- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 11th, 2015
Malvertising Campaign Hits Bejeweled Blitz Game on Facebook, CNN Indonesia
Angler exploit kit delivers ransomware, ad-fraud and bots
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 9th, 2015
CTB-Locker Is the Most Prevalent Ransomware in Q1 2015
CryptoWall and TeslaCrypt are also relevant threats
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 5th, 2015
Email Delivers Resume and CryptoWall 3.0
Multiple layers of obfuscation in the infection chain
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 23rd, 2015
Malicious SVG Files Used for Ransomware Delivery
Analysts find SQL commands hard coded in the malware
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 19th, 2015
Italy and Spain Targeted with Ransomware
Traffic coming from other countries is redirected to Google
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 8th, 2015
AlphaCrypt Crypto-Malware Looks like TeslaCrypt, Behaves like CryptoWall
File backups are the best protection against ransomware
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 6th, 2015
Crypto-Malware Masquerades as a Resume
Malicious message is short and concise, appears legitimate
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 23rd, 2015
CryptoWall Ransomware Also Adds Infostealer to Compromised Systems
Australia, New Zealand and North America most affected
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 9th, 2015
Help Files Help Users Get Infected with CryptoWall 3.0 Ransomware
CHM files pose as innocent electronic faxes
- Advisories
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 21st, 2015
Ransomware Incidents on an Upward Trend, FBI Warns
CryptoWall draws the attention of the Bureau
- Virus alerts
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 14th, 2015
CryptoWall Makes a Comeback, Version 3.0 Spotted in the Wild
Localized ransom message, for every victim to understand
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- November 14th, 2014
Sheriff’s Office Pays Ransom to Unlock Files Encrypted by CryptoWall
A backup solution would have spared them all the trouble
- Virus alerts
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 31st, 2014
Crowti Crypto-Malware Hits the United States
Ransomware is funneled in through malicious email campaigns, drive-by attacks or other malware droppers
- Virus alerts
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 23rd, 2014
CryptoWall 2.0 Rampage: 84 New Variants Spotted in Less than a Month
New version seems to be popular among cybercriminals
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 23rd, 2014
CryptoWall 2.0 Delivered Through Malvertising on Yahoo and Other Large Sites
Crooks made about 65 BTC ($25,000 / €19,700) per day
- Virus alerts
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 3rd, 2014
CryptoWall 2.0 Available in the Wild, Has New Obfuscator
Distributed through email purporting to be from the IRS
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- September 30th, 2014
Crypto-Malware Is Particularly Frequent in Australia
Social engineering used to lure potential victims