August 9, 2016 Cerber’s New Variant Evades Ransomware Decryption 2 min read - Cerber ransomware's authors updated to a new variant by messing around with the ransomware decryption used in their criminal efforts.
August 8, 2016 C&C Servers Add Third ‘C’ With New Concealment Tools 2 min read - Concealed C&C servers make it even more difficult for researchers to track down data dumps and stolen information repositories.
Mainframe August 5, 2016 Protecting Your Network Through Understanding DNS Requests 3 min read - Sometimes it just takes a little common sense and knowledge of your system log files and the DNS requests contained therein to detect a data breach.
Malware August 4, 2016 Panda Is One Hungry Bear! A Heavyweight Banking Trojan Rolls Into Brazil 5 min read - A new Zeus Trojan variant called Panda Banker that started targeting banks in Europe and North America early this year has spread to Brazil.
August 4, 2016 Overseas Ransomware Victims Are More Likely to Pay Than US Victims 2 min read - A recent study revealed that ransomware victims around the globe are significantly more likely to pay attackers than victims in the U.S.
August 1, 2016 Mega Malvertising Campaign Hits Millions Per Day, Hides in Plain Sight 2 min read - Security firms discovered a malvertising campaign known as AdGholas that hides in plain sight and targets more than 1 million users each day.
July 28, 2016 Petya and Mischa Go RaaS 2 min read - The developers of the Petya and Mischa ransomware packages have embraced a new business model: ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS).
July 21, 2016 Petya Ransomware Upgrades Its Crypto 2 min read - The new version of the Petya ransomware features the proper implementation of Salsa20 as well as a more complex preprocessing algorithm.
Malware July 21, 2016 The Brazilian Malware Landscape: A Dime a Dozen and Going Strong 6 min read - Although Brazilian malware tends to be unsophisticated, cybercrime continues to thrive due to the general population's lack of security awareness.
July 18, 2016 Proof of Compromise? New Neutrino Exploit Runs on Research 2 min read - A new proof of concept (PoC) for a previously patched Internet Explorer vulnerability has made its way into the Neutrino exploit kit.