RedEye ransomware: there’s more than meets the eye

A rather anonymous account reached out to me on Twitter asking to check out a “scary & really nasty” sample.
It turned out to be RedEye ransomware, a new strain or variant by the same creator of Annabelle ransomware, which I discovered in February … Continue reading RedEye ransomware: there’s more than meets the eye

Spectre-Inspired Attacks Can Steal Data from Intel SGX Enclaves

Researchers have developed new techniques inspired by the recent Spectre CPU vulnerability to completely compromise the confidentiality of hardware-based secure enclaves created with Intel’s Software Guard eXtensions (SGX). SGX is a feature prese… Continue reading Spectre-Inspired Attacks Can Steal Data from Intel SGX Enclaves

Annabelle Ransomware decryption tool

Annabelle Ransomware is a family of file encrypting malware inspired from the horror movie franchise Annabelle. In addition to its file encryption capabilities, the Annabelle ransomware goes the extra mile and attempts to disable the firewall, deny the… Continue reading Annabelle Ransomware decryption tool