Malware

Ukrainian Man charged with spreading the NotPetya ransomwareUkrainian Man charged with spreading the NotPetya ransomware

Ukrainian Man charged with spreading the NotPetya ransomware

The Cyber Police of Ukraine arrested a Ukraine man that allegedly distributed the NotPetya/ExPetr malware resulting in the infection of…

8 years ago
Malware campaign targets Russian-Speaking companies with a new BackdoorMalware campaign targets Russian-Speaking companies with a new Backdoor

Malware campaign targets Russian-Speaking companies with a new Backdoor

Trend Micro spotted a new espionage campaign that has been active for at least 2 months and that is targeting Russian-speaking…

8 years ago
Experts found a link between the KONNI attacks and DarkHotel campaigns against NKExperts found a link between the KONNI attacks and DarkHotel campaigns against NK

Experts found a link between the KONNI attacks and DarkHotel campaigns against NK

Experts at Cylance noticed that the decoy document used in KONNI attacks is similar to the one used in recent campaigns of…

8 years ago
Mamba ransomware is back and targets organizations in Brazil and Saudi ArabiaMamba ransomware is back and targets organizations in Brazil and Saudi Arabia

Mamba ransomware is back and targets organizations in Brazil and Saudi Arabia

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab discovered a new wave of attack leveraging the Mamba ransomware that hit organizations in Brazil and…

8 years ago

Creator of the Ebury botnet sentenced to 46 months in jail

US authorities sentenced a Russian man to 46 months in prison and accused him of operating an Ebury botnet composed of tens…

8 years ago
WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins pleads not guilty to malware claimsWannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins pleads not guilty to malware claims

WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins pleads not guilty to malware claims

Yesterday the judge approved to release the researcher Marcus Hutchins on bail for a bond of $30,000 under certain conditions.…

8 years ago
Wannacry authors make a $143,000 withdraw from Bitcoin wallets, whilst the internet is distracted!Wannacry authors make a $143,000 withdraw from Bitcoin wallets, whilst the internet is distracted!

Wannacry authors make a $143,000 withdraw from Bitcoin wallets, whilst the internet is distracted!

On Wednesday some very interesting and seemly unrelated events happened in regards to Wannacry. First Marcus Hutchins (AKA @Malwaretech), the…

8 years ago
UK malware researcher Marcus Hutchins accused of creating Kronos TrojanUK malware researcher Marcus Hutchins accused of creating Kronos Trojan

UK malware researcher Marcus Hutchins accused of creating Kronos Trojan

The British security researcher Marcus Hutchins was arrested by the FBI on Thursday after being indicted on charges of creating…

8 years ago
WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins was detained in Las Vegas after Def Con conferenceWannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins was detained in Las Vegas after Def Con conference

WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins was detained in Las Vegas after Def Con conference

Marcus Hutchins, the expert who discovered the "kill switch" that halted the outbreak of the WannaCry ransomware was detained in Las…

8 years ago
New TrickBot banking Trojan variant borrows spreading capabilities from WannacryNew TrickBot banking Trojan variant borrows spreading capabilities from Wannacry

New TrickBot banking Trojan variant borrows spreading capabilities from Wannacry

A cyber gang is improving its version of the TrickBot banking Trojan by implementing the self-spreading worm-like capabilities used by…

8 years ago