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2018 Malware Forecast: questions and answers

November 2, 2017 admin dark web, malware, NotPetya, Ransomwares, security news, Security Tips, SophosLabs, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:00:02 +0000

Sophos principal research scientist Chester Wisniewski talks about trends covered in the 2018 Malware Forecast.<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=43841&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/VDR2U1iuXl0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Infrastructure for the ‘Bad Rabbit’ Ransomware Appears to Have Shut Down

October 25, 2017 admin bad rabbit, badrabbit, cybersecurity, hacking, Information Security, infosec, malware, news, NotPetya, Petya, ransomware, Tech News

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:51:23 +0000

Most of the servers and sites used by the hackers behind the ransomware are down just a day after the outbreak started.

MalwareBytes Security

BadRabbit: a closer look at the new version of Petya/NotPetya

October 24, 2017 admin badrabbit ransomware, malware, NotPetya, NotPetya ransomware, ransomware, Threat analysis

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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Tags: badrabbit ransomware NotPetya NotPetya ransomware ransomware

MalwareBytes Security

Keeping up with the Petyas: Demystifying the malware family

July 14, 2017 admin Anti-Ransomware, cybercrime, EternalPetya, Goldeneye ransomware, green petya, janus, malware, Mischa ransomware, NotPetya, Petrwrap, petya origins, Petya ransomware, ransomware, red petya

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:29:04 +0000

Last June 27, there was a huge outbreak of a Petya-esque malware with WannaCry-style infector in the Ukraine. Since there is still confusion about how exactly this malware is linked to the original Petya, we have prepared this small guide on the background of the Petya family.

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Tags: Anti-Ransomware EternalPetya Goldeneye ransomware green petya janus Mischa ransomware NotPetya Petrwrap petya origins Petya ransomware ransomware red petya

MalwareBytes Security

Report: Second quarter dominated by ransomware outbreaks

July 6, 2017 admin ad fraud, adam kujawa, Adam McNeil, Adware, Amazon Phishing, Armando Orozco, astrum, boaxxee, breach, breaches, Cerber, cybercrime tactics & techniques, cybercrime tactics and techniques, dok, DoublePulsar, EK, EternalBlue, EternalPetya, exploit kit, Findzip, fireball, handbrake, Jaff, Jean-Philippe Taggart, Jerome Segura, Kovter, Locky, Magnitude, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes labs, Malwarebytes news, Marcelo Rivero, Nathan Collier, NotPetya, NSA, nymain, Petya, Pieter Artnz, proton, proton RAT, Q2 2017, RIG, second quarter, ShadowBrokers, Tamy Stewart, tech support scams, Thomas Reed, Troldesh, WannaCry, WDFLoad, William Tsing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:06:53 +0000

The second quarter of 2017 left the security world wondering, “What the hell happened?” With leaks of government-created exploits being deployed against users in the wild, a continued sea of ransomware constantly threatening our ability to work online, and the lines between malware and potentially unwanted programs continuing to blur, every new incident was a wakeup call.In this report, we are going to discuss some of the most important trends, tactics, and attacks of Q2 2017, including an update on ransomware, what is going on with all these exploits, and a special look at all the breaches that happened this quarter.

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Tags: ad fraud adam kujawa Adam McNeil adware Amazon Phishing Armando Orozco astrum boaxxee breach breaches cerber cybercrime tactics & techniques cybercrime tactics and techniques dok DoublePulsar EK EternalBlue EternalPetya exploit kit Findzip fireball handbrake Jaff Jean-Philippe Taggart Jerome Segura kovter Locky Magnitude Malwarebytes malwarebytes labs Marcelo Rivero Nathan Collier NotPetya NSA nymain petya Pieter Artnz proton proton RAT Q2 2017 RIG second quarter ShadowBrokers Tamy Stewart tech support scams Thomas Reed Troldesh WannaCry WDFLoad William Tsing

MalwareBytes Security

All this EternalPetya stuff makes me WannaCry

July 6, 2017 admin attribution, cybercrime, decryption, DoublePulsar, EternalBlue, EternalPetya, EternalRomance, hasherazade, m.e.doc, malware, NotPetya, NSA, Petya, Petya ransomware, ShadowBrokers, WannaCry, WannaCrypt, WannaCryptor

Credit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 18:15:09 +0000

Get more background on the EternalPetya ransomware. Learn about its origin, attribution, decryption, and the methods of infection and propagation.

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Tags: attribution decryption DoublePulsar EternalBlue EternalPetya EternalRomance hasherazade m.e.doc NotPetya NSA petya Petya ransomware ShadowBrokers WannaCry WannaCrypt WannaCryptor

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MalwareBytes Security

The key to old Petya versions has been published by the malware author

July 6, 2017 admin Chimera, Chimera ransomware, cybercrime, EternalPetya, Goldeneye ransomware, janus, malware, NotPetya, Petya, Petya ransomware, ransomware, teslacrypt

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:06:15 +0000

As research concluded, the original author of Petya, Janus, was not involved in the latest attacks on Ukraine. As a result of the recent events, Janus released his private key, allowing all the victims of the previous Petya attacks, to get their files back.

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Tags: Chimera Chimera ransomware EternalPetya Goldeneye ransomware janus NotPetya petya Petya ransomware ransomware teslacrypt

Kaspersky Security

Think the ExPetr epidemic doesn’t concern you? Think again

July 3, 2017 admin cryptors, ExPetr, malware, NotPetya, Outbreak, Petya, ransomware, Threats, trojans

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2017 17:00:34 +0000

Global IT security problems like the recent Petya attack are of clear concern to large corporations — but they affect common people as well.