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Locky ransomware returns to the game with two new flavors

August 16, 2017 admin cybercrime, Diablo6, Locky, Locky ransomware, Lukitus, malspam, malware, necurs, ransomware, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Marcelo Rivero| Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:57:10 +0000

We recently observed a fresh malicious spam campaign pushed through the Necurs botnet distributing so far, two new variants of Locky ransomware.

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Week in Security (August 7 – August 13)

August 14, 2017 admin Cerber, certificates, dna, Locky, Magnitude, mamba, ransomware, Security, Security world, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 19:51:26 +0000

A compilation of security news and blog posts from Monday the 7th of August to August 14th. We looked at security certificates and the new bloated Cerber ransomware.

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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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Security Sophos

Ransomware families – and how to fight them

June 23, 2017 admin Cerber, Corporate, Intercept X, Locky, malware, ransomware, Sophos Home, Sophos News

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 09:52:16 +0000

SophosLabs looked at the most prolific ransomware variants. And, we offer you the tools to better defend against them.<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=39967&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/FrSFs81iTfA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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New ‘Jaff’ ransomware via Necurs asks for 2 BTC

May 11, 2017 admin cybercrime, Jaff, Jaff ransomware, Locky, Locky ransomware, malware, necurs, ransomware, spam

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 17:11:12 +0000

The dreaded Necurs botnet delivers a new ransomware with a high ransom ask in this newest spam campaign.

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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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Locky ransomware is back, but we already protect against it

April 21, 2017 admin Cerber, Cerber ransomware, cybercrime, Locky, Locky ransomware, ransomware, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 23:38:53 +0000

For a while, it appeared that Locky ransomware had completely disappeared and allowed for Cerber to take the number one spot as the most distributed piece of ransomware. But after a long absence, Locky returns in full swing.

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Report: Cybercrime climate shifts dramatically in first quarter

April 13, 2017 admin Adware, Android malware, celebgate, Cerber, Chris Boyd, cybercrime, cybercrime tactics and techniques, dridex, eitest, exit scam, exploit kit, fappening, Findzip, hiddenads.lck, hoeflertext, intra market fraud, jisut, Locky, mac malware, malspam, malware, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes labs, necurs, potentially unwanted programs, Powershell, PUP, Q1 2017, ransomware, RIG exploit kit, sage, Social engineering, spora, survey scams, tech support scammers, Threat analysis, vault 7, windows malware, WWE dump

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:00:09 +0000

The first quarter of 2017 brought with it some significant changes to the threat landscape and we aren’t talking about heavy ransomware distribution either. Threats which were previously believed to be serious contenders this year have nearly vanished entirely, while new threats and infection techniques have forced the security community to reconsider collection and analysis efforts.

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