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PSA: New Microsoft Word 0day used in the wild

September 13, 2017 admin 0day, CVE-2017-8759, Exploits, microsoft, Microsoft Word, patch, Threat analysis, Word, Zero-Day

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 22:49:19 +0000

Read more about the latest Microsoft Word Zero-Day and how to protect yourself against it.

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Startup That Sells Zero-Days to Governments Is Offering $1 Million For Tor Hacks

September 13, 2017 admin cybersecurity, Exploits, hacking, Information Security, infosec, Tor, Tor Browser, zero days, Zerodium

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:18:31 +0000

A startup that sells exploits to governments says it wants hacks for the browser used by activists, protesters, journalists, and criminals.

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RIG exploit kit distributes Princess Ransomware

August 31, 2017 admin cybercrime, Exploits, malware, princess ransomware, RIG

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 20:04:32 +0000

A new campaign via the RIG exploit kit is pushing the Princess Ransomware.

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DJI Is Offering Money To Security Researchers to Stop DIY Hackers From Owning Its Drones

August 28, 2017 admin bug bounty, Bugs, consumer drones, cybersecurity, DJI, DRONES, Exploits, hacking, UAV

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:19:24 +0000

The drone maker is offering between $100 and $30,000 to hackers who find and report vulnerabilities in the software of its unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Cerber ransomware delivered in format of a different order of Magnitude

August 9, 2017 admin binary padding, Cerber, exploit kit, Exploits, gate, Magnigate, magnitude EK, ransomware, Threat analysis, XML

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:54:54 +0000

We review a trick that the Magnitude exploit kit uses to bypass security scanners.

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Tags: binary padding cerber exploit kit gate Magnigate magnitude EK ransomware XML

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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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Terror EK actor experiments with URL shortener fraud

July 20, 2017 admin AdFly, Angler EK, Astrium EK, cybercrime, exploit kits, Exploits, malware, mlavertising, spam, tech support scam, Terror EK

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:25:39 +0000

We catch up with a small player in the exploit kit scene.

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Tags: AdFly Angler EK Astrium EK exploit kits malware mlavertising spam tech support scam Terror EK

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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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