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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:58:30 +0000

The cybercriminals behind the GandCrab ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) offering recently announced they were closing up shop and retiring after having allegedly earned more than $2 billion in extortion payments from victims. But a growing body of evidence suggests the GandCrab team have instead quietly regrouped behind a more exclusive and advanced ransomware program known variously as “REvil,” “Sodin,” and “Sodinokibi.”

Independent Krebs

July 8, 2019 admin

Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 17:27:42 +0000

The crooks behind an affiliate program that paid cybercriminals to install the destructive and wildly successful GandCrab ransomware strain announced on May 31, 2019 they were terminating the program after allegedly having earned more than $2 billion in extortion payouts from victims. What follows is a deep dive into who may be responsible for recruiting new members to help spread the contagion.

Kaspersky Security

June 19, 2019 admin

What is a hoax, where do hoaxes come from, and why are they dangerous?

Credit to Author: Artemy Ovchinnikov| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:45:26 +0000

What the Hoax verdict means, and why such software is becoming more of a problem.

Kaspersky Security

June 4, 2019 admin

Introducing the new us

Credit to Author: Eugene Kaspersky| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 08:05:06 +0000

Eugene Kaspersky on why Kaspersky Lab became simply Kaspersky — and the plans behind that change.

Kaspersky Security

May 27, 2019 admin

Our new emulator technology: real crafty malware’s worst nightmare.

Credit to Author: Eugene Kaspersky| Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 14:03:18 +0000

Emulator in Kaspersky Lab products: what is it and why it’s so important for antivirus to have one.

Kaspersky Security

April 18, 2019 admin

The perils of fake technical support

Credit to Author: Tatyana Sidorina| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:40:07 +0000

Fake technical support websites and accounts in social networks pose a real danger. How to spot and avoid them.

Kaspersky Security

March 19, 2019 admin

Kaspersky Lab files antitrust complaint against Apple in Russia

Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:35:41 +0000

All about why Kaspersky Lab filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in Russia.

Independent Krebs

March 12, 2019 admin

Patch Tuesday, March 2019 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 04:55:28 +0000

Microsoft on Tuesday pushed out software updates to fix more than five dozen security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office and Sharepoint. If you (ab)use Microsoft products, it’s time once again to start thinking about getting your patches on. Malware or bad guys can remotely exploit roughly one-quarter of the flaws fixed in today’s patch batch without any help from users.