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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. Categories: Malwarebytes news Tags: ad fraudadam kujawaAdam McNeiladwareAmazon PhishingArmando Orozcoastrumboaxxeebreachbreachescerbercybercrime tactics & techniquescybercrime tactics and techniquesdokDoublePulsarEKEternalBlueEternalPetyaexploit kitFindzipfireballhandbrakeJaffJean-Philippe TaggartJerome SegurakovterLockyMagnitudeMalwarebytesmalwarebytes labsMarcelo RiveroNathan CollierNotPetyaNSAnymainpetyaPieter Artnzprotonproton RATQ2 2017RIGsecond quarterShadowBrokersTamy Stewarttech support scamsThomas ReedTroldeshWannaCryWDFLoadWilliam Tsing (Read more…)

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