- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 24th, 2016
Banking Trojans Stopped Being a Major Threat in 2015, Saw 73 Percent Decline
Dridex, Citadel, and Zeus botnets accounted for most attacks
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 11th, 2016
CryptoWall, TeslaCrypt and Locky Are Today's Top 3 Ransomware Threats
Locky usage surges thanks to massive spam campaign
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 10th, 2016
Dridex Botnet Has Replaced Banking Trojan with Locky Ransomware
Group leader's arrest might have forced them to adapt
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 29th, 2016
Banking Botnets Evolved in 2015, Impervious to Law Enforcement Takedowns
Banking botnets are shifting to ransomware delivery
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 26th, 2016
Dridex Operator Extradited to the US to Face Charges
Andrey Ghinkul faces hacking charges in the US
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 25th, 2016
Mobile Apps and Social Media Join Email as Malware Main Distribution Channels
Dridex account for the vast majority of all email spam
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 17th, 2016
Distributors of Dridex Banking Trojan Take a Break, Deliver Ransomware Instead
A new ransomware family named Locky spreads to 446,000 users thanks to Dridex banking trojan affiliate
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 5th, 2016
White Hat Pwns Dridex Botnet to Push Avira Antivirus Instead of Malware
How about a free antivirus instead of some Dridex malware?
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 20th, 2016
Dridex and Dyre Banking Botnets Are Starting to Look Alike
Two of the Internet's biggest banking botnets, Dyre and Dridex, are starting to employ similar techniques
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 10th, 2015
Authorities Arrest Creators of Dridex and Citadel Banking Trojans
Both men are now waiting extradition to the United States
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 30th, 2015
Dridex Is the Most Prevalent Banking Malware in the Corporate Sector
Bebloh and Tinba are also common across several verticals
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 28th, 2015
Malware Delivered via Malicious Macro in Word Document Embedded in PDF
Dridex comes via Russian doll-style infection scheme
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 7th, 2015
Legally-Themed Email Drops Poorly Detected Malware Pieces
Malicious macro used to retrieve malware dropper
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 7th, 2015
Word Documents with Scrambled Text Deliver Banking Trojan in the Background
One campaign spews two sets of emails, both carrying Dridex
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 3rd, 2015
Dridex Banking Trojan Delivered via Circor International Emails
Command and control servers identified in Brazil and Latvia
- Virus alerts
- By Ionut Ilascu
- November 6th, 2014
Australia, UK and US Are Most Affected by Dridex Banking Trojan
Dridex-laced spam originates from several Asian countries
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 27th, 2014
Banking Trojan Dridex Delivered Through Microsoft Word Macros
Over half of the infections have been recorded in the US