Entries by Chad Anderson

Conceal Threat Alert: Aurora Malware as a Service Targets Crypto Wallets & Credentials

December 5, 2022 in /by

Sekoia, a cybersecurity solution provider, reported a recently discovered piece of malware dubbed “Aurora” by its developer. According to the report, Aurora is advertised as a malware-as-a-service that can be hired to steal credentials for cryptocurrency wallets and criminal groups wasted no time in developing engineering and phishing approaches to distribute the malware. Fortunately, ConcealBrowse ensures that no matter how good a social engineering technique is, a user’s actions cannot result in a successful attack on your organization’s network. Read more in our latest blog to find out how ConcealBrowse can keep your organization safe from phishing, ransomware, and all other types of malware delivered through the browser.

Conceal Threat Alert: Instagram Users Targeted in Phishing Attack

November 28, 2022 in /by

Armorblox recently identified a credential theft phishing attack targeting over 20,000 Instagram users at a national institution within the Education Industry. The attack leveraged several common techniques to convince users that the email and linked login page were legitimately associated with Instagram. Fortunately, ConcealBrowse’s simple plug-and-play secure browser extension can stop these attacks by blocking phishing sites before they are even opened. Read more in our latest blog!

Browser-Based Threat Alert: BATLOADER

November 21, 2022 in /by

A recent report by Mandiant shows the discovery of a new piece of malware they called “BATLOADER”. The malware is delivered via malicious websites that are disguised as download sites for legitimate consumer software. Unlike some malware that takes advantage of zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise a system without user interaction, BATLOADER requires the user to download and execute the malicious file. Fortunately, ConcealBrowse protects against this attack by making decisions about what to load and how to load it based on facts and data, not on trust. Read more in our recent blog to see how ConcealBrowse can stop these attacks and prevent malware from ever entering your organization’s network.

Cybercrime Magazine: Healthcare and Cybersecurity

November 17, 2022 in /by

Paul Connelly, Chief Security Officer at HCA Healthcare and the first ever Information Security Officer at The White House, sits down with Gordon Lawson, CEO, and Steve Morgan at Cybercrime Magazine to discuss the challenges of defending healthcare organizations against ransomware attacks, why healthcare organizations are prime targets, and more. Watch our latest video blog for more information!

Conceal Threat Alert: Phishing Incident Targeting Dropbox

November 15, 2022 in /by

Dropbox reported they were recently the target of a phishing campaign that gave the attackers access to the company’s source code for internal prototypes, as well as some of the tools used by their security team. Check out our latest blog to learn how ConcealBrowse could have prevented this attack.