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‘REvil, JSWorm resurfaced even as the pandemic raged in APAC last year; no sign of them stopping anytime soon’

Kaspersky today confirms that 2020 was the year of “Ransomware 2.0” in Asia Pacific (APAC). Expert from the global cybersecurity company also discussed two notorious ransomware families particularly eyeing victims in the region --- REvil and JSWorm. Almost always a “targeted ransomware”, Ransomware 2.0 refers to the groups who moved from hostaging data to exfiltrating data, coupled with blackmailing. The aftermaths of a successful attack include significant monetary loss and damaging reputation loss. “2020 was the most productive year for ransomware families who moved from hostaging...

Over 55,500 password stealers detected in the Philippines, says cybersecurity firm 141 '); Kaspersky defined password stealers as “a type of malware that steals account information.” “In essence, it is similar to a banking Trojan, but instead of intercepting or substituting entered data, it usually steals information already stored on the computer: usernames and passwords saved in the browser, cookies, and other files that happen to be on the hard drive of the infected device,” it said. In its new research released on May 24, the firm recorded a total of 55,597 password stealers in ...