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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 14th, 2016
cuteRansomware Uses Google Docs as C&C Server

cuteRansomware Uses Google Docs as C&C Server

Ransomware only targets Chinese users for now

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 14th, 2016
Google Removes from Play Store Android Apps That Promised Social Media Followers

Google Removes from Play Store Android Apps That Promised Social Media Followers

In reality, apps delivered an endless spiral of ads

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 14th, 2016
Microsoft Discovers New Version of Troldesh Ransomware

Microsoft Discovers New Version of Troldesh Ransomware

Troldesh now uses a Tor-based payment portal

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 14th, 2016
Russian Devs Behind New WildFire Ransomware

Russian Devs Behind New WildFire Ransomware

WildFire ransomware wave currently hitting the Netherlands

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 13th, 2016
Ransomware Permanently Deletes Your Files Then Has the Nerve to Ask for Money

Ransomware Permanently Deletes Your Files Then Has the Nerve to Ask for Money

Don't pay Ranscam's ransom demand to recover your files because you're just throwing money out the window

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 13th, 2016
New Stampado Ransomware Advertised on the Dark Web for Only $39

New Stampado Ransomware Advertised on the Dark Web for Only $39

No infections detected in the wild until now

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 12th, 2016
Sophisticated Malware Found on the Network of a European Energy Company

Sophisticated Malware Found on the Network of a European Energy Company

Furtim's Parent is probably the work of a nation-state group

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 12th, 2016
Surge Detected in Infections with Nymaim Trojan

Surge Detected in Infections with Nymaim Trojan

Brazilians hit hard by recent wave of Nymaim malware

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 11th, 2016
GootKit Banking Trojan Receives Massive Update

GootKit Banking Trojan Receives Massive Update

Trojan changes MO to keep security experts on their toes

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 10th, 2016
Cerber Devs Create New Ransomware Called Alfa

Cerber Devs Create New Ransomware Called Alfa

Ransomware features strong encryption, can't be cracked

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 8th, 2016
Free Decrypter Allows Victims to Recover Files Locked by BitStak Ransomware

Free Decrypter Allows Victims to Recover Files Locked by BitStak Ransomware

BitStak is one of the worst-coded ransomware variants ever

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 8th, 2016
CryptXXX Ransomware Mutates Again, Features Non-Working Decrypter

CryptXXX Ransomware Mutates Again, Features Non-Working Decrypter

CryptXXX updates MO to evade easy identification

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 7th, 2016
New Kovter Malware Versions Posing as Firefox Updates

New Kovter Malware Versions Posing as Firefox Updates

Malware also comes signed with a Comodo certificate

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 6th, 2016
Keydnap Malware Steals Keychain Passwords, Opens Backdoor on Infected Macs

Keydnap Malware Steals Keychain Passwords, Opens Backdoor on Infected Macs

Keydnap seems to be targeting infosec experts

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 6th, 2016
BEBLOH Banking Trojan Outbreak Leads to National Security Alert in Japan

BEBLOH Banking Trojan Outbreak Leads to National Security Alert in Japan

Crooks stole over #25.8 million from Japanese banks

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 5th, 2016
New Malware Uses Tor to Open Backdoor on Mac OS X Systems

New Malware Uses Tor to Open Backdoor on Mac OS X Systems

Macs targeted with new Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor trojan

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 4th, 2016
New Adwind RAT Campaign with Zero AV Detection Targets Businesses in Denmark

New Adwind RAT Campaign with Zero AV Detection Targets Businesses in Denmark

Campaign could expand to other countries at any moment

 
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