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Latest Intelligence for October 2017 Symantec research shows users to be twice as likely to encounter threats through email as any other infection vector, and the spam rate declines slightly for the second month in a row. Read More
November 10, 2017
Latest Intelligence for September 2017 September saw Symantec uncover new activity by the Dragonfly group, and the start of several new Locky spam campaigns. Read More
October 6, 2017
Users encounter threats through email twice as often as other infection vectors The latest ISTR special report, Email Threats 2017, casts a light on a threat landscape where attackers are actively spreading malicious threats, BEC scams, and a variety of spam through email. Read More
October 4, 2017
Latest Intelligence for August 2017 August saw increases in the malware and spam rates, and new phishing warnings from the IRS Read More
September 8, 2017
Latest Intelligence for July 2017 Email malware rate continues to increase and WannaCry, Petya inspire other threats to add self-spreading components. Read More
August 4, 2017
Latest Intelligence for June 2017 A rise in instances of a particular bitcoin mining malware for Macs, the chaos causing Petya outbreak, and an increase in phishing emails for the third month in a row. Read More
July 11, 2017
Latest Intelligence for May 2017 The WannaCry outbreak dominated the news cycle, while the phishing rate reached a high for 2017. Read More
June 13, 2017
Latest Intelligence for April 2017 Number of web attacks blocked by Symantec rises to more than 1 million per day and Longhorn cyber espionage group linked to malware detailed in Vault 7 leak. Read More
May 10, 2017
Latest Intelligence for March 2017 Number of blocked web attacks increases to highest level since July 2016 and Necurs botnet returns with new spam campaigns. Read More
April 14, 2017
Necurs: Mass mailing botnet returns with new wave of spam campaigns Unexplained three-month absence resulted in a seven-fold decrease in rate of emails containing malware. Read More
March 28, 2017
Personalized spam campaign targets Germany A new spam campaign targeting German users uses victims’ real details and installs banking malware on compromised computers. Read More
March 20, 2017
Spam campaign targets financial institutions with fake security software Emails claim to be from HSBC and ask recipients to install fake Rapport security software. Read More
March 13, 2017
Personalized spam campaign targets Germany with password-stealing malware The highly-specific spammers using breached personal information are at it againRead More
February 27, 2017
Latest Intelligence for October 2016 Number of new malware variants rises to over 96 million and global spam hits highest rate in nearly a year. Read More
November 10, 2016
Malware and spam groups exploit US election fever As the presidential election draws near, the level of malware and spam activity attempting to capitalize on interest in the campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has risen. Read More
October 19, 2016
Beware of the student loan forgiveness scam spam Trojan.Ascesso has been observed trying to send out thousands of student loan forgiveness scam emails. Read More
October 13, 2016
Surge of email attacks using malicious WSF attachments Ransomware attack groups among the most frequent users of new tactic. Read More
October 13, 2016
Non-existent video involving Hillary Clinton and ISIS leader used as bait in malicious spam Malicious attachment contains Adwind cross-platform remote access Trojan. Read More
August 17, 2016
Instagram accounts hacked, altered to promote adult dating spam Scammers are hacking Instagram accounts and altering profiles with sexually suggestive imagery to lure users to adult dating and porn spam. Read More
August 10, 2016
Tinder safe dating spam uses safety to scam users out of money Scammers drive users to fake verification site that signs them up to adult webcam and erotic video websites. Read More
July 21, 2016
Malicious macros arrive in phishing emails, steal banking information Malicious macros made a comeback in 2015 to deliver malware. Now we’re seeing phishing emails use macros in Excel attachments to steal sensitive banking details. Read More
July 18, 2016
Latest Intelligence for June 2016 Our latest intelligence reveals nearly a 30 percentage point drop in web attacks using Angler and a 20 percentage point increase in Manual Sharing social media scams. Read More
July 7, 2016
Latest Intelligence for May 2016 Our latest intelligence reveals Angler responsible for over 51 percent of exploit kit attacks, and one email in every 134 is now malicious. Read More
June 9, 2016
Latest Intelligence for March 2016
April 8, 2016
Four tax scams to watch out for this tax season
April 5, 2016
Financial threats 2015: 73 percent drop in financial Trojan infections but threat is far from neutralized
March 22, 2016
Spam offering fake Visa benefits, rewards leads to TeslaCrypt ransomware
March 1, 2016
Japan targeted with regionalized malicious spam campaigns
February 19, 2016
Locky ransomware on aggressive hunt for victims
February 18, 2016
Zika virus outbreak concerns used to spread malware
February 18, 2016
Brazilian companies receive more than 40,000 spam emails in infostealer campaign
February 17, 2016
Scammers impersonate India’s Income Tax Department to deliver malware
February 17, 2016
Indian, US, UK finance department employees targeted with remote access Trojans
February 17, 2016
Waledac takes pot shot with pump and dump stock spam
February 17, 2016
Scammers peddle adult dating, webcam spam through legitimate email notifications
February 17, 2016
Major TeslaCrypt ransomware offensive underway
February 17, 2016
Business email compromise campaigns continue targeting C-level employees despite warnings
February 17, 2016
Terror-alert spam targets the Middle East, Canada to spread malware
February 17, 2016
Dridex: Financial Trojan aggressively spread in millions of spam emails each day
February 16, 2016
Brazilian companies receive more than 40,000 spam emails in infostealer campaign
February 16, 2016
Scammers impersonate India’s Income Tax Department to deliver malware
February 16, 2016
Indian, US, UK finance department employees targeted with remote access Trojans
February 16, 2016
Waledac takes pot shot with pump and dump stock spam
February 16, 2016
Scammers peddle adult dating, webcam spam through legitimate email notifications
February 16, 2016
Major TeslaCrypt ransomware offensive underway
February 16, 2016
Business email compromise campaigns continue targeting C-level employees despite warnings
February 16, 2016
Terror-alert spam targets the Middle East, Canada to spread malware
February 16, 2016
Japanese corporations targeted with active malware spam campaign
February 16, 2016
Latest Intelligence for January 2016
February 15, 2016
Brazilian companies receive more than 40,000 spam emails in infostealer campaign Spam campaign targets Portuguese-speaking firms in Brazil and other regions to deliver malware and steal sensitive data.Read More
February 4, 2016