Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the news of the week, including a Bitcoin phishing campaign, the Kaspersky Lab ransomware report, misconfigured email servers, and a decline in Angler exploit kit traffic.
Tag Archives: ransomware
Popular Anime Site Infected, Redirecting to Exploit Kit, Ransomware
Jkanime, a popular site that streams anime videos, has been infected with malware that redirects to the Neutrino Exploit Kit and CryptXXX ransomware infections.
Necurs Botnet is Back, Updated With Smarter Locky Variant
After a mysterious three weeks off the grid, Necurs has returned to spewing massive volumes of email containing improved versions of the potent Locky ransomware and Dridex banking Trojan.
Ransomware A Two-Year Nightmare in the Making
The last two years have seen an astounding growth in the number of people encountering ransomware.
Like Macros Before It, Attackers Shifting to OLE to Spread Malware
Like macros before it, attackers have been placing malicious code alongside object linking and embedding (OLE) code, along with well-formatted text and images, to spread malware and ransomware.
Android Ransomware now targets your Smart TV, Too!
Do you own a Smartwatch, Smart TV, Smart fridge, or any Internet-connected smart device?
If your answer is yes, then you need to know the latest interest of the cyber criminals in the field of Internet of Things.
Ransomware!
After targeting hospitals, universities, and businesses, Ransomware has started popping up on Smart TV screens.
A new version of the Frantic Locker (better known as
Threatpost News Wrap, June 10, 2016
The news from the week is discussed, including how recent data breaches have fed off password reuse and how a university paid $20K after a ransomware attack.
University Pays Hackers $20,000 to get back its Ransomware Infected Files
What’s the worst that could happen when a Ransomware malware hits University?
Last month, the IT department of the University from where I have done my graduation called me for helping them get rid of a Ransomware infection that locked down all its student’s results just a day before the announcement.
Unfortunately, there was no decrypter available for that specific ransomware sample, but
Beyond TeslaCrypt: Crysis family lays claim to parts of its territory
It has been two weeks since ESET created a TeslaCrypt decryptor, which allows victims of this ransomware to get their files back. Since then, over 32,000 users around the globe have taken advantage of this opportunity and downloaded the tool.
The post Beyond TeslaCrypt: Crysis family lays claim to parts of its territory appeared first on We Live Security.
“HR-Engineeringâ€: Petya is looking for a job
What happens if ransomware targets HR to get into company networks?
The post “HR-Engineering”: Petya is looking for a job appeared first on Avira Blog.