The financial messaging network says a commercial bank was targeted in an attack with ‘deep knowledge of operational controls’. Swift, the global financial messaging network that banks use to move billionsRead More →
A new installer for Petya was released that also installs the Mischa Ransomware if it is unable to gain Administrative privileges. In the past, when Petya was installed it requested Administrative privilegesRead More →
The Bucbi ransomware family, which dates back to early 2014, has received a significant update. In a recently observed attack, we also noted new tactics used to infect systems. TheRead More →
The Check Point research team uncovered a new Android malware campaign on Google Play it calls Viking Horde. Viking Horde conducts ad fraud, but can also be used for otherRead More →
usually when you end up with a virus on your computer, you do everything possible to get rid of it. Over at the Internet Archive, viruses are being preserved inRead More →
Backdoors are typically designed to execute cybercriminals’ commands on the infected machine. As a rule, they are used to gain a remote access to the user’s private information. Recently, DoctorRead More →
7ev3n ransomware appeared at the beginning of this year. In addition to typical features of encrypting files, it was blocking access to the system using a fullscreen window, and wasRead More →
.. but security researchers already cracked it According to security experts from Cylance, in the underground world of ransomware peddlers, there’s no ransomware kit better than AlphaLocker, sold by a RussianRead More →
Simple attacks plus user willingness to pay ransoms to get their files back means ransomware is on the rise, warn Kaspersky researchers. Ransomware has replaced advanced persistent threat (APT) networkRead More →
A few months ago, we reported on a white hack against Dridex where the malicious payload was removed and an Avira antivirus downloader added. It seems that a very successfulRead More →
