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Enemy at the gates: Reviewing the Magnitude exploit kit redirection chain

August 2, 2017 admin Cerber, cybercrime, EK, exploit kit, Exploits, korea, Magnigate, Magnitude, malvertising, ransomware

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 15:00:06 +0000

This post shines some light on a ‘gate’ belonging to the geo-targeted Magnitude exploit kit.

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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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Tags: 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 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

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AdGholas malvertising thrives in the shadows of ransomware outbreaks

July 5, 2017 admin adgholas, astrum, cybercrime, EK, exploit kit, Exploits, malvertising

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:05:57 +0000

Several large malvertising campaigns went unnoticed amidst the news of the latest ransomware outbreak.

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The numeric Tech Support Scam campaign

June 13, 2017 admin eitest, exploit kit, malvertising, SCAM, Social engineering, tech support, tech support scam, Threat analysis, TSS

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:00:21 +0000

A new tech support scam campaign is being pushed in lieu of exploit kits. We take a look at its distribution method and how it is able to bring browsers to their knees.

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Tags: eitest exploit kit malvertising scam Social Engineering tech support tech support scam TSS

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A week in security (Jun 05 – Jun 11)

June 12, 2017 admin cybersecurity, exploit kit, fireball, malware, Pieter Arntz, recap, Security, Security world, Social engineering, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:58:27 +0000

A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 5th of June to the 11th. We touched on topics like HTTPS, a nasty adware, LatentBot, and other fighters against tech support scams.

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Tags: cybersecurity exploit kit fireball malware Pieter Arntz recap security Social Engineering weekly blog roundup

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Anatomy of Flash Exploit (CVE-2015-8651) integrated into Rig Exploit Kit

April 25, 2017 admin adobe, Adobe flash exploit, exploit kit, RIG exploit kit, vulnerabilities, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Pavankumar Chaudhari| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 08:58:48 +0000

We all know how the infamous RIG Exploit Kit have been used to infect the end users. We are seeing a constant spike in the usage of the RIG Exploit Kit by malware actors to spread malware. Its use has been noticed in different campaigns such as EITest, pseudoDarkleech, and…

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A week in security (Apr 17 – Apr 23)

April 24, 2017 admin binary options, exploit kit, Locky, Moker, Moker Trojan, ransomware, recap, RIG-V, Security world, Trojan, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:59:43 +0000

A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 17th of April to the 23rd. We focused on the return of Locky ransomware, Moker Trojan, and more.

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Tags: binary options exploit kit Locky Moker Moker Trojan ransomware recap RIG-V trojan weekly blog roundup

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