Backdoors are typically designed to execute cybercriminals’ commands on the infected machine. As a rule, they are used to gain a remote access to the user’s private information. Recently, DoctorRead More →
7ev3n ransomware appeared at the beginning of this year. In addition to typical features of encrypting files, it was blocking access to the system using a fullscreen window, and wasRead More →
.. but security researchers already cracked it According to security experts from Cylance, in the underground world of ransomware peddlers, there’s no ransomware kit better than AlphaLocker, sold by a RussianRead More →
Simple attacks plus user willingness to pay ransoms to get their files back means ransomware is on the rise, warn Kaspersky researchers. Ransomware has replaced advanced persistent threat (APT) networkRead More →
A few months ago, we reported on a white hack against Dridex where the malicious payload was removed and an Avira antivirus downloader added. It seems that a very successfulRead More →
Today, we’ve been alerted about an ongoing spam campaign against Skype users. The majority of those affected are in India, Japan, and the Philippines. Below is what the message looksRead More →
Today, we have encountered a new threat that’s a blast from the past. The Petya Trojan (detected by Kaspersky Lab products as Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Petr) infects the MBR preventing normal system loading,Read More →
We recently came across a cyber attack that used a remote access Trojan (RAT) called Lost Door, a tool currently offered on social media sites. What also struck us theRead More →
CryptMix is a mashup of CryptXXX and CryptoWall. A new type of ransomware created and distributed by a group of crooks calling themselves the Charity Team is trying to encourage usersRead More →
Hey Folks! So late last year a quote was going around about a comment for the Special Agent in charge of the Cyber Intelligence program for a Boston branch ofRead More →
