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Threat spotlight: The curious case of Ryuk ransomware

December 12, 2019 0 Comments aes, average ransom amount, bitpaymer, BitPaymer ransomware, cryptotech, death note, emotet, far eastern international bank, feib, gabriela nicolao, gandcrab, hermes, hermes 2.1, luciano martins, pseudo-ransomware, ransom.ryuk, RDP, remote desktop protocol, rsa, russian threat actors, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, shinigami’s revenge: the long tail of the ryuk ransomware, Threat spotlight, tribune publishing, trickbot, wake-on-lan, wizard spider, wol

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:33:53 +0000

From comic book death god to ransomware baddie, Ryuk ransomware remains a mainstay when organizations find themselves in a crippling malware pinch. We look at Ryuk’s origins, attack methods, and how to protect against this ever-present threat.

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$5m bounty set on the alleged head of Evil Corp banking Trojan group

December 9, 2019 0 Comments andrey ghinkul, aqua, banking trojans, bitpaymer, bounty, bugat, data loss, dridex, emotet, evil corp, igor turashev, Law & order, maksim yakubets, malware, Ransomware, russia, security threats, smilex, ta505, threat group, zeus

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:53:32 +0000

Know where Maksim “Aqua” Yakubets is? Can you pry him out of Russia and his Lamborghinis? The biggest ever cybercrook reward awaits!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nU-wUMypTSA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Emotet’s Central Position in the Malware Ecosystem

December 2, 2019 0 Comments azorult, bitpaymer, dridex, emotet, panda, Qbot, ryuk, SophosLabs Uncut, trickbot, ursnif, zeus

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:01:28 +0000

As the world rolls into another Cyber Monday, and online shoppers continue their hunt for the best deals, SophosLabs wants to remind you that there’s a metaphorical malware elephant in the room that would like nothing more than to steal financial information, and the use of your computer, for nefarious ends. The Emotet Ecosystem infographic, […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/ItFCW7TqIXw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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How ransomware attacks

November 15, 2019 0 Comments bitpaymer, data loss, dharma, gandcrab, how ransomware attacks, lockergoga, malware, matrix, megacortex, Ransomware, RDP, robbinhood, ryuk, SamSam, Sodinokibi, SophosLabs, WannaCry

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:23:41 +0000

A new report reveals what defenders should know about the most prevalent and persistent malware families.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/PHgUHbe0Xgc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Update now! Windows users targeted by iTunes Software Updater zero-day

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Apple, apple software updater, bitpaymer, iOS, itunes, OS X, Ransomware, security threats, vulnerability, Windows

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:06:07 +0000

The flaw is a rare ‘unquoted path class’ described as “so thoroughly documented that you would expect programmers to be well aware…” But that’s not the case.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/PLucYEnVB5k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>