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Cybercriminals switch from Ransomware to Cryptocurrency mining

Cybercrime, Malware / Frank Crast / December 22, 2017 / Cryptocurrency, Cryptomining, malware, Monero, phishing

FortiGuard Labs recently discovered that cybercriminals behind VenusLocker ransomware attacks from last year have switched their tactics to now target the cryptocurrency market.

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Loapi trojan – “jack of all trades”

Leave a Comment / Malware, Mobile Security / Frank Crast / December 19, 2017 / AV, jack of all trades, Loapi, malware, mobile, Trojan

Researchers at Kaspersky Labs have discovered a new Android Trojan dubbed Loapi that has a modular architecture designed to conduct multiple malicious activities.

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Triton malware attacks critical industrial control systems

Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / December 15, 2017 / Dragonfly, Ekans, ICS, malware, Mandiant, SIS, Triton, Xenotime

FireEye’s Mandiant spotted new malware called Triton that has targeted a critical infrastructure organization. FireEye discovered the new threat as part of a recent incident response investigation for one if its customers.

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Emotet downloader trojan

Leave a Comment / Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / December 11, 2017 / Emotet, HydraCrypt, malware, McAfee, Ransomware, Trojan

McAfee observed an increase in activity in a Trojan downloader dubbed “Emotet” that spreads by emails used to trick victims into downloading a number of malicious payloads to include ransomware, Dridex, Trickbot, Pinkslipbot, and other banking Trojans.

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Turla group malware

Cybercrime, Cybersecurity Attacks / Frank Crast / December 1, 2017 / malware, Nautilus, NCSC, Neuron, Snake rootkit, Turla

The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released a security advisory and intelligence report on the Turla cyber threat group that targets government, military, technology, energy and commercial organizations.

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Tizi backdoor mobile threat

Malware, Mobile Security / Frank Crast / November 28, 2017 / Android, malware, mobile, Tizi

Google security researchers discovered a backdoor family of malware called Tizi that can root Android devices and exploit older vulnerabilities.

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FALLCHILL RAT cyber threat

Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / November 28, 2017 / aerospace, FALLCHILL, Finance, HIDDEN COBRA, malware, RAT, telecom

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a joint technical alert on updated threat intelligence on a remote administration tool (RAT) dubbed FALLCHILL used by the North Korean government.

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Necurs botnet pushes Scarab ransomware

Malware, Messaging Security / Frank Crast / November 24, 2017 / botnet, email, malware, Necurs, Ransomware, Scarab

Forcepoint security researchers have spotted a massive email cyber campaign that uses the infamous Necurs botnet to push new ransomware dubbed “Scarab”.

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