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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000
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| Last week in infosec, cryptomining kept chugging along, exploits were spotted in the wild, and a massive DDoS attack targeted GitHub. Categories: Tags: filelessgerman governmentmalicious cryptominingtorrentweekly blog roundup |
The post Week in security (February 26 – March 4) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 19:26:48 +0000
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| We take a look at the colossal DDoS attack on GitHub, the largest-ever on record. How did threat actors do it, and what can companies do to protect against it? Categories: Tags: ddosDDos attackGitHubmemcachedmemcrashedmemcrashing |
The post Massive DDoS attack washes over GitHub appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 18:30:40 +0000
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| SQL injection is one of the most common attacks against businesses, with a high rate of success. So what can you do to prevent them? Categories: Tags: breachcodedrop tableinjectionphp. aspquerysqlSQL injection |
The post Explained: SQL injection appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: hasherezade| Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| A recent Chinese drive-by attack dropped Virut, an ancient virus that’s been out of commission since 2013. So what was it doing in this modern attack? Categories: Tags: avzhanAvzhan DDoS botChinese drive-by attackDDoS botvirusvirut |
The post Blast from the past: stowaway Virut delivered with Chinese DDoS bot appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:45:10 +0000
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| This malvertising campaign uses a popular cryptocurrency theme to redirect users to the RIG exploit kit. Categories: Tags: cryptocurrenciesmalvertisingRIGRIGEK |
The post RIG malvertising campaign uses cryptocurrency theme as decoy appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:45:10 +0000
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| This malvertising campaign uses a popular cryptocurrency theme to redirect users to the RIG exploit kit. Categories: Tags: cryptocurrenciesmalvertisingRIGRIGEK |
The post New RIG malvertising campaign uses cryptocurrency theme as decoy appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| In this case study on ShiOne ransomware, part of our Encryption 101 series, we will be reviewing the encryption process line by line and showing the different methods ransomware can use to encrypt files. Categories: Tags: encryptionencryption functionalityencryption methodsmalwareransomwareShiOneShiOne ransomware |
The post Encryption 101: ShiOne ransomware case study appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 18:56:42 +0000
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| Hear Lead Malware Intelligence Analyst Chris Boyd talk about 10 years of experience in security and research on the Human Factor podcast hosted by Jenny Radcliffe. Categories: Tags: human factor podcastjenny radcliffemany hats clubpodcastrecording |
The post Human Factor Podcast: Jenny Radcliffe and Chris Boyd appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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