Necurs

‘Aaron Smith’ Sextortion scam campaigns hit tens of thousands of individuals‘Aaron Smith’ Sextortion scam campaigns hit tens of thousands of individuals

‘Aaron Smith’ Sextortion scam campaigns hit tens of thousands of individuals

Security experts from Cisco Talos have uncovered two recent sextortion scam campaigns that appear to leverage on the Necurs botnet…

7 years ago
Necurs botnet is behind seasonal campaigns of Valentine’s Day-themed spamNecurs botnet is behind seasonal campaigns of Valentine’s Day-themed spam

Necurs botnet is behind seasonal campaigns of Valentine’s Day-themed spam

Necurs botnet made headline again, the experts at IBM X-Force research team observed a spike in seasonal campaigns of Valentine’s Day-themed spam emails. Necurs…

7 years ago
Necurs botnet involved in massive ransomware campaigns at the end of 2017Necurs botnet involved in massive ransomware campaigns at the end of 2017

Necurs botnet involved in massive ransomware campaigns at the end of 2017

The Necurs botnet made the headlines at year-end sending out tens of millions of spam emails daily as part of…

7 years ago
Necurs botnet now spreading the Locky Ransomware via DDE AttacksNecurs botnet now spreading the Locky Ransomware via DDE Attacks

Necurs botnet now spreading the Locky Ransomware via DDE Attacks

Operators behind Locky ransomware campaigns have switched to new attack techniques to evade detection leveraging the DDE protocol. Security experts are continuing to observe…

8 years ago
Necurs botnet is back and starts delivering the Locky ransomwareNecurs botnet is back and starts delivering the Locky ransomware

Necurs botnet is back and starts delivering the Locky ransomware

Cisco Security Team has noticed traces of traffic from the dormant Necurs botnet and they are warning of a possible…

8 years ago
Necurs botnet: the resurrection of the monster and the rising of spamNecurs botnet: the resurrection of the monster and the rising of spam

Necurs botnet: the resurrection of the monster and the rising of spam

Necurs botnet, the monster is resurrected. Banking Trojans and Ransomware propagated via spam is bring backing the high-volume spam campaign…

9 years ago