A couple of days ago, we received a spam email sample that was reported to contain a malicious attachment. The email content poses as a piece of remittance advice for a specific BACS payment.  What is BACS Remittance Advice?  So, let’s explore the definition of BACS remittance advice. In essence,

W32/Wiper.C SHA1 – CB39C8639A2F74A3424D040D22A856859AB559A8 Similar to W32/Wiper.A, this version is also is being distributed by the people behind this threat. Depending on how it is distributed, the victim may launch different file names; the most common are diskpartmg16.exe and dpnsvr16.exe. For this example we will use “diskpartmg16.exe”. The “diskpartmg16.exe” version

Last week, CYREN issued an early analysis of the Wiper A. Trojan/Backdoor malware, within less than 24-hours of malware identification. After further analysis, we have also found some interesting details that suggest that this malware is really targeted to the Sony Pictures Entertainment Company’s network. In our initial analysis we

Our analysis determined that Wiper.A is a Trojan/Backdoor malware that may also appear under the aliases “Destover” and “NukeSped”. In addition to wiping and deleting everything on the Windows system, it can also download and install other malicious files. The threat can arrive on computers as an attachment to spammed

Imagine the Internet of Everything—a world where every single item you touch, from a light bulb to the brake system in your car, has a microcomputer and IP address. All the data stored on the device is accessible 24/7 from anywhere in the world. Now imagine the type of information

The Companies—Home Depot, JP Morgan Chase, Target. The Information—56 million credit cards, 76 million ‘households’, 7 million small businesses, and 110 million accounts The Impact—According to recent reports, Home Depot estimates that investigation, credit monitoring, call center, and other costs could top $62 million. Target’s stock fell by almost 14%

In recent weeks, CYREN has noted a dramatic increase in the number of active malware-sending bots, which appears to correlate with a slowdown in spam-sending bots. Periodically throughout the year, CYREN analysts see these types of fluctuations. Reasons vary, although CYREN analysts suspect that botnet owners are “repurposing”, with the

Phishing attacks have seen considerable growth over the past few years. Here are just a few of the astounding facts: In 2013, CYREN observed a 264% increase in phishing scams. Almost 70% of all IT professionals observe and experience a phishing attack at least once a week. PayPal remains the

From celebrity hacking to major corporate data breaches, the third quarter of 2014 demonstrated the lengths cybercriminals will go in order to obtain sensitive and private information. In early September, the world learned of a major breach to celebrity Apple iCloud accounts, likely achieved either through highly targeted phishing or

UPDATE: CYREN Continues to Analyze Significant Malware Attack For the last 24 hours, CYREN’s Virus Outbreak Detection (VOD) has been monitoring a significant malware attack, with over 80% of all malware passing through the CYREN VOD system containing this Trojan virus with obfuscated Visual Basic macro code. As we delve