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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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Petya-esque ransomware is spreading across the world

June 27, 2017 admin cybercrime, EternalBlue, exploit, Germany, malware, malwarebytes labs, NotPetya, Petrwrap, Petya, ransomware, SMB, spreading, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, WannaCry, WannaCrypt, WannaCryptor

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:26:29 +0000

Ringing in with echoes of WannaCry, Petya (or Petrwrap, NotPetya), is a new ransomware strain outbreak affecting many users around the world.

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Tags: EternalBlue exploit germany malwarebytes labs NotPetya Petrwrap petya ransomware SMB spreading ukraine United Kingdom united states WannaCry WannaCrypt WannaCryptor

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Mobile Menace Monday: Fake WannaCry Scanner

June 26, 2017 admin Android, Antivirus, cybercrime, FakeAV, Google Play, Mobile, mobile menace monday, ransomware, triple m, WannaCry, WannaCrypt, WannaCryptor

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:00:18 +0000

With all the buzz around the PC ransomware WannaCry, it’s no surprise that a fake antivirus (FakeAV) has emerged on Google Play.

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Tags: Android antivirus FakeAV Google Play mobile menace monday ransomware triple m WannaCry WannaCrypt WannaCryptor

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WannaDecrypt your files? The WannaCry solution, for some

May 19, 2017 admin Anti-Ransomware, cybercrime, decryptor, malware, ransomware, Wana Decrptor, WanaCrypt0r, WanaKiwi, WannaCry, WannaCrypt, WannaCryptor, Wannakey, WCrypt

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 20:11:28 +0000

A decryptor (Wanakiwi) that has been developed for WannaCry/WannaCrypt/wCrypt. There is a catch though, it only works for some operating systems.

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Tags: Anti-Ransomware decryptor malware ransomware Wana Decrptor WanaCrypt0r WanaKiwi WannaCry WannaCrypt WannaCryptor Wannakey WCrypt

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How did the WannaCry Ransomworm spread?

May 19, 2017 admin Botnet, cybercrime, DoublePulsar, EternalBlue, exploit, Exploits, Jaff ransomware, malspam, malware, Necurs botnet, NSA, ransomware, ShadowBrokers, spam, WannaCry, WannaCrypt

Credit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 14:00:45 +0000

Security researchers have had a busy week since the WannaCry ransomware outbreak that wreaked havoc on computers worldwide. How did it all happen?

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Tags: botnet DoublePulsar EternalBlue exploit Jaff ransomware malspam malware Necurs botnet NSA ransomware ShadowBrokers spam WannaCry WannaCrypt

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Wanna Cry some more? Ransomware roundup special edition

May 15, 2017 admin cybercrime, malware, ransomware, spam, WanaCrypt0r, WannaCry, WannaCrypt, WCrypt

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

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