Misconfigured server led to Encryptor RaaS’ downfall. After law enforcement seized servers belonging to Encryptor RaaS, a Ransomware-as-a-Service cyber-crime portal, the site’s operators decided to close it down for goodRead More →
GozNym botnet included over 23,000 infected victims. The Cisco Talos team has announced today that they’ve successfully managed to sinkhole one of GozNym’s botnets and are in the process ofRead More →
Today we bring you Princess Locker; the ransomware only royalty could love. First discovered byMichael Gillespie, Princess Locker encrypts a victim’s data and then demands a hefty ransom amount ofRead More →
Unlock92 infections going under the radar. A ransomware variant that appeared in early July this year and was initially cracked and decrypted has quietly resurfaced in mid-August and has beenRead More →
We recently observed Hancitor attacks against some of our FireEye Exploit Guard customers. The malicious document used to deliver the Hancitor executable was observed being distributed as an attachment inRead More →
PonyForx is a fork of the more popular Pony infostealer. A crook named Cronbot is currently selling a new malware variant on Russian underground hacking forums that appears to beRead More →
The Sofacy group, also known as APT28, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, and Sednit, continues to add to the variety of tools they use in attacks; in this case, targeting individualsRead More →
Ransomware in its various forms continues to make headlines as much for high-profile network disruptions as for the ubiquity of attacks among consumers. We recently noted the non-linear growth ofRead More →
According to the popular cyber security experts an unknown nation state actor may be running tests for taking down the entire internet infrastructure. What happens if someone shuts down the Internet?Read More →
Why is it critical to stop ransomware at the gateway layer? Because email is the top entry point used by prevalent ransomware families. Based on our analysis, 71% of known ransomware familiesRead More →
