Endpoint/Device Security

BleepingComputer reports that brute-force attacks have been targeted at vulnerable Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance SSL VPNs since March.

Mobile users across Southeast Asia have been subjected to attacks involving the new MMRat Android banking trojan that sought remote device takeovers and bank fraud since June, according to SecurityWeek.

As well as shutting down the threat group’s infrastructure, the FBI-led sting remotely uninstalled Qakbot malware found on 700,000 computers.

VentureBeat reports that major U.S. multinational manufacturing conglomerate Honeywell has acquired Israel-based operational technology and internet of things cybersecurity provider SCADAfence in a bid to better address security vulnerabilities that could be leveraged in cyberattacks.

Internet of things devices have been subjected to attacks with a new version of the KmsdBot botnet malware, which has been enhanced with Telnet scanning and more extensive CPU architecture support, reports The Hacker News.

BleepingComputer reports that attacks with the Smoke Loader botnet have been observed to deploy the novel Whiffy Recon malware, which leverages Wi-Fi scanning and Google's geolocation API to determine where compromised devices are located.

SiliconAngle reports that online privacy solutions firm Cyrus Labs has been purchased by cybersecurity software provider Malwarebytes although details regarding the acquisition were not disclosed.