- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 3rd, 2012
Sophos Releases Technical Paper on BlackHole Exploit Kit
Researchers believe that the malicious element has been developed in Russia
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 24th, 2012
“Download Microsoft Windows License” Spam Used as Launchpad for Malware Attack
Victims are tricked into visiting a website that hosts the BlackHole exploit kit
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 2nd, 2012
Site of Japanese Restaurant Wagamama Hijacked, Users Led to BlackHole
Experts reveal that the website has been compromised as part of the RunForestRun attack
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 25th, 2012
Fake BBB “Money Order Scam” Emails Lead to BlackHole 2.0
Hundreds of thousands of spam messages are sent out every hour
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 21st, 2012
BlackHole 2.0 Exploit Kit Used to Advertise Malicious Services
Cybercriminals are relying on the crime pack's name to promote their products
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 14th, 2012
ADP Dealer Services Invoice, FDIC Emails Lead to BlackHole Exploit Kit
Some of them look like phishing scams, but they actually point to malware-laden sites
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 13th, 2012
BlackHole Exploit Kit 2.0 Made Available, Price Remains the Same
A number of "cool" new features have been added to the new version
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 20th, 2012
HTML File from “Wire Transfer Confirmation” Hides Redirect Towards Blackhole
Sophos experts have analyzed this latest spam campaign
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 12th, 2012
Experts: Phishing Campaigns Changed Since “Blackhole” Came into the Picture
Trend Micro experts published a detailed paper on spam runs that rely on the exploit kit
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 6th, 2012
Blackhole Masters Ask American Express Users to Reset Passwords
It looks like a phishing campaign, but it's much worse than that
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 2nd, 2012
Fake ADP Funding Notifications and Security Updates Used to Spread Malware
It looks like a legitimate email, but it's designed to serve the Blackhole exploit kit
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 2nd, 2012
Blackhole Exploit Kit Versions Found to Include XML Core Services Flaw
For the time being it's not widespread, but that can change at any time
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 28th, 2012
Malware Authors Upgrade Exploit Kits to Randomly Generate Domains
Blackhole and RedKit have been seen to posses such functionality
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 22nd, 2012
Fake BancorpSouth Emails Lure Users to Blackhole Exploit Kit
Over 1 million messages have already been sent out
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 15th, 2012
Adobe and Java Exploits Pushed via LinkedIn Spam
Cybercriminals increased the frequency of fake notifications after the data breach
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 13th, 2012
12 Million Cleverly Designed Fake Classmates.com Emails Point to Exploit Kit
Experts report that cybercriminals do everything they can to lure users to Blackhole
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 13th, 2012
Malicious Twitter Confirmation Emails Lead to Exploit Kit
The fake notifications appear to originate from a "twitter.com" email address