Tag: ransomware

  • Secure your Linux Laptop or PC

    Secure your Linux Laptop or PC

    How to Make Your Linux Laptop More Secure in 7 Steps. Chances are that part of the reason you broke away from Microsoft and switched to Linux is the open-source OS’s reputation for greater security. That doesn’t mean your Linux distro is impenetrable, though, and certainly not out of the box. Here are seven steps…

  • Malware Variant Targets ESXi Environments

    Malware Variant Targets ESXi Environments

    In this blog entry, our researchers provide an analysis of TargetCompany ransomware’s Linux variant and how it targets VMware ESXi environments using new methods for payload delivery and execution. Discovered in June 2021, The TargetCompany ransomware is tracked by Trend Micro as “Water Gatpanapun” and has a leak site under the name “Mallox.” We have…