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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 26th, 2016
Fantom Ransomware Mimics Windows Update Screen

Fantom Ransomware Mimics Windows Update Screen

Ransomware found being delivered as Windows critical update

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 26th, 2016
Agent Tesla Spyware Detected in Live Attacks

Agent Tesla Spyware Detected in Live Attacks

Agent Tesla available for sale on the public Internet

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 26th, 2016
New Variant of Ursnif Banking Trojan Hides C&C Servers on Tor

New Variant of Ursnif Banking Trojan Hides C&C Servers on Tor

New Ursnif variant called Dreambot discovered

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 26th, 2016
New Locky Ransomware Version Delivered as DLL File

New Locky Ransomware Version Delivered as DLL File

Locky switches EXE binaries for DLL files

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 25th, 2016
Security Firm Releases Decrypter for Alma Locker Ransomware

Security Firm Releases Decrypter for Alma Locker Ransomware

Victims can recover files for free without paying the ransom

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 25th, 2016
PNScan Linux Trojan Resurfaces with New Attacks Targeting Routers in India

PNScan Linux Trojan Resurfaces with New Attacks Targeting Routers in India

Linux.PNScan trojan almost died out by the end of 2015

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 25th, 2016
Botnet of Android Devices Controlled via Twitter Accounts

Botnet of Android Devices Controlled via Twitter Accounts

Botnet built using the Twitoor Android backdoor trojan

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 23rd, 2016
Two Free Decrypters Available for WildFire Ransomware

Two Free Decrypters Available for WildFire Ransomware

Intel McAfee & Kaspersky both provide free decryption tools

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 22nd, 2016
New Banking Trojan Uses PowerShell to Alter Internet Explorer Proxy Settings

New Banking Trojan Uses PowerShell to Alter Internet Explorer Proxy Settings

Attacks currently detected only against Brazilian banks

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 20th, 2016
DetoxCrypto: Another Ransomware Riding the Pokemon GO Popularity Wave

DetoxCrypto: Another Ransomware Riding the Pokemon GO Popularity Wave

DetoxCrypto comes in 2 variants: Pokemon-themed and Calipso

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 20th, 2016
Marcher Android Trojan Can Steal Logins from Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype, Gmail

Marcher Android Trojan Can Steal Logins from Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype, Gmail

Many other popular Android apps targeted as well

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 19th, 2016
Rex Linux Trojan Can Launch DDoS Attacks, Lock Websites, Mine for Cryptocurrency

Rex Linux Trojan Can Launch DDoS Attacks, Lock Websites, Mine for Cryptocurrency

Trojan targets CMS platforms running on Linux servers

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 18th, 2016
FSociety Ransomware Is Here, but It's Pretty Lame

FSociety Ransomware Is Here, but It's Pretty Lame

Crooks hijack the FSociety brand for lame ransomware

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 18th, 2016
Aveo Trojan Used in Attacks Against Japanese Users

Aveo Trojan Used in Attacks Against Japanese Users

Malware uses C&C servers hosted in the US, has links to previous malware family named FormerFirstRAT

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 17th, 2016
Adwind RAT Rebrands Yet Again, This Time as JBifrost

Adwind RAT Rebrands Yet Again, This Time as JBifrost

JBifrost returns with new website, Bitcoin-only payments

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 17th, 2016
Sphinx Banking Trojan Amps Up Operations with Brazilian Edition

Sphinx Banking Trojan Amps Up Operations with Brazilian Edition

Crooks focus operations on Rio 2016 Olympics

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 16th, 2016
Backdoor Trojan Uses TeamViewer Components to Spy on PCs in Europe, Russia, US

Backdoor Trojan Uses TeamViewer Components to Spy on PCs in Europe, Russia, US

Crooks also delivering keyloggers and password stealers

 
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