Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 18:07:55 +0000
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| Reports of two massive ransomware attacks by a ransomware that Malwarebytes detects as Ransom.WanaCrypt0r. attacks in Europe are dominating the news. Categories: Tags: NHS WanaCryptornhs wannacryptorransomwaretelefonicaWanaCrypt0rWannaCryWcry |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 17:11:12 +0000
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| The dreaded Necurs botnet delivers a new ransomware with a high ransom ask in this newest spam campaign. Categories: Tags: JaffJaff ransomwareLockyLocky ransomwarenecursransomwarespam |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jon Clay| Date: Mon, 08 May 2017 18:13:50 +0000
In April 2017 my monthly threat webinar focused on a cyberespionage group our Forward-Looking Threat Researcher, Feike Hacquebord, has been following for many years and recently published a report into the most recent two years of activities. In this post I want to focus on their tools and tactics versus who they target since this…
Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 22:59:29 +0000
Recently there was a significant volume of new phishing emails aimed at capturing access to Google accounts…specifically your email and contacts. You can read more about it at The Verge, Quartz, and Ars Technica. This phish is a great—evil !?!—example of a sophisticated attempt to gain access to a large number of users accounts. In…
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 19:51:53 +0000
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| There’s a very clever phishing scam going around at the moment involving Google Docs App. Originally thought to be targeting journalists given the sheer number of them mentioning it on their Twitter feeds, it’s also been slinging its way across unrelated mailboxes – from orgs to schools/campuses. Categories: Tags: Googlegoogle docsMailnatorphishphishingspam |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:00:25 +0000
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| PUPs and more specifically system optimizers have been found turning to tech support scams to increase the amount of money they can take from their unsuspecting customers. Categories: Tags: potentially unwanted programsPUPsystem optimizertech supporttech support scamTSS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 19:45:58 +0000
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| The HoeflerText campaign is known for a fake font download that delivers the Spora ransomware. But did you know it also uses special characters in the dropper’s file name? Categories: Tags: chromeeitestfonthoeflertextmalwareransomwareSpora Ransomware |
The post A story of fonts by the EITest HoeflerText campaign appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Ed Cabrera (Chief Cybersecurity Officer)| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 18:51:15 +0000
At Trend Micro we have a long history of partnering with law enforcement whenever called upon. We believe that the skills and resources of the private sector can offer allow law enforcement to surge and scale on any particular threat. Combatting the threat posed by transnational cyber criminal groups is ultimately a shared responsibility and…