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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 23:08:18 +0000

BadRabbit, a new version of NotPetya, also has an infector allowing for lateral movements. However, unlike NotPetya, it does not use EternalBlue and uses a website to drop its payload. We take a closer look at this new ransomware variant.

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MalwareBytes Security

October 24, 2017 admin

BadRabbit ransomware strikes Eastern Europe

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:53:05 +0000

A new strain of malware by the authors of NotPetya called the BadRabbit ransomware is spreading through Eastern Europe, offering a fake Flash update to drop the infection.

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Independent MotherBoard Security

October 24, 2017 admin

New Ransomware ‘Bad Rabbit’ Spreading Quickly Through Russia and Ukraine

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 15:39:49 +0000

There’s a potentially massive new ransomware spreading in eastern Europe.

QuickHeal Security

October 23, 2017 admin

Beware of the WhatsApp spam message that begins with ‘Have you seen this?’

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:00:59 +0000

A few days back I received a message from one of my contacts on WhatsApp. The message read, “OMG!! Have you seen this? link” As you may have noticed, the message does not say much but has a link bearing the name of a popular online store. I didn’t click…

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Independent MotherBoard Security

October 20, 2017 admin

Hackers Distribute Malware-Infected Media Player to Hundreds of Mac Users

Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:52:33 +0000

Yet another software supply-chain attack hits popular applications.

Independent MotherBoard Security

October 19, 2017 admin

A ‘Fortnite’ Cheat Maker Duped Players Into Downloading a Bitcoin Miner

Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 19:41:11 +0000

And now he’s being sued.

ComputerWorld Independent

October 19, 2017 admin

Anatomy of a spambot

Credit to Author: John Brandon| Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 03:00:00 -0700

For security pros, spambots are known enemies. For the uninitiated, they are unknown entities. And yet they proliferate like ants at a picnic or teens on messaging apps. You might be receiving countless messages from bots every day, and even worse, a bot might be sending out unwanted emails from your computer right now, making you an unwilling participant in digitized mayhem.

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MalwareBytes Security

October 18, 2017 admin