Category Archives: MalwareTech

Bot Roundup: Avalanche, Kronos, NanoCore

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It’s been a busy few weeks in cybercrime news, justifying updates to a couple of cases we’ve been following closely at KrebsOnSecurity. In Ukraine, the alleged ringleader of the Avalanche malware spam botnet was arrested after eluding authorities in the wake of a global cybercrime crackdown there in 2016. Separately, a case that was hailed as a test of whether programmers can be held accountable for how customers use their product turned out poorly for 27-year-old programmer Taylor Huddleston, who was sentenced to almost three years in prison for making and marketing a complex spyware program. Continue reading Bot Roundup: Avalanche, Kronos, NanoCore→

Smashing Security #038: Gents! Stop airdropping your pics!

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WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins (aka MalwareTech) pleads not guilty to malware charges, the Scottish parliament is hit by a brute force attack, IoT smart locks aren’t so smart, and.. ahem.. someone is sending intimate pics via AirDrop to unsuspecting com… Continue reading Smashing Security #038: Gents! Stop airdropping your pics!→

Marcus Hutchins (MalwareTech) Gets $30,000 Bail, But Can’t Leave United States

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Marcus Hutchins, the malware analyst who helped stop global Wannacry menace, has reportedly pleaded not guilty to charges of creating and distributing the infamous Kronos banking malware and is set to release on $30,000 bail on Monday.

Hutchins, the 2… Continue reading Marcus Hutchins (MalwareTech) Gets $30,000 Bail, But Can’t Leave United States→

WannaCry Hero Arrested, One of Two Charged with Distribution of Kronos Malware

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Marcus Hutchins, aka MalwareTech the WannaCry hero, was arrested and charged with another unnamed individual with creating and distributing the Kronos banking malware. Continue reading WannaCry Hero Arrested, One of Two Charged with Distribution of Kronos Malware→