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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 9th, 2015
Andromeda Botkit Used for Bitcoin Mining Purpose

Andromeda Botkit Used for Bitcoin Mining Purpose

Crooks crack older version of Andromeda botkit

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 6th, 2015
Microsoft Warns of Malicious Macros Targeting Users in the UK and the US

Microsoft Warns of Malicious Macros Targeting Users in the UK and the US

Thousands of detections have been recorded

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 5th, 2015
New Steam Stealer Malware Sample Gets Analyzed, Points to Australian National

New Steam Stealer Malware Sample Gets Analyzed, Points to Australian National

“Business” owner leaves easy-to-find identity trail

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 27th, 2014
“The Interview” Android App Delivers Malware to South Koreans

“The Interview” Android App Delivers Malware to South Koreans

Banking Trojan avoids devices sold in North Korea

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 23rd, 2014
The First Polymorphic Ransomware Emerges, Spreads on Its Own

The First Polymorphic Ransomware Emerges, Spreads on Its Own

Malware author relies on locking the screen to get paid

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 20th, 2014
New Zeus Trojan Variant Targets over 150 Banks Across the World

New Zeus Trojan Variant Targets over 150 Banks Across the World

Malware does not work with all targets in the config file

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 19th, 2014
AutoIt Script Loads New “Spark” Point of Sale Malware into RAM

AutoIt Script Loads New “Spark” Point of Sale Malware into RAM

Similarities to Alina and JackPOS identified

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 19th, 2014
Comments on Pinterest Used by Trojan to Redirect to Fake Bank Websites

Comments on Pinterest Used by Trojan to Redirect to Fake Bank Websites

Malware does not contact a C&C server for instructions

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 17th, 2014
CryptoLocker Variant Has Been Created Specifically to Target Japanese Users

CryptoLocker Variant Has Been Created Specifically to Target Japanese Users

Compromised websites is the main distribution method

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 15th, 2014
SoakSoak Malware Campaign Affects over 100,000 Websites

SoakSoak Malware Campaign Affects over 100,000 Websites

Users of the WordPress CMS are most affected

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 13th, 2014
Solaris Boxes Possibly Targeted by Linux Turla Backdoor, Too

Solaris Boxes Possibly Targeted by Linux Turla Backdoor, Too

Researchers expect to see Solaris machines infected by Turla

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 12th, 2014
Malware Dropper Upatre Is Spread Through Wire Transfer Email Alerts

Malware Dropper Upatre Is Spread Through Wire Transfer Email Alerts

Most of the infections have been recorded in North America

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 11th, 2014
Dyre Trojan Includes Anonymous Communication over I2P Network

Dyre Trojan Includes Anonymous Communication over I2P Network

Multiple messages are delivered to the same user

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 10th, 2014
Red October Cyber Espionage Campaing Resurrected with “Cloud Atlas” Malware

Red October Cyber Espionage Campaing Resurrected with “Cloud Atlas” Malware

Threat actor targets the same victim profile, most victims have been detected in Russia and Kazakhstan

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 8th, 2014
Aggressive Phishing Campaign Aimed at German Users

Aggressive Phishing Campaign Aimed at German Users

Malware integrates anti-debugging mechanism

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 6th, 2014
New Neverquest Trojan Variant Targets North America

New Neverquest Trojan Variant Targets North America

C&C communication is encrypted, servers are hidden in Tor

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • December 2nd, 2014
New PoS Malware Mixes Code from Dexter and Chewbacca

New PoS Malware Mixes Code from Dexter and Chewbacca

Crooks quickly create malware to profit from holiday season

 
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