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Exploits explained

May 10, 2018 admin Corporate, Enduser, Exploits, Intercept X, IX2

Credit to Author: Matthew Phillion| Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 17:49:13 +0000

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SamSam ransomware: what you need to know

May 1, 2018 admin atlanta ransomware, cybercrime, Exploits, malware, ransom, ransomware, SamSam, samsam ransomware

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 01 May 2018 15:54:54 +0000

We take a look at SamSam ransomware, the malware that messed with Atlanta, and tell you how it works and what you can do to combat it.

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Tags: atlanta ransomware exploits malware ransom ransomware samsam samsam ransomware

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Magnitude exploit kit switches to GandCrab ransomware

April 17, 2018 admin EK, exploit kit, Exploits, gandcrab, Magnitude, ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:58:26 +0000

After being faithful to its own Magniber ransomware for several months, Magnitude EK joins others to adopt GandCrab.

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Tags: EK exploit kit gandcrab Magnitude ransomware

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Exploit kits: Winter 2018 review

March 29, 2018 admin CVE-2014-6332, CVE-2015-2419, CVE-2015-7645, CVE-2015-8651, CVE-2016-0189, CVE-2018-4878, EKs, exploit kits, Exploits, grandsoft, GreenFlash Sundown, Magnitude, RIG, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000

In this Winter 2018 review, we check the pulse of exploit kits and their latest developments.

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Tags: CVE-2014-6332 CVE-2015-2419 CVE-2015-7645 CVE-2015-8651 CVE-2016-0189 CVE-2018-4878 EKs exploit kits grandsoft GreenFlash Sundown Magnitude RIG

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Hermes ransomware distributed to South Koreans via recent Flash zero-day

March 14, 2018 admin CVE-2018-4878, EK, exploit kit, Exploits, Fash, Hermes, ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:59:32 +0000

An uncommon exploit kit adds a fresh Flash Player exploit to distribute the Hermes ransomware in South Korea.

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Tags: CVE-2018-4878 EK exploit kit Fash Hermes ransomware

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RIG malvertising campaign uses cryptocurrency theme as decoy

February 28, 2018 admin cryptocurrencies, Exploits, malvertising, RIG, RIGEK, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:45:10 +0000

This malvertising campaign uses a popular cryptocurrency theme to redirect users to the RIG exploit kit.

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Tags: cryptocurrencies malvertising RIG RIGEK

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New RIG malvertising campaign uses cryptocurrency theme as decoy

February 28, 2018 admin cryptocurrencies, Exploits, malvertising, RIG, RIGEK, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:45:10 +0000

This malvertising campaign uses a popular cryptocurrency theme to redirect users to the RIG exploit kit.

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Tags: cryptocurrencies malvertising RIG RIGEK

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Drive-by download campaign targets Chinese websites, experiments with exploits

February 22, 2018 admin Chinese, coinhive, drive-by, EK, exploit kit, Exploits, Flash Player, Internet Explorer, svchost.exe, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0000

This custom made drive-by download attack targets some Chinese websites and their visitors while experimenting with exploits.

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Tags: Chinese coinhive drive-by EK exploit kit exploits Flash Player Internet Explorer svchost.exe