US Justice Department disables Russia's 20-year-old 'Snake' malware network

May 10, 2023, at 06:14 am

Washington/IBNS: The US Justice Department announced that it had successfully taken down a complex malware network that had been utilized by Russia's FSB intelligence agency for the past 20 years to conduct espionage in 50 countries, including a member of NATO, on Tuesday.

McAfee Labs report reviews 30-year evolution of evasion techniques

Jun 20, 2017, at 11:59 pm

California, June 20 (IBNS): McAfee Inc. has released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: June 2017, which examines the origins and inner workings of the Fareit password stealer, provides a review of the 30-year history of evasion techniques used by malware authors, explains the nature of steganography as an evasion technique, assesses reported attacks across industries, and reveals growth trends in malware, ransomware, mobile malware, and other threats in Q1 2017.