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Nearly a quarter of malware now communicates using TLS

February 18, 2020 0 Comments dridex, icedid, malware, SophosLabs Uncut, SSL, ssl inspection, TLS, trickbot

Credit to Author: Luca Nagy| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:30:07 +0000

Encryption is one of the strongest weapons malware authors can leverage: They can use it to obfuscate their code, to prevent users (in the case of ransomware) from being able to access their files, and for securing their malicious network communication. As websites and apps more widely adopt TLS (Transport Layer Security) and communicate over […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/XXvUtjG7XVU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Malware and HTTPS – a growing love affair

February 18, 2020 0 Comments Cryptography, malware, SophosLabs, TLS

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:32:46 +0000

HTTPS web encryption – blessing or curse? A new SophosLabs report looks at how much the crooks love TLS.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/2I1AdG1EeE4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Council returns to using pen and paper after cyberattack

February 18, 2020 0 Comments Government security, local government, malware, national crime agency, nca, ncsc, Ransomware, redcar and cleveland council, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:44:46 +0000

Ten days after a suspected ransomware attack, residents of the English borough of Redcar and Cleveland must be starting to wonder when their Council’s IT systems will return.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OeNzmMzg6c4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ouroboros: Following A New Trend In Ransomware League

February 18, 2020 0 Comments encryption, malware, Ransomware, RDP

Credit to Author: Manisha Prajapati| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:45:17 +0000

Ransomware authors keep exploring new ways to test their strengths against various malware evasion techniques. The ransomware known as “Ouroboros” is intensifying its footprint in the field by bringing more and more advancements in its behavior as it updates its version. This analysis provides the behaviour of version 6, few…

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Valentine’s Day phishing scams: Love letters you shouldn’t open

February 14, 2020 0 Comments enduser, Intercept X, malware, phishing, security tips, sophos email

Credit to Author: Alex Gardner| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:12:33 +0000

Find out how Sophos can help you keep your employees safe and sound this Valentine’s weekend.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/4GeWqoaPk_M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A Deep Dive Into Wakeup On Lan (WoL) Implementation of Ryuk

February 13, 2020 0 Comments encryption, enterprise, malware, Ransomware

Credit to Author: Goutam Tripathy| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:57:14 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs recently came across a variant of Ryuk Ransomware which contains an additional feature of identifying and encrypting systems in a Local Area Network (LAN). This sample targets the systems which are present in sleep as well as the online state in the LAN. This sample is packed with…

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Battling online coronavirus scams with facts

February 10, 2020 0 Comments 2019-ncov, cdc, centers for disease control and prevention, china, coronavirus, email scam, emotet, hubei, malware, novel coronavirus, phishing campaign, phishing scam, quarantine, Social engineering, us cdc, who, world health organization, wuhan

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:49 +0000

New online scams have preyed on the public’s fear about coronavirus outbreak. Don’t be fooled. Here is what we know about coronavirus and its related scams.

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Social engineering

Tags: 2019-nCoV CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention china coronavirus email scam emotet Hubei malware Novel Coronavirus phishing campaign phishing scam quarantine US CDC WHO World Health Organization Wuhan

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Hackers are riding on the global panic pertaining to the deadly Coronavirus

February 10, 2020 0 Comments coronavirus, cybersecurity, malware, news

Credit to Author: Viraj Talikotkar| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:23:42 +0000

Very recently, the Coronavirus that apparently originated from the Wuhan province in China has created pandemonium across the world creating an atmosphere of a health crisis for the global populace. As the news of the deadly Coronavirus creates waves of panic across the globe, cyberattackers are lurking into this phenomenon…

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RobbinHood – the ransomware that brings its own bug

February 7, 2020 0 Comments Exploit, malware, Ransomware, robbin hood, robbinhood, SophosLabs

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:35:28 +0000

When you need a vulnerability to exploit, but there isn’t one… why not simply bring your own, along with your malware?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/x9tpCryFXTA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Robbin Hood – the ransomware that brings its own bug

February 7, 2020 0 Comments Exploit, malware, Ransomware, robbin hood, SophosLabs

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:35:28 +0000