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Perspectives on Russian hacking

April 19, 2018 admin 0 Comments APT, cybercrime, funding, hacking, nation state, ransomware, Russia, social networks, spam bots, Twitter, uk

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:42:51 +0000

Malware research analyst Chris Boyd recently had an in-depth chat with SCMagazine about Russian hacking, malware, and social engineering. Here, he summarizes some of the key findings from his discussion and the other researchers interviewed.

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Magnitude exploit kit switches to GandCrab ransomware

April 17, 2018 admin 0 Comments EK, exploit kit, Exploits, gandcrab, Magnitude, ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:58:26 +0000

After being faithful to its own Magniber ransomware for several months, Magnitude EK joins others to adopt GandCrab.

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Kaspersky Lab answers the newest challenges

April 11, 2018 admin Business, cyberthreats, Endpoint, Next-gen, ransomware, Targeted Attacks, True Cybersecurity

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:33:05 +0000

How Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business counters the latest threats.

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A week in security (April 02 – April 08)

April 9, 2018 admin Health, LinkedIn, malware, ransomware, roundup, Security, Security world, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:16:54 +0000

A roundup of the security news from April 02 – April 08, including postal scams, ransomware, fake phone apps, and more.

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Labs CTNT report shows shift in threat landscape to cryptomining

April 9, 2018 admin cryptocurrency, cryptomining, CTNT report, cybercrime tactics and techniques, gandcrab, malspam, Malwarebytes news, ransomware, spyware

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0000

What did we learn about cybercrime in the quarterly Labs CTNT report? Malicious cryptomining has taken over in 2018, and it’s leaving all other malware families behind.

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Tags: cryptocurrency cryptomining CTNT report cybercrime tactics and techniques gandcrab malspam ransomware spyware

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Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 31

April 5, 2018 admin bank cards, breaches, carding, Facebook, GDPR, leaks, news, podcast, privacy, ransomware, social networks, Threats

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:55:23 +0000

Jeff and Dave discuss the latest changes at Facebook, a data breach at Panera Bread, the fallout from the ransomware in Atlanta, and more.

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Il ransomware non se ne sta andando e non sta nemmeno rallentando

April 5, 2018 admin ransomware, Sophos News, survey

Credit to Author: Tiziana Carboni| Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 05:30:13 +0000

Il ransomware potrebbe ancora causare il caos, ma abbiamo tutto il necessario per fermarlo.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/JfSUgoVh9Hw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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LockCrypt ransomware: weakness in code can lead to recovery

April 4, 2018 admin LockCrypt, LockCrypt ransomware, malware, ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:00:54 +0000

A lesser-known variant called LockCrypt ransomware has been creeping around under the radar since June 2017. We take a look inside its code and expose its flaws.

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Encryption 101: Decryptor’s thought process

March 27, 2018 admin break encryption, decryptor, encrpytion functionality, encryption, malware, PrincessLocker, ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000

In the previous parts 1, 2 and 3 of this series, we covered the basics of encryption, walked through a live example of a ransomware in detail, and talked about encryption weaknesses. In this part of the encryption 101 series, we will begin wrapping it up by going into detail on a ransomware with weak…

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A week in security (March 19 – March 25)

March 26, 2018 admin bug bounty, malware, phishing, ransomware, roundup, Security world, Stephen Hawking scam, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:00:07 +0000

A roundup of notable security news from March 19 to 25, including data theft, ransomware, phone addiction, and more.

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Ransomware isn’t going away and it’s not slowing down

March 23, 2018 admin Enduser, Infographic, Intercept X, Intercept X v2, ransomware

Credit to Author: Matthew Phillion| Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:21:42 +0000

Ransomware may still be wreaking havoc, but we’ve got everything you need to stop it.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/Os1P1o4M6Ko” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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