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Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Tue, 02 May 2017 05:49:03 +0000

Un ransomware nascosto in un documento Word nascosto in un PDF I SophosLabs hanno scoperto una nuova campagna spam in cui il ransomware viene scaricato e innescato da una macro nascosta all’interno di un documento di Word che è a sua volta inserito in un PDF, proprio come una matrioska russa. Il ransomware in questo […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=2290&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/vAfrPYDjs4o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

May 18, 2017 admin

Spam is back: attenzione alla truffa pump-and-dump

Credit to Author: Tiziana Carboni| Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2017 05:49:36 +0000

Spam is back: attenzione alla truffa pump-and-dump Come segnalato dagli esperti Sophos in questo post, ad inizio 2017 è stato registrato un anomalo calo dello spam che si spiega con il fatto che una delle botnet da sempre più attive sembrava essere andata in letargo. Tuttavia, tale botnet non era affatto stata debellata e la […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=2241&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/6xmF0v-di3g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

May 15, 2017 admin

Wanna Cry some more? Ransomware roundup special edition

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 21:25:02 +0000

A special compilation of security news related to the recent Worldwide outbreak of ransomware which has caused chaos for multiple organizations.

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Tags: malware ransomware spam WanaCrypt0r WannaCry WannaCrypt WCrypt

MalwareBytes Security

May 11, 2017 admin

New ‘Jaff’ ransomware via Necurs asks for 2 BTC

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 17:11:12 +0000

The dreaded Necurs botnet delivers a new ransomware with a high ransom ask in this newest spam campaign.

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Tags: Jaff Jaff ransomware Locky Locky ransomware necurs ransomware spam

MalwareBytes Security

May 3, 2017 admin

Google Docs App spam goes phishing

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 19:51:53 +0000

There’s a very clever phishing scam going around at the moment involving Google Docs App. Originally thought to be targeting journalists given the sheer number of them mentioning it on their Twitter feeds, it’s also been slinging its way across unrelated mailboxes – from orgs to schools/campuses.

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Tags: Google google docs Mailnator phish phishing spam

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Microsoft Security

April 20, 2017 admin

Combating a spate of Java malware with machine learning in real-time

Credit to Author: msft-mmpc| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:02:00 +0000

In recent weeks, we have seen a surge in emails carrying fresh malicious Java (.jar) malware that use new techniques to evade antivirus protection. But with our research team’s automated expert systems and machine learning models, Windows 10 PCs get real-time protection against these latest threats. Attackers are constantly changing their methods and tools. We…

Kaspersky Security

April 20, 2017 admin

Booby trapped app: The amazing world of Tinder bots

Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:00:20 +0000

It turns out there are bots in Tinder and OkCupid. Who wants that?

Security Wired

April 11, 2017 admin

How the FBI Took Down Russia’s Spam King—And His Massive Botnet

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 14:38:38 +0000

The arrest of Peter Yuryevich Levashov notches another win for the FBI’s top cyber talent. The post How the FBI Took Down Russia’s Spam King—And His Massive Botnet appeared first on WIRED.