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Exploit kits: summer 2018 review

August 7, 2018 admin drive-by downloads, drive-bys, EK, EKs, exploit kits, Exploits, grandsoft, GreenFlash Sundown, KaiXin, Magnitude, RIG, Threat analysis, Underminer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Just like the beach, the EK landscape got a little crowded this summer. Find out what we discovered in our exploit kits summer review.

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Tags: drive-by downloads drive-bys EK EKs exploit kits grandsoft GreenFlash Sundown KaiXin Magnitude RIG Underminer

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RIG exploit kit campaign gets deep into crypto craze

January 9, 2018 admin bitcoin, Bytecoin, cryptocurrency, cryptominers, cryptomining, drive-by downloads, Drive-by mining, Electroneum, exploit kits, malvertising, malware, monero, Ngay, RIG EK, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:11:16 +0000

We take a look at a prolific campaign that is focused on the distribution of coin miners via drive-by download attacks. We started to notice larger-than-usual payloads from the RIG exploit kit around November 2017, a trend that has continued more recently via a campaign dubbed Ngay.

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Tags: bitcoin Bytecoin cryptocurrency cryptominers cryptomining drive-by downloads Drive-by mining Electroneum exploit kits malvertising monero Ngay RIG EK