Acronis Blog
Authors
Topher Tebow
Topher Tebow

Latest stories from Topher Tebow

28 July 2021  — 5 min read
Acronis Blog
Acronis
28 July 2021  — 5 min read
#BHUSA or bust: Hopes and expectations for Black Hat 2021
Since 1997, Black Hat has been a staple in the world of cybersecurity conferences. Having been in cybersecurity for nearly a decade, I’ve been aware of Black Hat, but haven’t had the opportunity to attend. Sure, I’ve attended DEF CON and some local cybersecurity conferences, but never one with a corporate focus.
28 January 2021  — 4 min read
TRU Security
Acronis
28 January 2021  — 4 min read
OSAMiner: The Apple cryptojacker that hid for five years
While OSAMiner has been around since 2015, and known since at least 2018, a newly discovered version of OSAMiner has remained hidden from researchers by cleverly concealing one run-only AppleScript inside of another run-only AppleScript. Run-only scripts do not contain human-readablez code and are notoriously difficult to fully decompile. Some IoCs have been able to be identified in these campaigns but a full analysis was not previously available, leaving…