Crypt0L0cker ransomware avoids US computers
“Yet another piece of ransomware has surfaced, and this one has several interesting things about it: it expressly avoids targeting US users, and it has a hardcoded list …
There’s now a decryption tool for TeslaCrypt ransomware
“Here’s some very good news for victims of the TeslaCrypt ransomware: Cisco researchers have created a tool for them to decrypt the files themselves and avoid …
Banking Trojan delivered to companies via macro-based malware
“Cybercriminals continue targeting enterprises with malicious emails whose ultimate goal is to infect company computers with the Dyre/Dyreza banking malware. But instead …
Latest trends in the ransomware business
“Cybercrooks wielding ransomware might prefer getting paid in Bitcoin, but the crypto currency is just a way to obfuscate the real destination of the payment – as …
Smarter threats and the rising complexity of cybercrime
85,000 new malicious IPs are launched every day, and the top phishing targets are technology companies and financial institutions, the new Webroot 2015 Threat Brief reveals. …
Knowledge base of malware intelligence enables rapid containment
The Lastline Knowledge Base (LLKB) launched at the RSA Conference 2015. The new software module can be combined with the Lastline Breach Detection Platform to give security …
Evasive malware goes mainstream
“Lastline Labs conducted analysis of hundreds of thousands of malware samples collected in 2014 and they unveiled their findings at RSA Conference 2015 in San Francisco. …
White House cyber attackers linked to OnionDuke APT actor
“It’s widely believed that the October 2014 breaches of US State Department and White House computer systems have been executed by Russian hackers. Kaspersky Lab …
Mobile malware is like Ebola – an overhyped threat
“Today, at RSA Conference 2015 in San Francisco, Damballa unveiled research which details the overblown nature of the mobile malware problem. Damballa monitos nearly 50% …
New fileless malware found in the wild
“Since the discovery of the Poweliks fileless Trojan in August 2014, researchers have been expecting other similar malware to pop up. The wait over: Phasebot malware, …
Upatre malware gets full SSL comms encryption
“The extremely popular Upatre Trojan downloader has undergone considerable changes that will make it and its communication more difficult to spot and block. The changes …
TeslaCrypt ransomware pushed by several exploit kits
TeslaCrypt is one of the newest additions to the ransomware category of malware, and is being pushed out to users left and right. Aside from the usual assortment of file types …