2018 Malware Forecast: learning from the long summer of ransomware
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Category Archives: Cerber
New Magniber Ransomware Targets South Korea, Asia Pacific
Researchers identified a new ransomware family called Magniber that uniquely only targets users in South Korea and the Asia Pacific regions. Continue reading New Magniber Ransomware Targets South Korea, Asia Pacific
Another change with Locky delivery methods today. Payload embedded in a large .js file
The next in the never ending series of Locky downloaders is an email with a blank / empty subject pretending to come from random names and email addresses. The body content pretends to be an invoice notification. There are no attachments with these emails but a link in the email body … Continue reading → Continue reading Another change with Locky delivery methods today. Payload embedded in a large .js file
US Government Site Was Hosting Ransomware
As recently as Wednesday afternoon, a U.S. government website was hosting a malicious JavaScript downloader that led victims to installations of Cerber ransomware. The malware link has since been taken down. Continue reading US Government Site Was Hosting Ransomware
Week in Security (August 7 – August 13)
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| 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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Cerber ransomware delivered in format of a different order of Magnitude
We review a trick that the Magnitude exploit kit uses to bypass security scanners.
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Enemy at the gates: Reviewing the Magnitude exploit kit redirection chain
This post shines some light on a ‘gate’ belonging to the geo-targeted Magnitude exploit kit.
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Google Study Quantifies Ransomware Profits
A ransomware study released Google revealed the malware earned criminals $25 million over the past two years. Continue reading Google Study Quantifies Ransomware Profits
Report: Second quarter dominated by ransomware outbreaks
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| 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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Spoofed Royal mail Your parcel has been shipped today malspam delivers what looks like new Cerber
Continuing with the never ending series of malware downloaders is an email with the subject of Your parcel has been shipped today pretending to come from Royal Mail with zip attachment in the format recieptTN880209824GB6.zip which matches the normal tracking numbers that Royal Mail do use. This delivers an unknown malware at this time. … Continue reading → Continue reading Spoofed Royal mail Your parcel has been shipped today malspam delivers what looks like new Cerber