LeChiffre, Ransomware Ran Manually
2016-01-23
LeChiffre is yet another ransomware that recently has been observed to cause some major damage (in Mumbai – read more here). Not much material about it is available, so weRead More →
Trojan.DNSChanger circumvents Powershell restrictions
2016-01-23
In recent variants of the infamous DNS-changer adware we have found that the coders use a particularly interesting method to bypass the default restrictions imposed for executing Powershell scripts. ExecutionRead More →
Don’t open that Facebook email attachment — it could be malware
2016-01-22
Two weeks ago, the Comodo Threat Research Lab discovered a malware campaign aimed at businesses and consumers using the WhatsApp mobile messaging service. That attack used official looking emails masqueradingRead More →
MSN Home Page Drops More Malware Via Malvertising
2016-01-21
Malvertisers are once again abusing ad technology platform AdSpirit and exposing visitors of the MSN homepage to malware. These attacks appeared to have been primarily focused on Germans users viaRead More →
TeslaCrypt Decrypted: Flaw in TeslaCrypt allows Victim’s to Recover their Files
2016-01-21
For a little over a month, researchers and previous victims have been quietly helping TeslaCrypt victims get their files back using a flaw in the TeslaCrypt’s encryption key storage algorithm. The information thatRead More →
Asacub Evolves from Simple Spyware to Full-On Android Banking Trojan
2016-01-20
Cyber-crooks secretly develop new Asacub Android malware, deploy it for the first time this Christmas. Over the past six months, security experts from Kaspersky have observed the slow evolution of theRead More →
New Trojan Spies on Linux Users by Taking Screenshots and Recording Audio
2016-01-19
Dr.Web, a Russian antivirus maker, has detected a new threat against Linux users, the Linux.Ekocms.1 trojan, which includes special features that allow it to take screengrabs and record audio. DiscoveredRead More →
When URL Shorteners and Ransomware Collide
2016-01-14
We are all very familiar with URL shortening services, which are regularly used in Tweets and other social media. It is no secret that cyber criminals also use URL shortenersRead More →
Shoddy Ransomware Destroys User’s Files
2016-01-14
A ransomware strain based on the open source Hidden Tear ransomware is infecting users, encrypting their files and losing the encryption key along the way, rendering all files unrecoverable. LastRead More →
Trochilus RAT Evades Antivirus Detection, Used for Cyber-Espionage in South-East Asia
2016-01-12
A new type of RAT (Remote Access Trojan) has been discovered in use against governments and civil society organizations in South-East Asia, the Arbor Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT)Read More →
