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CISA issues alert with South Korean government about DPRK’s ransomware antics

February 13, 2023 0 Comments andariel, APT, cisa, conti, democratic people’s republic of korea, dprk, EK, EternalBlue, exploit kit, h0lygh0st, lazarus group, magniber, magnitude exploit kit, maui, news, north korea, plutonium, Ransomware, silent chollima, stonefly, WannaCry

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The tactics of North Korean-sponsored ransomware cyberattacks against the healthcare sector and other vital infrastructure are highlighted in the latest #StopRansomware alert.

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Spelevo exploit kit debuts new social engineering trick

December 18, 2019 0 Comments EK, exploit kit, gozi, malvertising, qakbot, Qbot, Social engineering, Spelevo, Threat analysis, ursnif

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 16:00:00 +0000

In order to maximize infection rate, threat actors are now launching the Spelevo exploit kit with a decoy adult site, social engineering users into downloading a malicious video player.

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Threat analysis

Tags: EK exploit kit Gozi malvertising Qakbot Qbot Social Engineering Spelevo Ursnif

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Exploit kits: fall 2019 review

November 19, 2019 0 Comments capesand, EK, exploit kit, Exploits and vulnerabilities, Fallout, grandsoft, kaixin, Magnitude, purple fox, RIG, Spelevo, Underminer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:08:20 +0000

With even more exploit kits in town, the drive-by download landscape shows continued activity in fall 2019.

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Exploits and vulnerabilities

Tags: Capesand EK exploit kit Fallout grandsoft KaiXin Magnitude Purple Fox RIG Spelevo Underminer

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Say hello to Lord Exploit Kit

August 2, 2019 0 Comments EK, eris, exploit kit, exploits, Lord EK, malvertising, njRAT, Ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:15:24 +0000

In this blog, we take a look at a new exploit kit distributed via malvertising that calls itself Lord EK.

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Tags: EK eris exploit kit Lord EK malvertising njRAT ransomware

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Exploit kits: summer 2019 review

July 30, 2019 0 Comments drive-by, EK, EKs, exploit kits, exploits, Fallout, GreenFlash Sundown, Magnitude, RIG, Spelevo, Threat analysis, Underminer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:20:33 +0000

In this edition of our seasonal review of exploit kits, we review active and unique EKs hitting consumers and businesses over the summer 2019 season.

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Threat analysis

Tags: drive-by EK EKs exploit kits exploits Fallout GreenFlash Sundown Magnitude RIG Spelevo Underminer

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GreenFlash Sundown exploit kit expands via large malvertising campaign

July 19, 2019 0 Comments EK, exploit kit, GreenFlash Sundown, malvertising, seon ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:30:48 +0000

The GreenFlash exploit kit, which we typically saw targeting South Korean users, reaches globally with a large malvertising campaign via a popular website.

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Threat analysis

Tags: EK exploit kit GreenFlash Sundown malvertising seon ransomware