May 10, 2016 Dumbed Down: Locky Ransomware Hacked by White Hats 2 min read - A white-hat hacker managed to take some bite out of the malicious Locky ransomware. Are other advanced threats the next target?
May 9, 2016 WordPress Hack Redirects Users Randomly 2 min read - Sucuri recently discovered a new WordPress hack that redirects users to malicious domains. Luckily, there are relatively easy ways to discover infections.
May 3, 2016 Free Decrypter Now Available for Alpha Ransomware 2 min read - Security researchers have developed a decrypter for Alpha ransomware, but some other variants recently spotted may not even need this type of tool.
May 2, 2016 Windows ‘God Mode’ May Be the Answer to Malware’s Prayers 2 min read - The attackers behind the Dynamer malware may have pinpointed a way to exploit Windows God Mode in order to create a persistent threat.
April 28, 2016 SWIFT Banking Network Heist Accomplished With Malware 2 min read - Recent cyberattracks against the SWIFT banking network must have used some inside knowledge of the systems to collect millions in stolen funds.
Advanced Threats April 28, 2016 Extracting Malware Behavior From DNS Records 2 min read - A recent threat report from Infoblox found that the underlying DNS hosting infrastructure of most malware is housed in the U.S. and Germany.
Advanced Threats April 26, 2016 The Secret Keys to Cryptowall’s Success 2 min read - Why is the Cryptowall ransomware so successful? A lot of the credit goes to its developers, who integrated marketing tactics seamlessly.
Advanced Threats April 25, 2016 Time Is Money: GozNym Launches Redirection Attacks in Poland 5 min read - The GozNym banking Trojan has pivoted its focus from targeting North American institutions to launching redirection attacks in Europe.
April 21, 2016 OS X Roundup: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 2 min read - There has been a lot of news regarding OS X recently, and it runs the gamut from solid security progress to more alarming vulnerabilities.
April 19, 2016 Ransomware Attacks Use JBoss Servers to Spread 2 min read - Samsam ransomware attacks are being carried out so successfully thanks to the malware's sophisticated ability to spread via compromised servers.