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A worthy upgrade: Next-gen security on Windows 10 proves resilient against ransomware outbreaks in 2017

January 16, 2018 admin bad rabbit, cloud protection service, cybersecurity, EternalBlue, EternalRomance, Exploits, Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI), machine learning, malware research, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Intelligent Security Graph (ISG), Petya, ransomware, research, Security Intelligence, Security Response, WannaCry, Windows 10, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:00:31 +0000

Adopting reliable attack methods and techniques borrowed from more evolved threat types, ransomware attained new levels of reach and damage in 2017. The following trends characterize the ransomware narrative in the past year: Three global outbreaks showed the force of ransomware in making real-world impact, affecting corporate networks and bringing down critical services like hospitals,

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Detonating a bad rabbit: Windows Defender Antivirus and layered machine learning defenses

January 16, 2018 admin anti-virus software, antimalware, Antivirus, antivirus software, bad rabbit, cybersecurity, machine learning, Next-gen antivirus, Security Intelligence

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 13:58:06 +0000

Windows Defender Antivirus uses a layered approach to protection: tiers of advanced automation and machine learning models evaluate files in order to reach a verdict on suspected malware. While Windows Defender AV detects a vast majority of new malware files at first sight, we always strive to further close the gap between malware release and

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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.

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BadRabbit ransomware strikes Eastern Europe

October 24, 2017 admin bad rabbit, badrabbit, cybercrime, malware, not petya, Petya, Petya ransomware, ransomware

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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Bad Rabbit: A new ransomware epidemic is on the rise

October 24, 2017 admin bad rabbit, badrabbit, epidemic, Outbreak, Petya, ransomware, Threats, Trojan, wiper

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.