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Emotet is back: botnet springs back to life with new spam campaign

September 16, 2019 admin Botnet, botnets, downloader, emotet, information stealer, malicious email, malspam, phishing, Ryuk Ransomware, spam, spear phishing, trickbot

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:04:53 +0000

After months of laying dormant, the notorious Emotet is back, with its botnet spewing spam globally.

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Botnets

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Ransomware continues assault against cities and businesses

August 23, 2019 admin attack, backup, Critical Infrastructure, emotet, Florida, local government organisation, locked out, Louisiana, ransom, ransomware, robinhood, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, samsam ransomware, Texas, trickbot

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:00:50 +0000

We take a look at the current chaos faced by local governments across the US, as ransomware continues to snap at its cities’ heels.

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Ransomware

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Trojans, ransomware dominate 2018–2019 education threat landscape

August 14, 2019 admin cyberthreats, education cybersecurity, emotet, ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, trickbot, trojans

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Trojans such as Emotet and TrickBot were the top threat for the education sector in the 2018–2019 school year. What threats will the new school year bring?

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Trojans

Tags: cyberthreats education cybersecurity emotet ransomware ryuk Ryuk ransomware trickbot Trojans

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Labs quarterly report finds ransomware’s gone rampant against businesses

August 8, 2019 admin Cerber, CTNT, gandcrab, Locky, Phobos, ransomware, ransomware report, rapid, reports, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, Sodinokibi, Troldesh, Troldesh ransomware

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:00:00 +0000

This quarter, we noticed one threat dominating the landscape so much it deserved its own hard look. Ransomware is back in a big way, targeting businesses with brute force.

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Reports

Tags: cerber CTNT gandcrab Locky Phobos ransomware ransomware report rapid ryuk Ryuk ransomware Sodinokibi Troldesh Troldesh ransomware

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Radiohead’s ransom response shows novel approach for ransomware victims

June 25, 2019 admin Amazon, baltimore, bella thorne, Blackmail, City of Baltimore, coveware, Extinction Rebellion, extortion, Hail to the Thief, jeff bezos, Jonny Greenwood, Kara Swisher, National Enquirer, OK Computer, Radiohead, ransom, ransomware, robbinhood, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, Thom Yorke

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 17:20:30 +0000

Last week, British rock bank Radiohead thwarted an attempted digital ransom, in which unnamed hackers stole roughly 18 hours of unreleased music dating back to the band’s recording of its studio album OK, Computer, revealing some less-than-ok computer security (sorry).

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Ransomware

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Emotet revisited: pervasive threat still a danger to businesses

March 14, 2019 admin banking Trojan, Botnet, cybercrime, emotet, EternalBlue, information stealer, malware, Ryuk Ransomware, SMB vulnerabilities, trickbot, Trojan

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Emotet is often mentioned as one of the most annoying, effective, and costly present-day malware infections. We discuss the reasons why and the proper way to remove it.

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Tags: banking Trojan botnet emotet EternalBlue information stealer Ryuk ransomware SMB vulnerabilities trickbot trojan

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A week in security (January 7 – 13)

January 14, 2019 admin 2fa, Android, Ars Technica, Bloomberg, Data Security, Deletion, Facebook, Hacker One, hackers, Help Net Security, Naked Security, PA Daily post, Password reuse, passwords, pentest, ransom, ransomware, rogue apps, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, Security world, Trend Micro, USA Today, Vietnam, Vietnam News, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:45:37 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from January 7 to 13, including breaches, takedowns, bug fixes, and social media issues.

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Cloud Hosting Provider DataResolution.net Battling Christmas Eve Ransomware Attack

January 2, 2019 admin Checkpoint, data breaches, Data Resolution breach, Lazarus Group, Los Angeles Times, Ryuk Ransomware, San Diego Union Tribune

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 18:32:37 +0000

Cloud hosting provider Dataresolution.net is struggling to bring its systems back online after suffering a ransomware infestation on Christmas Eve, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. The company says its systems were hit by the Ryuk ransomware, the same malware strain that crippled printing and delivery operations for multiple major U.S. newspapers over the weekend.