CyberCrime

This year's AllStars took place in Amsterdam in September, alongside the two-day Global AppSec conference. The event offers a full day of the best hand-picked lectures from top speakers and researchers in the field of information security. G DATA virus analyst Karsten Hahn was there and presented…

The Emotet malware is still considered one of the most dangerous threats to corporate IT worldwide. Analysts at G DATA Advanced Analytics have tracked down how an Emotet infection starts gradually infiltrating corporate networks and then takes them out of operation bit by bit.

With its DeepRay AI technology, G DATA is leading the way against rapidly changing malware. Carl-Benedikt Bender, leader of the development team behind DeepRay, explains how the technology works and what specific challenges arose during development.

The annual Virus Bulletin conference (called „VB“ for short) is one oft he most important events of the year when it comes to threat intelligence for researchers and analysts as well as product managers and CISOs from all over the world. As usual, G DATA sent several members of their team. When they…

Famous German publisher Springer launched ‘Cyberdanger’ worldwide, a book written by Eddy Willems, G DATA’s Security Evangelist.

Malware actors very rarely stick to the same script for extended periods of time. They constantly modify and update their attack methods. Recently we have observed malware that uses server-side polymorphism to hide its payload, which consists of a backdoor fully written in PowerShell.

The third part of the StrangeBits series has the ultimate solution for ransomware, explains why some malware is bloated and looks into a supposedly new skulls and bones malware infection.

More than 200 new versions per day - the creators of the Emotet Trojan are responsible for the most productive cyber crime campaign currently running. G DATA has discovered more versions in the first half of 2019 than in the whole of 2018.

In the second part of our Strange Bits series we are taking a closer look at Sodinokibi Spam E-Mails, CinaRAT and a Malware that tries to imitate G DATA.

More than two million IoT devices are affected by a current vulnerability. This enables attackers to take control over webcams and other affected devices. At the moment, no fix is in sight.