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The Hidden Bee cryptominer has a complex and multi-layered internal structure that is unusual among cybercrime toolkits. That’s why we’re dedicating a series of posts to exploring its elements and updates made during one year of its evolution.

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Exploit kits: summer 2019 review

July 30, 2019 admin drive-by, EK, EKs, exploit kits, Exploits, Fallout, GreenFlash Sundown, Magnitude, RIG, Spelevo, Threat analysis, Underminer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:20:33 +0000

In this edition of our seasonal review of exploit kits, we review active and unique EKs hitting consumers and businesses over the summer 2019 season.

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Hidden Bee: Let’s go down the rabbit hole

May 31, 2019 admin exploit kits, Exploits, hidden bee, loader, mellifera, reverse engineering, security research, Threat analysis, Underminer, Underminer EK

Credit to Author: hasherezade| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 17:32:57 +0000

The complex and sophisticated custom malware, Hidden Bee, is a Chinese cryptominer that recently released an updated sample. We unpack the sample to look at the functionality of its loader and compare it against earlier versions.

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Exploit kits: spring 2019 review

May 14, 2019 admin EKs, exploit kits, Exploits, Fallout, Magnitude, RIG, Router EK, Spelevo, Threat analysis, Underminer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 15:57:05 +0000

In this edition, we review active and unique exploit kits hitting consumers and businesses over the spring season.

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Tags: EKs exploit kits Fallout Magnitude RIG Router EK Spelevo Underminer

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Exploit kits: winter 2019 review

February 12, 2019 admin EK, EKs, exploit kits, Exploits, Fallout, Magnitude, RIG, sundown, Threat analysis, Underminer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

We review the top exploit kits in this winter 2019 snapshot.

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A week in security (December 17 – 23)

December 24, 2018 admin christmas scams, Chromebook, exploit kit, fuchsia, online quizzes, phone hacks, Security world, Smart Speakers, Twitter form, twitter memes, Underminer, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 18:56:44 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from December 17–23, including Christmas scams, phishing quizzes, Underminer, smart speakers, flawed Twitter form, Chromebook malware, and Fuchsia.

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