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An investigation dating back almost ten years has seen the extradition this week to the United States of a man suspected to be the head of one the world’s most prolific Russian-speaking cybercriminal gangs.
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The hacker who lived the high life after spreading malware via porn sites, Wipro demonstrates how to turn a cybersecurity crisis into a PR disaster, and why are humans listening in to your Alexa conversations?
All this and much more is discussed in the… Continue reading Smashing Security #124: Poisoned porn ads, the A word, and why why why Wipro?
A British man has been jailed for over six years after exploiting ad networks on pornographic websites to spread malware onto innocent users’ computers.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
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A British man has been jailed for over six years after exploiting ad networks on pornographic websites to spread malware onto innocent users’ computers.
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A man received a prison sentence for his part in helping to “cash out” ransom payments made by victims of a specific ransomware family. On 13 August, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sentencing of Raymond Odigie Uadiale, 4… Continue reading Man Gets Jail Time for Helping to “Cash Out” Ransomware Payments
A former Microsoft network engineer who was charged in April this year has now been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to money laundering in connection with the Reveton ransomware.
Reveton malware is old ransomware, also known as … Continue reading Former Microsoft Engineer Gets Prison for Role in Reveton Ransomware
Former Microsoft network engineer Raymond Uadiale was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday for money laundering in connection with ransomware known as Reveton. Uadial, 41, was charged in April and pleaded guilty in June. Ransomware is household word these days, but Reveton’s history traces back to a time when the concept was still new. The malware was one of the first strains to lock a victim’s screen and demand payment, back before bitcoin was cybercriminals’ preferred method. In 2012, Reveton asked for Green Dot MoneyPak vouchers instead of cryptocurrency. Reveton infected a computer, displayed the logo of a law enforcement agency like the FBI and warned the victim that illegal material was on their machine. The ransom was disguised as a $200 ”fine” required to regain access to the computer and its data. Court documents say Uadiale’s role was to help cash out payments from victims of Reveton, using prepaid debit […]
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The next in todays malspam is an email with the subject of VAT Return pretending to come from noreply@hmrc.gov.uk with a malicious word doc attachment is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Trojans and password stealers especially … Continue reading →
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Researchers have discovered a new ransomware variant that has close ties to the group behind the Angler Exploit Kit, Bedep malware, and Reveton ransomware.
David Bisson reports.
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