More than a year ago, on July 26th 2016, the Bitdefender Threat Intelligence Team came across a suspicious document called News.doc. However, unlike most potentially malicious documents that get processed in our labs, this file displayed...
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In 2016, Bitdefender uncovered a new advanced persistent threat dubbed Pacifier, targeting government institutions starting in 2014. Using malicious .doc documents and .zip files distributed via spear phishing e-mails, attackers would lure victims...
It’s now anno domini 2017 and the number of Internet-connected devices surpass the living population by an order of magnitude. And while most of these devices help us reinvent the way we interact with our homes, our offices or with our own bodies...
The Internet of connected things has changed the way we interact with our homes, offices or even with our own bodies. But although connected devices are sold mostly everywhere, some manufacturers don’t dwell on the security aspects, but rather...
The DarkHotel threat actors have been known to operate for a decade now, targeting thousands of businesses across the world via Wi-Fi infrastructure in hotels. Blending whaling (high-level spear phishing) techniques with advanced malware and other...