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Sophisticated Ransomware : “Katyusha”

December 17, 2018 admin bitcoin, Cyber crime, Double pulsar, EternalBlue, Hacker, katyusha, malware, Mimikatz, Password, phishing, ransomware, Security, Security patch, spam, squiblydoo, Trojan, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Ghanshyam More| Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:59:58 +0000

For several months, Quick Heal Security Labs has been observing an increase in ransomware, we have found one more interesting ransomware which encrypts files and adds extension “.katyusha” and demands for an amount of 0.5 btc within three days and threatens to release the data to public download if the ransom is not…

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How threat actors are using SMB vulnerabilities

December 17, 2018 admin 101, Business, EternalBlue, EternalChampion, EternalRomance, Exploits, NSA tools, ShadowBrokers, SMB vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000

SMB vulnerabilities have been so successful for criminals that they’ve been used in some of the most devastating ransomware and Trojan attacks of the last two years. Learn how they work and how your organization can protect against them.

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New ‘Under the Radar’ report examines modern threats and future technologies

December 5, 2018 admin apac, Artificial Intelligence, behavioral detection, blocking at delivery, emea, emotet, EternalBlue, Exploits, fileless, fileless malware, future of cybercrime, malicious spam, Malwarebytes, Malwarebytes news, Powershell, report, SamSam, sorebrect, Texas, trickbot, under the radar, web blocking, web protection, worm

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 13:01:44 +0000

Malwarebytes released a new report called “Under the Radar: The Future of Undetected Malware” that takes a look at current threats using next generation tricks, and how current security technologies stand up to these threats, as well as the threats to come.

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Malwarebytes’ 2019 security predictions

November 27, 2018 admin AI, botnets, byos, cybercrime, EternalBlue, IoT, malware, soundloggers

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Every year, we at Malwarebytes Labs like to stare into our crystal ball and foretell the future of malware. And while all hope is for a threat-free 2019, the reality likely includes botnets, IoT, artificial intelligence, and even more data breaches. When it comes to security, we can pretty much assure you that attacks will keep happening—just as the sun rises and sets.

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Emotet on the rise with heavy spam campaign

September 21, 2018 admin campaign, cybercrime, emotet, EternalBlue, malicious documents, malicious spam, malware, threat statistics, trickbot, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 22:55:12 +0000

Over the last few days, we’ve noticed a large increase in malicious spam spreading Emotet, as well as a higher number of detections from our customers. Looks like we’re in the middle of an active Emotet campaign.

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Microsoft Security

A worthy upgrade: Next-gen security on Windows 10 proves resilient against ransomware outbreaks in 2017

January 16, 2018 admin bad rabbit, cloud protection service, cybersecurity, EternalBlue, EternalRomance, Exploits, Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI), machine learning, malware research, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Intelligent Security Graph (ISG), Petya, ransomware, research, Security Intelligence, Security Response, WannaCry, Windows 10, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:00:31 +0000

Adopting reliable attack methods and techniques borrowed from more evolved threat types, ransomware attained new levels of reach and damage in 2017. The following trends characterize the ransomware narrative in the past year: Three global outbreaks showed the force of ransomware in making real-world impact, affecting corporate networks and bringing down critical services like hospitals,

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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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