Scareware
Secure your business with CyberHoot Today!!! Sign Up Now Scareware is a type of malware tactic used to manipulate victims into downloading or buying malware-infested software. Scareware attacks are used …
Emotet Has Reemerged as Top Malware in Circulation
Secure your business with CyberHoot Today!!! Sign Up Now The HP Wolf Security threat research team has identified a 2700% increase in Emotet infections in the first quarter of 2022, …
Pirated Movies Containing Malware
ReasonLabs, a provider of cybersecurity prevention and detection software, recently discovered a new form of malware hacking into computers with the mask of the latest Spiderman movie. The movie is …
Malicious ‘Fleeceware’ App Downloaded 600M Times
Google has tried to eliminate malicious apps from its Android platform on the Google Play Store, but certain apps slide by Google’s security team, like Fleeceware. Fleeceware is a malicious application that …
BazarCaller – Vishing Gang
BazarCaller is a new cybercrime gang that uses Vishing to trick its victims into handing over information or access to a device. Vishing is the malicious practice of making phone …
Quarantine
Quarantine in the cybersecurity world happens when files containing malware are placed into isolation for future disinfection or examination. This strategy puts the malware in a specific area of the …
Emotet Operation Takedown
In January of 2021, law enforcement and judicial authorities across the globe disrupted one of the most notable botnets of the past decade: Emotet. Investigators have taken control of its …
Malware in Macs
MAC Malware has grown faster than Windows Malware in the last 24 months. If you bought a MAC because it was “safer” think again and learn all the types of malware that’s impacting these systems. Become more aware to become more secure especially with respect to MAC hardware.
Bug Bounty Programs
A Bug Bounty Program is a deal that is offered by many websites, organizations, and software developers where individuals can receive recognition and monetary payment for reporting bugs or vulnerabilities …
Spear-Phishing
Spear-Phishing is a form of phishing attack that targets a specific person or organization, seeking access to sensitive information. Similar to phishing, this is done through spoofing emails that appear …
Whaling
Whaling refers to malicious hacking that targets high-ranking executives. Similar to phishing, whaling is where the hacker hunts for data that they can use, but they focus on high-ranking bankers, …
Malicious Code
Secure your business with CyberHoot Today!!! Sign Up Now Malicious Code is harmful computer code or web script designed to create system vulnerabilities leading to backdoors, security breaches, information/data theft, …
Malware
Malware is software that compromises the operation of a system by performing an unauthorized function or process. Malware includes viruses, worms, and trojan horses. What Does This Mean For An …
Spyware
Spyware is software that is secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system without the knowledge of the system user or owner. What Does This Mean For An SMB? Your …
Malicious Applet
A malicious applet is a small application program that is automatically downloaded and executed and that performs an unauthorized function on an information system. It is essentially malware that is deployed …
Malicious Logic
Malicious Logic is hardware, firmware, or software that is intentionally included or inserted in a system to perform an unauthorized function or process that will have adverse impact on the …
Trojan Horse
A Trojan Horse is a computer program that appears to have a useful function, but also has a hidden and potentially malicious function that evades security mechanisms, sometimes by exploiting …
How to Protect Yourself From Malware
This short 3 min video outlines how to combat malware by preventing it from being installed in the first place. It outlines how to keep computer security up-to-date with patching, …
Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system, and more importantly the critical data it contains, until a sum of money or ransom …