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Locky ransomware on aggressive hunt for victims

Millions of spam emails spread new ransomware variant on the day it first appeared.Read More

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Japan targeted with regionalized malicious spam campaigns

Trojan.Cidox and Trojan.Bebloh among threats used by spammers tailoring spam for specific countries, including Brazil, India, and now Japan.Read More

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Russian bank employees received fake job offers in targeted email attack

Employees at six Russian banks were sent spoofed emails delivering Trojan.Ratopak in a narrow, targeted attack.Read More

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Android ransomware variants created directly on mobile devices

Attackers used legitimate tools on mobile devices to create variants of Android.Lockdroid.E.Read More

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Collaborative Operation Blockbuster aims to send Lazarus back to the dead

A cross-industry initiative aims to tackle a disruptive attack group called Lazarus. Attacks linked with the threat actor targeted the US and South Korea, and some involved destructive malware.Read More

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Spam offering fake Visa benefits, rewards leads to TeslaCrypt ransomware

Spam campaign baits users with Visa Total Rewards emails containing malware that leads to Trojan.Cryptolocker.N infections.Read More

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DROWN vulnerability could sink secure internet connections

New SSL/TLS vulnerability (CVE-2016-0800) could allow attackers to obtain encryption keys.Read More

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Business email compromise scammers add tax return fraud to their toolbox

Prolific scammers that consistently target businesses in CEO fraud attempts have recently branched out into W2 related fraud schemes.Read More

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Burrp compromised to serve Angler EK and deliver TeslaCrypt ransomware

An Indian restaurant recommendation site contains injected code which redirects users to the Angler EK, which in turn drops TeslaCrypt (Trojan.Cryptolocker.N) on the computer.Read More

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KeRanger: First Mac OS X ransomware emerges

Compromised BitTorrent installer used to spread ransomware that encrypts files on Mac OS X computers.Read More

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – March 2016

This month the vendor is releasing 13 bulletins, five of which are rated Critical.Read More

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Phishers are creating YouTube channels to document their attacks

Phishing attacks have linked back to YouTube channels where phishers explain their attacks and promote their tools while looking for buyers.Read More

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Latest Intelligence for February 2016

The Latest Intelligence for February 2016 reveals that one in every 125 emails sent last month contained malware.Read More

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Suckfly: Revealing the secret life of your code signing certificates

A China-based APT group has an insatiable appetite for stolen code-signing certificates.Read More

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Financial threats 2015: 73 percent drop in financial Trojan infections but...

Although detections dropped, financial Trojans are becoming far more capable and criminals are increasingly targeting institutions directly.Read More

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New iOS vulnerability could allow attackers to crack encrypted iMessage...

CVE-2016-1788 is difficult to exploit, but within the capabilities of nation state attackers. Users are advised to update to iOS 9.3 to reduce the risk of attack.Read More

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Malware is being signed with multiple digital certificates to evade detection

Malware authors are signing threats with multiple digital certificates to account for a shift from SHA1 to SHA2.Read More

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Seven Iranians charged in relation to cyberattacks against US

The attackers mainly used Brobot malware to build a botnet of compromised servers to perform DDoS attacks against US banks and other organizations.Read More

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Taiwan targeted with new cyberespionage back door Trojan

Backdoor.Dripion was custom developed, deployed in a highly targeted fashion, and used command and control servers disguised as antivirus company websites.Read More

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Most prevalent Android ransomware in the West arrives in Japan

Android.Lockdroid ransomware expands to Asia by targeting Japan first. The malware poses as a system update and locks the device from use.Read More

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