by Fortify Security Team | Oct 23, 2021 | Research
While Conti is considered a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model ransomware variant, there is variation in its structure that differentiates it from a typical affiliate model. It is likely that Conti developers pay the deployer’s of the ransomware a wage rather...
by Fortify Security Team | Jun 28, 2021 | Industry News
Title: Microsoft Admits to Have Mistakenly-Signed a Software Driver Loaded With Rootkit Malware Date Published: June 28, 2021 Microsoft admits to have mistakenly-signed a software driver loaded with rootkit malware Excerpt: “Microsoft was saved by a thin margin...
by Fortify Security Team | Feb 11, 2021 | Industry News
Title: 12-Year-Old Windows Defender Bug Gives Hackers Admin Rights Date Published: February 11, 2021 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/12-year-old-windows-defender-bug-gives-hackers-admin-rights/ Excerpt: “CVE-2021-24092 impacts Defender versions going...
by Fortify Security Team | Jan 19, 2021 | Industry News
Title: Hackers Leaked Altered Pfizer Data to Sabotage Trust in Vaccines Date Published: January 15, 2021 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leaked-altered-pfizer-data-to-sabotage-trust-in-vaccines/ Excerpt: “The European Medicines Agency (EMA)...