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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 19:51:26 +0000
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| A compilation of security news and blog posts from Monday the 7th of August to August 14th. We looked at security certificates and the new bloated Cerber ransomware. Categories: Tags: cerbercertificatesdnaLockyMagnitudemambaransomwaresecurityweekly blog roundup |
The post Week in Security (August 7 – August 13) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceshi-Bicchierai| Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:06:28 +0000
Marcus Hutchins, AKA MalwareTech, was shockingly arrested at the airport after Def Con.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 06:34:51 +0000
GlobeImposter Ransomware has been increasingly active and observed recently to be appending different suffixes to files it encrypt. A few patterns observed are using 3 random numbers such as “.492, .490, .725, .726, and .707”, random alphanumeric words such as “.p1crypt, .A1crypt, .BRT92, and .mtk118” and suffixes like “.OCEAN, .SEA,…
The post An analysis of GlobeImposter Ransomware by Quick Heal Security Labs appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:54:54 +0000
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| We review a trick that the Magnitude exploit kit uses to bypass security scanners. Categories: Tags: binary paddingcerberexploit kitgateMagnigatemagnitude EKransomwareXML |
The post Cerber ransomware delivered in format of a different order of Magnitude appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:54:02 +0000
Hackers behind two strains of WannaCry have moved out their bitcoin proceedings in a very similar way.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:56:59 +0000
Malspam email or malicious spam email is considered as one of the favorite malware delivery channels for attackers to deliver their malware to their targeted victims. Attackers also run spam email campaigns to distribute their malware to a large number of users. For attackers to succeed, two things are important…
The post An analysis of the Blank Slate Malspam Campaign by Quick Heal Security Labs appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 15:00:06 +0000
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| This post shines some light on a ‘gate’ belonging to the geo-targeted Magnitude exploit kit. Categories: Tags: cerberEKexploit kitkoreaMagnigateMagnitudemalvertisingransomware |
The post Enemy at the gates: Reviewing the Magnitude exploit kit redirection chain appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:10:43 +0000
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| TrickBot is still actively maintained and it is not going to leave the landscape any soon. Take a look at its new modules. Categories: Tags: dyrezaEternalPetyamalwareOutlookransomwaretrickbotWannaCry |
The post TrickBot comes with new tricks – attacking Outlook and browsing data appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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