• Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 11th, 2015
Zeus Trojan and MWI Exploit Kit Used Against Israeli Public Sector

Zeus Trojan and MWI Exploit Kit Used Against Israeli Public Sector

Security vendor interrupts hacking campaign targeting Israeli security firms, government agencies, and hospitals

Major Ransomware Campaign Disrupted, Attackers Lose Potential Revenues of $34M

Major Ransomware Campaign Disrupted, Attackers Lose Potential Revenues of $34M

This campaign accounted for 50% of all the ransomware delivered online through the Angler exploit kit

Kovter Ad-Fraud Patches Flash Player After Infection

Kovter Ad-Fraud Patches Flash Player After Infection

Malware uses system as a tool to reach its goal

CryptoWall 3.0 Prompt Delivery via RIG Exploit Kit and Google Drive

CryptoWall 3.0 Prompt Delivery via RIG Exploit Kit and Google Drive

CryptoWall attacks increase in sophistication and number

Recently Fixed Flash Player Zero-Day Used to Deliver Ransomware

Recently Fixed Flash Player Zero-Day Used to Deliver Ransomware

Crooks add the malicious code to Magnitude exploit kit

Adf.ly Service Used to Serve Infostealer via Drive-By Download Attack

Adf.ly Service Used to Serve Infostealer via Drive-By Download Attack

Payload focuses on pilfering logins for certain sites

Zeus Banking Trojan Variant Goes Completely Undetected

Zeus Banking Trojan Variant Goes Completely Undetected

Banking malware delivered via Neutrino exploit kit

Flash Player Vulnerability Exploited 2 Weeks After Adobe’s Patch Release

Flash Player Vulnerability Exploited 2 Weeks After Adobe’s Patch Release

Multiple exploit kits involved in highly active malvertising

Exploit Kit Delivers DNS Changer to Thousands of Routers

Exploit Kit Delivers DNS Changer to Thousands of Routers

Router list constantly updated, at least 55 models targeted

Jamie Oliver Serves Fiesta Exploit Kit on His Website

Jamie Oliver Serves Fiesta Exploit Kit on His Website

Payload uses PowerShell to achieve persistence

Angler Exploit Kit Breaks Referer Chain, Prevents Pinpointing Malvertising Source

Angler Exploit Kit Breaks Referer Chain, Prevents Pinpointing Malvertising Source

Researcher creates proof-of-concept for losing referer info

Click-Fraud Activity Inflates View Count for Political Videos on Dailymotion

Click-Fraud Activity Inflates View Count for Political Videos on Dailymotion

Bedep malware used for pro-Russian political purposes

Fake Antivirus Delivered to Users in the US via Fiesta Exploit Kit

Fake Antivirus Delivered to Users in the US via Fiesta Exploit Kit

Scareware tactics used to generate fake license purchases

New MS Word Exploit Kit Adds Statistics Tool to Track Success of the Campaign

New MS Word Exploit Kit Adds Statistics Tool to Track Success of the Campaign

Seller stipulates usage restrictions to buyers

Compromised WordPress Sites Lead to Drive-By Attack on Pirate Bay Clone

Compromised WordPress Sites Lead to Drive-By Attack on Pirate Bay Clone

Nuclear EK leverages Flash flaw against outdated browsers

Xtube Serves Malware via Dynamic Page Injection

Xtube Serves Malware via Dynamic Page Injection

Neutrino EK tries to leverage known Flash vulnerability

Jamie Oliver’s Website Serves Malware Once More, Digitally-Signed

Jamie Oliver’s Website Serves Malware Once More, Digitally-Signed

Threat has poor antivirus detection on Virus Total

 
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