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BadRabbit ransomware strikes Eastern Europe

October 24, 2017 admin bad rabbit, badrabbit, cybercrime, malware, not petya, Petya, Petya ransomware, ransomware

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:53:05 +0000

A new strain of malware by the authors of NotPetya called the BadRabbit ransomware is spreading through Eastern Europe, offering a fake Flash update to drop the infection.

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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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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 technical analysis of the recent Petya ransomware attack

June 30, 2017 admin Petya ransomware, ransomware, Security, WannaCry Ransomware

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:54:55 +0000

Earlier this week, a new variant of Petya Ransomware was spotted which was creating havoc all over Europe as well as major parts of Asia including India. The major target for Petya has been Ukraine as its major banks and also the power services were hit by the attack. It’s…

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Goldeneye Ransomware – the Petya/Mischa combo rebranded

January 18, 2017 admin Cerber ransomware, Goldeneye ransomware, hasherezade, malware, Mischa ransomware, Petya ransomware, phishing, ransomware, Satana ransomware, Threat analysis

From March 2016 we’ve observed the evolution of an interesting low-level ransomware, Petya. Now, we are facing an outbreak of the fourth version – this time under a new name – Goldeneye, and, appropriately, a new, golden theme.

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Tags: Cerber ransomware Goldeneye ransomware hasherezade malware Mischa ransomware Petya ransomware phishing ransomware Satana ransomware

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