but ransomware payloads dropped by 48 …
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Week in review: Fileless malware, key risk areas in 2021, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and reviews: January 2021 Patch Tuesday …
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Fileless worm builds cryptomining, backdoor-planting P2P botnet
A fileless worm dubbed FritzFrog has been found roping Linux devices running SSH servers – corporate servers, routers and IoT devices – …
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