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Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:52:50 +0000

On 24 October 2017 (Tuesday), a new ransomware was let loose on the Internet. It is known as Bad Rabbit and seems to bear similar characteristics to the infamous NotPetya ransomware. Victims of Bad Rabbit Organizations in Russia and Ukraine were the initial casualties of this ransomware – they include…

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October 25, 2017 admin

Another Ransomware Outbreak! This time it’s Bad Rabbit

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 08:46:53 +0000

The recent Bad Rabbit ransomware outbreak is currently making headlines. This post outlines the analysis of the ransomware by Quick Heal Security Labs. According to our telemetry, we have not seen any Bad Rabbit ransomware infection on our customer’s machines so far. Propagation technique Bad Rabbit is distributed via a…

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MalwareBytes Security

October 24, 2017 admin

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

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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Kaspersky Security

October 24, 2017 admin

Bad Rabbit: A new ransomware epidemic is on the rise

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:42:49 +0000

POST IS BEING UPDATED LIVE. The world is being hit with yet another ransomware epidemic. It’s called Bad Rabbit, and here’s what we know about it so far.

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.

MalwareBytes Security

October 23, 2017 admin

A week in security (October 16 – October 22)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:24:14 +0000

A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from Monday, October 16 to Sunday, October 22. We talked about adware and malware in Google Play, a ransomware exclusively targeting South Korea, BYOD, a new 419 scam, cyptocurrency mining, and more.

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October 18, 2017 admin