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Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 15:00:14 +0000
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| Every now and then, we see the 419 “Hitman deployed to kill you” missive doing the rounds. This time, we have a fake DHS notification telling you to pay a $350 fee within 24 hours – or else. Categories: Tags: Department of Homeland SecurityDHSscamscammers |
The post Fake DHS email – “Give us $350 in the next 24 hours” appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 07:02:47 +0000
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| On July 29, 2017, Equifax discovered that attackers had gained unauthorized access to private data belonging to an estimated 143 million Americans by exploiting a vulnerability in a website application. Categories: Tags: breachdata breachEquifaxidentity theft |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 03:32:04 +0000
Responsible disclosure is a critical process in the security community. It’s the way for security researchers and vendors to work together in order to improve system security for users. We see the opposite of this process in the digital underground. Cybercriminals often sell exploits and malicious tools for profit. The ShadowBrokers—infamous for the leak of…
Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:00:09 +0000
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| Many in the United States are familiar with Nigerian scams, but what kind of scams are going on in non-English countries? Take a look at the Chinese version – the seminar scam. Categories: Tags: 419 scamchinaChinese scamfraudscamseminar scamspam |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 20:04:32 +0000
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| A new campaign via the RIG exploit kit is pushing the Princess Ransomware. Categories: Tags: malwareprincess ransomwareRIG |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 18:00:10 +0000
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| Malware vaccination tricks are offered for various sorts and families of malware, but can and should we use them? What are the pros and cons? Read all about it. Categories: Tags: canary filekeyboardlanguagemalwareMalwarebytesPieter Arntzransomwareregistry keyvaccinationvaccinevirtual machine |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:10:55 +0000
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| A 419 email is currently doing the rounds with promises of $10.5m USD waiting to be sent your way. This is most definitely something you don’t want to get tangled up in. Categories: Tags: 419fakephishphishingscamspam |
The post 419 spam: 10 million US dollars, courtesy of “Rev. Goodluck Ebola” appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:00:00 +0000
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| In part two of our Kronos malware analysis, we look at the malicious actions Kronos can perform. Categories: Tags: banking TrojanCitibankfacebookkronosKronos malwaremalwaretrojanWells FargoZeus malware |
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