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Ransomware continues assault against cities and businesses

August 23, 2019 admin attack, backup, Critical Infrastructure, emotet, Florida, local government organisation, locked out, Louisiana, ransom, ransomware, robinhood, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, samsam ransomware, Texas, trickbot

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:00:50 +0000

We take a look at the current chaos faced by local governments across the US, as ransomware continues to snap at its cities’ heels.

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Ransomware

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Fileless malware: getting the lowdown on this insidious threat

August 29, 2018 admin file history, fileless infections, fileless malware, fileless malware attacks, Kovter, magnitude EK, malware, poweliks, Powershell, Ram, SamSam, samsam ransomware, semi-fileless, SOC team, Threat analysis, windows

Credit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 16:48:35 +0000

In this series of articles, we provide an in-depth discussion of fileless malware and their related attacks. In part one, we cover a brief overview of the problems with and general features of fileless malware, laying the groundwork for technical analysis of various samples employing fileless and semi-fileless methods.

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SamSam ransomware: controlled distribution for an elusive malware

July 9, 2018 admin malware, ransomware, SamSam, samsam ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 16:14:30 +0000

SamSam ransomware is a unique malware for its explicit human interaction on selected targets and care to erase most of its tracks.

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A week in security (June 18 – June 24)

June 25, 2018 admin Android malware, android rat, Android spyware, andy android emulator, cybersecurity skills gap, DNS rebinding, Fake Fortnite, insecure web apps, insecure website, malicious spam, mylobot, netflix phish, Rat, recruitment portal flaws, samsam ransomware, Security world, skills shortage, wanna ransomware, wannacry scam, Week in security, world cup phishing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:29:22 +0000

A roundup of security news from June 18 – 24 that includes the SamSam ransomware, DNS rebinding, a World Cup phishing campaign, and lots and lots of Android malware.

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Tags: android malware android rat Android spyware andy android emulator cybersecurity skills gap DNS rebinding Fake Fortnite insecure web apps insecure website malicious spam mylobot netflix phish rat recruitment portal flaws samsam ransomware skills shortage wanna ransomware wannacry scam world cup phishing