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TrickBot comes with new tricks – attacking Outlook and browsing data

August 1, 2017 admin dyreza, EternalPetya, malware, Outlook, ransomware, Threat analysis, trickbot, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:10:43 +0000

TrickBot is still actively maintained and it is not going to leave the landscape any soon. Take a look at its new modules.

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A week in security (July 10 – July 16)

July 17, 2017 admin a week in security, EternalPetya, malware, news, Petya, Powershell, ransomware, roundup, Security, Security world, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:43:31 +0000

A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 10th of July to the 16th. We go over our PowerShell, an overview of the Petya ransomware family, and more.

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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

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A week in security (July 03 – July 09)

July 10, 2017 admin a week in security, adgholas, astrum, EternalPetya, malvertising, recap, Security world, WanaCrypt0r, WannaCry, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:18:30 +0000

A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 3rd of July to the 9th. We go over our latest Cybercrime Tactics & Techniques Report, summarize the Petya ransomware outbreak, and more.

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Tags: a week in security adgholas astrum EternalPetya malvertising recap WanaCrypt0r WannaCry weekly blog roundup

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Report: Second quarter dominated by ransomware outbreaks

July 6, 2017 admin ad fraud, adam kujawa, Adam McNeil, Adware, Amazon Phishing, Armando Orozco, astrum, boaxxee, breach, breaches, Cerber, cybercrime tactics & techniques, cybercrime tactics and techniques, dok, DoublePulsar, EK, EternalBlue, EternalPetya, exploit kit, Findzip, fireball, handbrake, Jaff, Jean-Philippe Taggart, Jerome Segura, Kovter, Locky, Magnitude, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes labs, Malwarebytes news, Marcelo Rivero, Nathan Collier, NotPetya, NSA, nymain, Petya, Pieter Artnz, proton, proton RAT, Q2 2017, RIG, second quarter, ShadowBrokers, Tamy Stewart, tech support scams, Thomas Reed, Troldesh, WannaCry, WDFLoad, William Tsing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:06:53 +0000

The second quarter of 2017 left the security world wondering, “What the hell happened?” With leaks of government-created exploits being deployed against users in the wild, a continued sea of ransomware constantly threatening our ability to work online, and the lines between malware and potentially unwanted programs continuing to blur, every new incident was a wakeup call.In this report, we are going to discuss some of the most important trends, tactics, and attacks of Q2 2017, including an update on ransomware, what is going on with all these exploits, and a special look at all the breaches that happened this quarter.

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Tags: ad fraud adam kujawa Adam McNeil adware Amazon Phishing Armando Orozco astrum boaxxee breach breaches cerber cybercrime tactics & techniques cybercrime tactics and techniques dok DoublePulsar EK EternalBlue EternalPetya exploit kit Findzip fireball handbrake Jaff Jean-Philippe Taggart Jerome Segura kovter Locky Magnitude Malwarebytes malwarebytes labs Marcelo Rivero Nathan Collier NotPetya NSA nymain petya Pieter Artnz proton proton RAT Q2 2017 RIG second quarter ShadowBrokers Tamy Stewart tech support scams Thomas Reed Troldesh WannaCry WDFLoad William Tsing

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All this EternalPetya stuff makes me WannaCry

July 6, 2017 admin attribution, cybercrime, decryption, DoublePulsar, EternalBlue, EternalPetya, EternalRomance, hasherazade, m.e.doc, malware, NotPetya, NSA, Petya, Petya ransomware, ShadowBrokers, WannaCry, WannaCrypt, WannaCryptor

Credit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 18:15:09 +0000

Get more background on the EternalPetya ransomware. Learn about its origin, attribution, decryption, and the methods of infection and propagation.

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Tags: attribution decryption DoublePulsar EternalBlue EternalPetya EternalRomance hasherazade m.e.doc NotPetya NSA petya Petya ransomware ShadowBrokers WannaCry WannaCrypt WannaCryptor

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The key to old Petya versions has been published by the malware author

July 6, 2017 admin Chimera, Chimera ransomware, cybercrime, EternalPetya, Goldeneye ransomware, janus, malware, NotPetya, Petya, Petya ransomware, ransomware, teslacrypt

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:06:15 +0000

As research concluded, the original author of Petya, Janus, was not involved in the latest attacks on Ukraine. As a result of the recent events, Janus released his private key, allowing all the victims of the previous Petya attacks, to get their files back.

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Tags: Chimera Chimera ransomware EternalPetya Goldeneye ransomware janus NotPetya petya Petya ransomware ransomware teslacrypt

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A week in security (June 26 – July 02)

July 3, 2017 admin EternalPetya, ransomware, recap, Security world, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2017 19:24:13 +0000

A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 26th of June to the 2nd of July. We delved deep into EternalPetya, the latest ransomware to make headlines last week. We also outed a fake WannaCry scanner and touched on other topics like adware, an educational campaign, and phishing.

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