An unusual attack tool has caught the attention and piqued the curiosity of G DATA analyst Hendrik Eckardt. The discovered RAT (Remote Access Tool) is apparently designed for networks where people take an annoyingly close - for the attackers - look at what is happening.

During an incident response, looking for malware is often akin to looking for a needle in a hay stack. To complicate matters further, in the case of Cobalt Strike you often have no idea what that needle even looks like. And time is not on your side.

A new variant of Agent Tesla uses the uncommon compression format ZPAQ to steal information from approximately 40 web browsers and various email clients. But what exactly is this file compression format? What advantage does it provide to threat actors? And why it is assumed that the version of Agent…

Just in time for Black Friday, the number of phishing and scam websites is increasing. People on the lookout for a bargain are at risk of having there payment details and personal information stolen.

Criminals hijack business accounts on Facebook and run their own advertising campaigns in someone else's name and at the expense of those affected. This quickly results in thousands of euros in damages for the actual account holders - not to mention the damage to their reputation.

Artificial intelligence and adjacent technologies have been causing quite the stir lately. Many are concerned that AI is going to give rise to new and potentially completely machine-generated forms of criminal attacks. Let us look at some of those concerns.

NIS-2 aims to establish an EU wide common security standard for critical infrastructures and adjacent industries as well as vital supply chains. Here is a brief recap - and also a good reason why even non critical industries should pay close attention.

Many people have an image that springs to mind when they hear the term “hacker”. This image is often the result of media reports about criminal activity. But: You might be surprised to hear that the world would be far worse off without hackers.

As the value of data has grown managing vulnerabilities effectively is essential for the success of your organizations’ security and minimizing the impact of successful attacks. But: What are those vulnerabilities, anyway? Eddy Willems explains.

The clamor and viral use of a very human-sounding, artificial technology chatbot named, ChatGPT gave rise to some new and interesting activities in the cybercrime world.