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Added Mon 19 Oct
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Added Wed 14 Oct
What is Asymmetric Encryption?
Asymmetric encryption is an encryption method that uses two different keys—a public key and a private key—to encrypt and decrypt data. It’s generally regarded as more secure, though less efficient, than symmetric encryption. Almost everything people do on…
Added Sat 10 Oct
IBM X-Force Discovers New Sheriff Backdoor used to target Ukraine
IBM X-Force discovered a set of previously unknown malware (Sheriff backdoor) used in a cyber espionage attack against an entity within Ukraine’s defense sector in the first half of 2024. The threat actor used a popular news portal in Ukraine, ukr.net, to…
State-sponsoredMalware
Added Thu 3 Sep
Trapping a Mustang Panda
As of mid-2026, IBM X-Force continues to monitor cyber campaigns conducted by ITG27, a China-aligned state-sponsored espionage group whose victims align with China’s regional strategic interests. In collaboration with Deception.Pro, X-Force captured live…
State-sponsored
Added Thu 6 Aug
New Destructive Wiper ZeroCleare Targets Energy Sector in the Middle East
IBM X-Force has been researching and tracking destructive malware in the Middle East for some time now, particularly in the industrial and energy sectors. Since the first Shamoon attacks that started impacting organizations in the region in the summer of…
Malware
Added Thu 14 May
A Slopoly start to AI-enhanced ransomware attacks
In early 2026, IBM X-Force discovered a likely AI-generated novel malware which we are dubbing “Slopoly,” used during a ransomware attack. The operators are part of a group tracked as Hive0163, whose main objective is extortion through large-scale data…
RansomwareMalwareAI
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