Intelligence & Analytics May 17, 2017 Lessons Learned From the WannaCry Ransomware Attack and Many Others That Preceded It 3 min read - The best strategy to defend against the WannaCry ransomware attack and similar events is to adopt tools to prevent them from occurring in the first place.
Threat Intelligence May 17, 2017 Not-So-Terrible Twos: IBM X-Force Exchange Celebrates Its Second Birthday 3 min read - Since its inception two years ago, the IBM X-Force Exchange has grown into a comprehensive hub for industrywide threat intelligence collaboration.
May 16, 2017 Protect Against the WannaCry Ransomware Attack With IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence With QRadar 4 min read - Organizations affected by the WannaCry ransomware attack can leverage IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence with QRadar to mitigate this unprecedented threat.
Software Vulnerabilities May 16, 2017 Apache Struts 2: A Zero-Day Quick Draw 4 min read - It took fraudsters less than 24 hours after the disclosure of a previously unknown Apache Struts 2 vulnerability to develop a Python script to exploit it.
Malware May 14, 2017 WannaCry Ransomware Spreads Across the Globe, Makes Organizations Wanna Cry About Microsoft Vulnerability 8 min read - The operators of malware known as WannaCry/WanaCrypt0r 2.0 are believed to have caused the biggest ransomware attack ever recorded.
Malware May 11, 2017 GootKit Launches Redirection Attacks in the UK 4 min read - X-Force researchers discovered that the cybergang behind the GootKit banking Trojan recently began launching redirection attacks in the U.K.
Malware May 4, 2017 Neverquest Gang Takes Leave — Is It the End of the Quest? 5 min read - IBM X-Force researchers recently observed a massive drop in Neverquest malware campaigns. Is it the end of an era for this Trojan?
Malware April 27, 2017 TrickBot Is Hand-Picking Private Banks for Targets — With Redirection Attacks in Tow! 4 min read - According to IBM X-Force Research, the operators of the infamous TrickBot Trojan have been hand-picking private banks to target with redirection attacks.
Banking & Finance April 27, 2017 A Magnet for Cybercrime: Financial Services Sector 2 min read - According to the 2017 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, cybercriminals targeted the financial services sector more than any other industry in 2016.
Malware April 24, 2017 The Necurs Botnet: A Pandora’s Box of Malicious Spam 11 min read - Since its initial launch five years ago, the Necurs botnet has quickly ascended the cybercriminal ranks. Today, it controls more than 6 million endpoints.