June 5th 2017
Cybersecurity #2
Subject: Emergency Update regarding the 'Fireball' malware
Hi all, long time no see am I right? In all seriousness, the security firm Check Point (http://blog.checkpoint.com/2017/06/01/fireball-chinese-malware-250-million-infection/) says it has found a malware infection known as fireball on over 250 million devices. Here is a rundown of the features of this prolific piece of software.
"• Check Point analysts uncovered a high volume Chinese threat operation which has infected over 250 million computers worldwide, and 20% of corporate networks.
• The malware, called Fireball, acts as a browser-hijacker but and can be turned into a full-functioning malware downloader. Fireball is capable of executing any code on the victim machines, resulting in a wide range of actions from stealing credentials to dropping additional malware.
• Fireball is spread mostly via bundling i.e. installed on victim machines alongside a wanted program, often without the user’s consent.
• The operation is run by a Chinese digital marketing agency.
• Top infected countries are India (10.1%) and Brazil (9.6%)"
Normally I would paraphrase a bit better, but seeing as this is one of the worst cases of infection ever, I think its good to simply promote the message! And if you own a small buisness, I suggest you keep a lookout for any type of malicious software or just things that are out of place. Thank you again as always! I will be uploading this week in science at its regularly scheduled time. Just thought this was important!
Peace out and stay safe!
Upvoted followed and resteemed. Thanks for the great info.
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http://blog.checkpoint.com/2017/06/01/fireball-chinese-malware-250-million-infection/
I follow them, thats how I got this content, thought it would be a good thing to share on this platform, as checkpoint isn't very well known