- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 15th, 2016
Blackhole Exploit Kit Author Sentenced to Seven Years in Russian Gulag Camp
Russian authorities don't take kindly to crooks attacking their own banks, come down hard on Fedotov
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 19th, 2015
Blackhole Exploit Kit Resurfaces 2 Years After Its Author Went to Jail
Blackhole exploit kit spotted in attacks over the weekend
- Linux
- By Silviu Stahie
- June 2nd, 2015
Beautiful Blackhole 2D Platformer Ported to Linux
A new DLC has been released along with the Linux version
- Games Blog
- By Radu Haulica
- January 6th, 2015
Blackhole Is a Puzzle Platformer About Lost Astronauts
The game is coming out on February 20 on PC
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 6th, 2013
Russian Security Firm Releases Pictures of BlackHole Exploit Kit Developer
The cybercriminal known as Paunch is apparently 27 years old
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 6th, 2013
Russian Authorities Prosecute BlackHole Creator and 12 Other Suspects
The customers of several Russian financial institutions are the victims of their crimes
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 9th, 2013
Experts Find Link Between BlackHole Author’s Arrest and Emergence of CryptoLocker
The Cutwail spam botnet is now being used to distribute the ransomware
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 12th, 2013
Arrest of Paunch Leads to Downfall of BlackHole and Cool Exploit Kits
F-Secure experts have been monitoring the use of the exploit kits
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 5th, 2013
Hundreds of Websites Using DNS from Webstekker Serve Malware
Cybercriminals use the BlackHole exploit kit to distribute the malicious software
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 24th, 2013
“The Royal Baby: Live Updates” Emails Used to Spread ZeuS Malware
Users are advised to beware of such messages, even if they come from friends
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 3rd, 2013
Fake Pinterest Password Change Notifications Lure Users to BlackHole Websites
The malicious websites are set up to serve a version of the Cridex malware
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 1st, 2013
Bogus Amazon.com Orders of 55-Inch TV Sets Used to Spread Malware
Malicious websites push malware with the aid of the BlackHole exploit kit
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 2nd, 2013
Q1 2013 Report: 973 Million Malware Emails Sent Out Each Day
Here’s a sum-up of Commtouch’s Q1 Internet Threats Trend Report
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 19th, 2013
Emails Carrying Fake CNN News About Pope Francis Spread Malware
Unsuspecting internauts are lured to websites hosting BlackHole Exploit Kit
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 15th, 2013
Seagate Blog Hacked, Directs Users to Malware-Serving Site
Experts have analyzed attacks which rely on rogue Apache modules to push iFrame injections
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 5th, 2013
Java Exploit Patched by Oracle in February Integrated into BlackHole Kit
Trend Micro experts have analyzed the latest campaign
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 12th, 2013
Four Types of URLs Used in 2013 BlackHole Spam Campaigns
Trend Micro details some of the changes made to the notorious exploit kit