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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • March 24th, 2015
Leaked Full Version of NanoCore RAT Used to Target Energy Companies

Leaked Full Version of NanoCore RAT Used to Target Energy Companies

The US records most of the infections, followed by Canada

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • March 23rd, 2015
New Point-of-Sale Malware PoSeidon Exfiltrates Card Data to Russian Domains

New Point-of-Sale Malware PoSeidon Exfiltrates Card Data to Russian Domains

Discover, MasterCard, Visa and Amex cards are targeted

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • March 13th, 2015
TeslaCrypt Ransomware Encrypts Files of over 20 Games

TeslaCrypt Ransomware Encrypts Files of over 20 Games

Over 50 out of 185 targeted file extensions are game-related

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • March 3rd, 2015
Ransomware Hits Law Firm, Encrypts Workstation

Ransomware Hits Law Firm, Encrypts Workstation

Company offers customers complimentary identity protection

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • February 27th, 2015
Malicious Code Lurks in “Account Suspended” Pages

Malicious Code Lurks in “Account Suspended” Pages

Iframe directs to Fiesta exploit kit landing page

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • February 11th, 2015
Simplocker Ransomware for Android Returns with New Version

Simplocker Ransomware for Android Returns with New Version

Fake warning from FBI is plastered on the screen

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • February 2nd, 2015
File-Encrypting Malware Poses as Google Chrome Update

File-Encrypting Malware Poses as Google Chrome Update

Crooks have set up a dynamic redirection mechanism

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 31st, 2015
Trojan Infects 110,000 Facebook Users in Two Days

Trojan Infects 110,000 Facebook Users in Two Days

Download of a fake update for Flash Player is recommended and initiated after short preview of lure video

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 29th, 2015
New Zeus Variant Undetected by Antivirus, Aims at Canada’s Largest Banks

New Zeus Variant Undetected by Antivirus, Aims at Canada’s Largest Banks

Control panel comes with a Drop form for fast money transfer

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 28th, 2015
Dyre Banking Trojan Delivered to Millions via Blitz Spam Attacks

Dyre Banking Trojan Delivered to Millions via Blitz Spam Attacks

Malicious URLs also point to phishing websites

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 28th, 2015
Broadband Cancellation Email from Telstra Spreads Malware

Broadband Cancellation Email from Telstra Spreads Malware

Attachment contains malware disguised as a PDF document

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 26th, 2015
Tubrosa Trojan Inflates Video Views Count Artificially on YouTube

Tubrosa Trojan Inflates Video Views Count Artificially on YouTube

Malware mutes computer volume and runs videos in background

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 23rd, 2015
“Friendlier” Critroni Ransomware Variants Spotted in the Wild

“Friendlier” Critroni Ransomware Variants Spotted in the Wild

Extends deadline, offers free decryption service

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 16th, 2015
Fobus Android Malware Poses as Ad Blocker, Removing It Is Not Easy

Fobus Android Malware Poses as Ad Blocker, Removing It Is Not Easy

Rogue app functions stealthily in the background

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 15th, 2015
New Variant of Carberp Trojan Hits Australia

New Variant of Carberp Trojan Hits Australia

Integrates SysInternals tool that crashes systems

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 14th, 2015
CryptoWall Makes a Comeback, Version 3.0 Spotted in the Wild

CryptoWall Makes a Comeback, Version 3.0 Spotted in the Wild

Localized ransom message, for every victim to understand

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 14th, 2015
Remote Overlay Attack Toolkit Targets Brazilian Bank Customers

Remote Overlay Attack Toolkit Targets Brazilian Bank Customers

Victim is robbed while waiting completion of security update

 
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