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The Life Cycle of a Compromised (Cloud) Server

September 1, 2020 TH Author cloud, Cloud Security, Compromised Server, cryptomining, Cybercrime, Cyprocurrency Mining, Lifecycle, Network, ransomware, Security, Targeted Attacks, targeted ransomware

Trend Micro Research has developed a go-to resource for all things related to cybercriminal underground hosting and infrastructure. Today we released the second in this three-part series of reports which detail the what, how, and why of cybercriminal hosting (see the first part here). As part of this report, we dive into the common life…
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Attack uses malicious InPage document and outdated VLC media player to give attackers backdoor access to targets

November 8, 2018 TH Author CVE-2017-12842, Cybersecurity, InPage, Office 365 ATP, Targeted Attacks, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Our analysis of a targeted attack that used a language-specific word processor shows why its important to understand and protect against small-scale and localized attacks as well as broad-scale malware campaigns. The attack exploited a vulnerability in InPage, a word processor software for specific languages like Urdu, Persian, Pashto, and Arabic. More than 75% of
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Cybercriminals Changing Tactics as Seen in First Half Report

August 28, 2018 TH Author 2018 security roundup report, cryptojacking, cryptomining, cybercriminals, ransomware, Security, Targeted Attacks, Underground Economy

Today, Trend Micro released its first half 2018 security roundup report in which we want to share the threat intelligence we discovered through the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ that allows us to identify the threats that have targeted our customer base. Below are some thoughts I’d like to share with you about these trends…
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