Microsoft Leads Operation to Disrupt Zloader Botnet

The banking Trojan-turned-ransomware-distribution tool has been a potent threat since late 2019. [TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( April 14, 2022 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [Microsoft Leads Operation to Disrupt Zloader Botnet]( The banking Trojan-turned-ransomware-distribution tool has been a potent threat since late 2019. [More Than 60% of Organizations Suffered a Breach in the Past 12 Months]( Firms focus too narrowly on external attackers when it's insiders, third parties, and stolen assets that cause many breaches, new study shows. [Identifying a Vulnerability in the SAP Software Supply Chain]( Make sure you're using the patch to block this supply chain attack. [The XDR Revolution: Threat Detection and Response for All!]( In this webinar replay, Omdia outlines the ways in which XDR facilitates faster and easier threat detection and response, and key points organizations should consider when evaluating XDR technology. 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