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Threat Spotlight: Rombertik – Gazing Past the Smoke, Mirrors, and Trapdoors
Threat Spotlight: Rombertik – Gazing Past the Smoke, Mirrors, and Trapdoors
This post was authored by Ben Baker and Alex Chiu. Executive Summary Threat actors and security researchers are constantly looking for ways to better
May 4, 2015
Threat Spotlight: Upatre – Say No to Drones, Say Yes to Malware
Threat Spotlight: Upatre – Say No to Drones, Say Yes to Malware
This post was authored by Nick Biasini and Joel Esler Talos has observed an explosion of malicious downloaders in 2015 which we’ve documented on several
April 20, 2015
US Citizens Targeted with Ransomware via Fake IRS Tax Return Emails
US Citizens Targeted with Ransomware via Fake IRS Tax Return Emails
Cybercriminals are targeting US citizens with fake but real looking IRS tax refund emails which actually is a Ransomware scam.
April 17, 2015
Police Dept. in Massachusetts Paid Crypto-Malware Ransom to Retrieve Files
Police Dept. in Massachusetts Paid Crypto-Malware Ransom to Retrieve Files
Police department in Massachusetts had to pay Crypto-Malware Ransom to cyber criminals in order to retrieve their hacked files.
April 12, 2015
New crypto-ransomware encrypts files then disguises them as quarantined
New crypto-ransomware encrypts files then disguises them as quarantined
Researchers have found a new ransomware which shows your files are quarantined, actually the are not.
April 8, 2015
Threat Spotlight: Dyre/Dyreza: An Analysis to Discover the DGA
Threat Spotlight: Dyre/Dyreza: An Analysis to Discover the DGA
This post was authored by Alex Chiu & Angel Villegas. Overview Banking and sensitive financial information is a highly coveted target for attackers
March 30, 2015
New Chevy Malibu will come with built-in NSA-style Teen-Tracking Spyware
New Chevy Malibu will come with built-in NSA-style Teen-Tracking Spyware
The new Chevy Malibu comes with NSA inspired spying feature such as built in Teen-Tracking Spyware, keeping an eye on your teen driver kids.
March 23, 2015
Apple removes antivirus apps from iOS App Store
Apple removes antivirus apps from iOS App Store
Apple has removed all antivirus apps from its iOS App Store, search for Anti-virus and all you will find is news and games related apps.
March 21, 2015
Famous Games Hijacked for Ransom Through TeslaCrypt Ransomware
Famous Games Hijacked for Ransom Through TeslaCrypt Ransomware
Hackers recently hijacked famous games such as Call of Duty, Star Craft 2 WarCraft 3 and Assassin’s Creed etcthrough TeslaCrypt Ransomware.
March 15, 2015
FBI Offers $3 Million Reward for the Arrest of Russian Hacker
FBI Offers $3 Million Reward for the Arrest of Russian Hacker
Whopping $3 Million Bounty offered by FBI for Evgeniy Bogachev.
Feb. 26, 2015
Engaging All Layers of Defense: Incident Response in Action
Engaging All Layers of Defense: Incident Response in Action
The Cisco 2015 Annual Security Report highlights many creative techniques that attackers are exploiting to conceal malicious activity, often taking
Jan. 21, 2015
Wiper Malware – A Detection Deep Dive
Wiper Malware – A Detection Deep Dive
This post was authored by Christopher Marczewski with contributions from Craig WIlliams *This blog post has been updated to include Command and Control IP
Dec. 17, 2014