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Dexphot Polymorphic Malware Shows Complexity of Everyday Threats

Ordinary malware can be a real nuisance to detect due to complex methods that allowed it to slip past security solutions. Dexphot is one such strain that managed to run attack routines on close to 80,000 machines earlier this year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dexphot-polymorphic-malware-shows-complexity-of-everyday-threats/
Almost 60% Of Malicious Ads Come from Three Ad Providers

In Confiant's "Demand Quality Report for Q3 2019", the ad fraud and security company analyzed 120 billion ad impressions between January 1st and September 20th that flowed through their systems in order to provide a breakdown of different malicious ad campaigns. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/almost-60-percent-of-malicious-ads-come-from-three-ad-providers/
Ransomware Locks Medical Records at Great Plains Health

Great Plains Health medical center is recovering from a ransomware incident that hit its computer network at the beginning of the week and forced switching to pen and paper to maintain activity. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-locks-medical-records-at-great-plains-health/
Advanced Hacking Groups Keep Showing Up, Old Ones Evolve

Advancements in the threat landscape are clear from one year to another. Since last year, security researchers have seen new adversaries along with methods of compromise and more overt cyberattacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/advanced-hacking-groups-keep-showing-up-old-ones-evolve/
New Chrome Password Stealer Sends Stolen Data to a MongoDB Database

A new trojan has been discovered that attempts to steal passwords stored in the Google Chrome browser. While this is nothing unique, what stands out is that the malware uses a remote MongoDB database to store the stolen passwords. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-chrome-password-stealer-sends-stolen-data-to-a-mongodb-database/