Collaborate Disseminate
The crooks behind an affiliate program that paid cybercriminals to install the destructive and wildly successful GandCrab ransomware strain announced on May 31, 2019 they were terminating the program after allegedly having earned more than $2 billion in extortion payouts from victims. What follows is a deep dive into who may be responsible for recruiting new members to help spread the contagion. Continue reading Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?
Cybersecurity researchers have released an updated version of GandCrab ransomware decryption tool that could allow millions of affected users to unlock their encrypted files for free without paying a ransom to the cybercriminals.
GandCrab is one of th… Continue reading GandCrab Ransomware Decryption Tool [All Versions] — Recover Files for Free
Taking advantage of newly disclosed and even patched vulnerabilities has become common among cybercriminals, which makes it one of the primary attack vectors for everyday-threats, like crypto-mining, phishing, and ransomware.
As suspected, a recently-… Continue reading Hackers Found Exploiting Oracle WebLogic RCE Flaw to Spread Ransomware
It’s not at all surprising that downloading movies and software from the torrent network could infect your computer with malware, but it’s more heartbreaking when a popular, trusted file uploader goes rogue.
Popular software cracks/keygens uploader “C… Continue reading Popular Torrent Uploader ‘CracksNow’ Caught Spreading Ransomware
Security researchers have discovered two separate malware campaigns, one of which is distributing the Ursnif data-stealing trojan and the GandCrab ransomware in the wild, whereas the second one is only infecting victims with Ursnif malware.
Though bot… Continue reading GandCrab ransomware and Ursnif virus spreading via MS Word macros
The GandCrab 5 ransomware strains that were recently released by different hacker collective as ransomware-as-a-service. The available research shows that the developers behind them are probably offering them as in the underground markets in this form…. Continue reading New Gandcrab 5 Strains Distributed As Ransomware-as-A-Service
The GANDCRAB V4.4 Virus is the latest iteration of the GandCrab ransomware family of threats. It uses the same .KRAB extension to encrypt target user data and extorts the victims for a ransomware payment. The new iteration can be customized…Read more… Continue reading .KRAB Files Virus (GANDCRAB V4.4) – How to Remove + Restore Data
Researchers found a new version of GandCrab – but no evidence that the ransomware is using the same SMB exploit as Wannacry. Continue reading No Evidence of GandCrab Leveraging SMB Exploit – Yet
A roundup of security news from April 16 – April 22, including tax fraud, Adobe Flash, trustjacking, and surveillanceware.
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Tags: a week in securityadobe flashcryptocurrencycryptomininggandcrab r… Continue reading A week in security (April 16 – April 22)
Despite setbacks hackers behind GandCrab malware are pushing ahead with lucrative new ransomware strain thanks to quick-and-dirty agile development approach. Continue reading GandCrab Ransomware Crooks Take Agile Development Approach