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Bye, bye Petya! Decryptor for old versions released.

July 24, 2017 admin decryptor, goldeneye, Malwarebytes news, mft, Mischa, Petya, toos

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:17:38 +0000

This post shows you how to use the special decryptor for the petya family: Petya, Msicha, and Goldeneye. Not suitable for copycats of these.

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MalwareBytes Security

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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Security Sophos

Mit diesen Tricks verbreitete sich die neue Ransomware-Attacke

July 7, 2017 admin Corporate, Petya, ransomware, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 07:06:00 +0000

SophosLabs hat die in der neuesten Cyberattacke verwendeten Technologien untersucht und festgestellt, dass höchstwahrscheinlich eine neue Variante der Ransomware Petya, auch bekannt als GoldenEye oder PetrWrap, hinter dem massiven Ausbruch in Europa steckt. Allerdings unterscheidet sich der aktuelle Angriff durch eine gefährliche Ergänzung: Die neue Variante enthält zusätzlich den Exploit EternalBlue, um sich noch schneller […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40362&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/fUiAJ4nlGYs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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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

Kaspersky Security

Think the ExPetr epidemic doesn’t concern you? Think again

July 3, 2017 admin cryptors, ExPetr, malware, NotPetya, Outbreak, Petya, ransomware, Threats, trojans

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2017 17:00:34 +0000

Global IT security problems like the recent Petya attack are of clear concern to large corporations — but they affect common people as well.

Security Sophos

Don’t get hit by Petya or WannaCry: how to configure your firewall

June 30, 2017 admin Corporate, Network, Petya, ransomware, WannaCry, XG Firewall

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:33:38 +0000

The recent malware outbreaks were the first widespread network worms for several years. But, Sophos firewalls can help stop these sorts of attacks.<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40392&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/vo1iJfS2mz4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>