A new CryptoMix, or CryptFile2, variant called Revenge has been discovered by Broad Analysis that is being distributed via the RIG exploit kit. This variant contains many similarities to its predecessor CryptoShield,Read More →
Researchers from Palo Alto Networks have come across a new ransomware family that combines many unique features, such as political statements, public subdomain creation, and encryption tiers. Named RanRan, researchersRead More →
Last month at the RSA 2017 conference, we ran a live demo of Cylance’s UEFI Ransomware proof of concept at our ‘Hacking Exposed Next-Gen’ talk. In the demo, we targetedRead More →
A ransomware infection shut down the computer network of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus on Friday morning, officials said in a statement issued to the local press. The infection affectedRead More →
On Valentine’s Day, Mac users got a special “treat” in the form of new malware. Then, later that same week, there were signs of yet another piece of malware looming. These threatsRead More →
The Necurs botnet is evolving and recently the experts at BitSight’s Anubis Labs discovered that it was improved to launch DDoS attacks. The Necurs botnet continues to evolve and recentlyRead More →
A new b -as-a-Service (RaaS) portal named Dot-Ransomware is behind the Unlock26 ransomware discovered this past week. First spotted two days ago, this ransomware operation is quite unique as itRead More →
Latest Android.Lockdroid.E variant uses speech recognition instead of typing for unlock code input. Being a good listener is normally considered an admirable quality in a person; however, it isn’t aRead More →
A newly discovered ransomware family calling itself Patcher is targeting macOS users, but according to security researchers from ESET, who discovered the ransomware last week, Patcher bungles the encryption processRead More →
Emsisoft CTO and Malware Researcher Fabian Wosar has stated in the past that he wanted to perform an educational live stream about reversing malware. Today, after GDaata security researcher Karsten Hahn discovered a new ransomwareRead More →
