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Hackers Behind WannaCry Cashed Out Bitcoin While No One Was Watching

August 3, 2017 admin bitcoin, cryptocurrency, cybercrime, cybersecurity, hackers, hacking, infosec, monero, news, NORTH KOREA, ransomware, Tech News, WannaCry

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.

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Enemy at the gates: Reviewing the Magnitude exploit kit redirection chain

August 2, 2017 admin Cerber, cybercrime, EK, exploit kit, Exploits, korea, Magnigate, Magnitude, malvertising, ransomware

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 15:00:06 +0000

This post shines some light on a ‘gate’ belonging to the geo-targeted Magnitude exploit kit.

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Mobile Menace Monday: Malicious clicker with extra maliciousness included

July 31, 2017 admin Android, clicker, Clicker.hyj, cybercrime, malware, Mobile, sms scam, triple m

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:00:42 +0000

A new malicious clicker has emerged onto third-party app stores.

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Tags: Android clicker Clicker.hyj malware sms scam triple m

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Fireball arrests made

July 28, 2017 admin ad fraud, Adware, cybercrime, elex, fireball, malware, Pieter Arntz, rafotech

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:30:25 +0000

Following some arrests in China, we hope to see a decrease in the amount of adware and adfraud hailing from the Rafotech labs aka Fireball.

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Tags: ad fraud adware elex fireball Pieter Arntz rafotech

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The real problem with ransomware

July 27, 2017 admin Anti-Ransomware, cybercrime, malware, Michael Osterman, Osterman, Osterman report, Osterman Research, ransomware

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:00:36 +0000

Ransomware is an extremely serious problem and it’s quickly getting worse. The primary impact of downtime for your company is not the ransom that is being demanded of you, but instead, the real cost of ransomware is the downtime it will cause.

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CopyKittens Exposed by ClearSky and Trend Micro

July 25, 2017 admin cybercrime, Security, Vulnerabilities & Exploits

Credit to Author: Bob McArdle| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11:00:49 +0000

CopyKittens is a cyberespionage group that ClearSky has been reporting on since 2015, tracking their attacks on government-related bodies around the world. Trend Micro has supported this research at several points, including for their latest report released today on the group’s vast espionage campaigns. This research highlights new malware, exploitation, delivery, and command and control…

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Terror EK actor experiments with URL shortener fraud

July 20, 2017 admin AdFly, Angler EK, Astrium EK, cybercrime, exploit kits, Exploits, malware, mlavertising, spam, tech support scam, Terror EK

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:25:39 +0000

We catch up with a small player in the exploit kit scene.

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Tags: AdFly Angler EK Astrium EK exploit kits malware mlavertising spam tech support scam Terror EK

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Keeping up with the Petyas: Demystifying the malware family

July 14, 2017 admin Anti-Ransomware, cybercrime, EternalPetya, Goldeneye ransomware, green petya, janus, malware, Mischa ransomware, NotPetya, Petrwrap, petya origins, Petya ransomware, ransomware, red petya

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:29:04 +0000

Last June 27, there was a huge outbreak of a Petya-esque malware with WannaCry-style infector in the Ukraine. Since there is still confusion about how exactly this malware is linked to the original Petya, we have prepared this small guide on the background of the Petya family.

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Tags: Anti-Ransomware EternalPetya Goldeneye ransomware green petya janus Mischa ransomware NotPetya Petrwrap petya origins Petya ransomware ransomware red petya