- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 11th, 2015
Zeus Trojan and MWI Exploit Kit Used Against Israeli Public Sector
Security vendor interrupts hacking campaign targeting Israeli security firms, government agencies, and hospitals
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 7th, 2015
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
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 6th, 2015
Kovter Ad-Fraud Patches Flash Player After Infection
Malware uses system as a tool to reach its goal
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 2nd, 2015
CryptoWall 3.0 Prompt Delivery via RIG Exploit Kit and Google Drive
CryptoWall attacks increase in sophistication and number
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 29th, 2015
Recently Fixed Flash Player Zero-Day Used to Deliver Ransomware
Crooks add the malicious code to Magnitude exploit kit
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 24th, 2015
Adf.ly Service Used to Serve Infostealer via Drive-By Download Attack
Payload focuses on pilfering logins for certain sites
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 5th, 2015
Zeus Banking Trojan Variant Goes Completely Undetected
Banking malware delivered via Neutrino exploit kit
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 27th, 2015
Flash Player Vulnerability Exploited 2 Weeks After Adobe’s Patch Release
Multiple exploit kits involved in highly active malvertising
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 25th, 2015
Exploit Kit Delivers DNS Changer to Thousands of Routers
Router list constantly updated, at least 55 models targeted
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 13th, 2015
Jamie Oliver Serves Fiesta Exploit Kit on His Website
Payload uses PowerShell to achieve persistence
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 12th, 2015
Angler Exploit Kit Breaks Referer Chain, Prevents Pinpointing Malvertising Source
Researcher creates proof-of-concept for losing referer info
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 4th, 2015
Click-Fraud Activity Inflates View Count for Political Videos on Dailymotion
Bedep malware used for pro-Russian political purposes
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 21st, 2015
Fake Antivirus Delivered to Users in the US via Fiesta Exploit Kit
Scareware tactics used to generate fake license purchases
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 3rd, 2015
New MS Word Exploit Kit Adds Statistics Tool to Track Success of the Campaign
Seller stipulates usage restrictions to buyers
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 1st, 2015
Compromised WordPress Sites Lead to Drive-By Attack on Pirate Bay Clone
Nuclear EK leverages Flash flaw against outdated browsers
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 26th, 2015
Xtube Serves Malware via Dynamic Page Injection
Neutrino EK tries to leverage known Flash vulnerability
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 13th, 2015
Jamie Oliver’s Website Serves Malware Once More, Digitally-Signed
Threat has poor antivirus detection on Virus Total