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UK’s Financial Hub London Under Massive Ransomware Attacks
UK’s Financial Hub London Under Massive Ransomware Attacks
London is the financial hub of the United Kingdom and nobody can deny this fact. So when it is suggested that employees working in London are at a greater
Oct. 19, 2016
CryPy Ransomware Encrypts Each File Individually with a Special Key
CryPy Ransomware Encrypts Each File Individually with a Special Key
Isn’t this surprising that there is a new strain of ransomware that uses a different key whenever it encrypts a file? This ransomware has been written in
Oct. 15, 2016
Black Team’s tool ‘RAUM’ is infecting torrent users with malware
Black Team’s tool ‘RAUM’ is infecting torrent users with malware
A recent investigation by InfoArmor revealed that a new tool has surfaced in the black markets. It allows hackers to attach malware in torrent downloads. The
Sept. 22, 2016
Ransomware: The race you don’t want to lose
Ransomware: The race you don’t want to lose
In the race to detect and contain ransomware on their networks, many organizations fail before they are out of the gate.  The reason has very little to do
Sept. 9, 2016
Pokémon Go Exploitation Saga Continues; Beware of New Ransomware
Pokémon Go Exploitation Saga Continues; Beware of New Ransomware
Pokémon Go’s augmented reality tech has attracted the attention of gamers and mobile phones users like no other game has done ever before. It is being played
Aug. 15, 2016
The General Behavior of Ransomware
The General Behavior of Ransomware
This is the first in a series of blogs about advanced malware Behavioral Indicators Morph Over Time A large part of Threat Grid’s efficacy in determining
Aug. 8, 2016
Cyber warfare shows scary signs of where malware is headed
Cyber warfare shows scary signs of where malware is headed
06:34, Raleigh, North Carolina – You can probably guess what kind of blog post this is going to be if I’ve already fired up the Internet and am hunting for a
March 18, 2016
Angler for Beginners in 34 Seconds
Angler for Beginners in 34 Seconds
Post authored by Martin Rehak, Veronica Valeros, Martin Grill and Ivan Nikolaev. In order to complement the comprehensive information about the Angler exploit kit from our Talos colleagues [
Oct. 15, 2015
Android Ransomware Hidden Behind Fake Pornography App
Android Ransomware Hidden Behind Fake Pornography App
Android is one of the most vulnerable OS in the world --- If you are an Android user you need to be careful with downloading apps.
Sept. 9, 2015
Yahoo Ad Network Hacked, Infecting Millions of Devices with Malware, Ransomware
Yahoo Ad Network Hacked, Infecting Millions of Devices with Malware, Ransomware
Yahoo Ad Network | The Yahoo Ad Network has been exploited, resulting in a serving of malware and ransomware adverts on Yahoo.com.
Aug. 5, 2015
Your Files Are Encrypted with a “Windows 10 Upgrade”
Your Files Are Encrypted with a “Windows 10 Upgrade”
This post was authored by Nick Biasini with contributions from Craig Williams & Alex Chiu Update 8/1: To see a video of this threat in action
July 31, 2015
TeslaCrypt looks like AlphaCrypt Malware uses TOR to transfer ransomware
TeslaCrypt looks like AlphaCrypt Malware uses TOR to transfer ransomware
AlphaCrypt Crypto-Malware the actual mind blower is that it Looks like TeslaCrypt and acts like CryptoWall.
May 12, 2015