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Labs quarterly report finds ransomware’s gone rampant against businesses

August 8, 2019 admin Cerber, CTNT, gandcrab, Locky, Phobos, ransomware, ransomware report, rapid, reports, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, Sodinokibi, Troldesh, Troldesh ransomware

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:00:00 +0000

This quarter, we noticed one threat dominating the landscape so much it deserved its own hard look. Ransomware is back in a big way, targeting businesses with brute force.

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Security Sophos

Ransomware bleibt ein Problem – nicht nur für Windows

December 11, 2017 admin Locky, malware, ransomware, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 11:17:03 +0000

Ransomware hat Unternehmen und Privatanwender in diesem Jahr auffällig zugesetzt. SophosLabs kommt nach seiner Analyse von Daten aus April bis Oktober 2017 zur Prognose, dass auch das nächste Jahr von Ransomware und Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) inkl. Do-it-yourself-Bausätzen geprägt sein wird. Neben Windows müssen sich zukünftig allerdings auch Linux, Mac und Android User wappnen. […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=44132&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/bn9hDukwQNM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

Labs report: summer ushers in unprecedented season of breaches

October 12, 2017 admin 3rd quarter, Android malware, astrum, breach, Cerber, cybercrime, cybercrime tactics and techniques, emotet, Equifax, exploit kit, francophone, fruitfly, globeimposter, Locky, mac malware, malicious spam, malspam, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes labs, Malwarebytes news, National Health Service, NHS, oceanlotus, q3 2017, report, RIG, smartscreen, sonic, tech support scams, trickbot, trojan.clicker.hyj, whole foods

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:00:27 +0000

In this edition of the Malwarebytes Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report, we saw a number of high profile breaches targeting the personal information of hundreds of millions of people. We also observed shifts in malware distribution, the revival of some old families, and found cases of international tech support scams.

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QuickHeal Security

Analysis of recent Locky ransomware outbreak

September 29, 2017 admin Analysis of recent, Locky, ransomware outbreak, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Ankita Ashesh| Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:38:33 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs is observing the infamous Locky ransomware outbreak which kicked off recently in the last week of September. The outbreak started with spam email with various subjects and different attachment names. On 26th September, spam campaign delivering a new variant of Locky ransomware started. The observed commonality in this campaign was…

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MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (August 28 – September 3)

September 4, 2017 admin 419 scam, exploit kit, insider threats, kronos, Locky, malvertising, PrincessLocker, ransomware, recap, RIG, Security, Security world, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2017 17:00:53 +0000

Last week, we looked at what actions Kronos can perform in the final installment of a 2-part post. We also dived into Locky, again, a ransomware that just made a comeback, and found that its latest variant (as of this writing) has anti-sandboxing capabilities. This means that once Locky has determined that it’s residing in…

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MalwareBytes Security

Locky ransomware adds anti sandbox feature (updated)

August 31, 2017 admin Locky, macro, malware, ransomware, Threat analysis, Word

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:09:39 +0000

Locky attempts to evade detection by relying once more on simply, yet effective user interaction.

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MalwareBytes Security

Locky ransomware adds anti sandbox feature

August 31, 2017 admin Locky, macro, malware, ransomware, Threat analysis, Word

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:09:39 +0000

Locky attempts to evade detection by relying once more on simply, yet effective user interaction.

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MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (August 14 – August 20)

August 21, 2017 admin kronos, Kronos malware, Locky, Locky ransomware, ransomware, recap, Security world, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:02:37 +0000

A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 14th of August to the 20th of August. We looked at back to school cybersecurity tips, Kronos malware, and the return of Locky ransomware.

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