You hear the cautionary tales all the time. So-and-so didn’t have an antivirus in place and was infected with malware. Such-and-such…
Month: July 2017
A week in security (July 03 – July 09)
Last week, we released our second quarter Cybercrime Tactics & Techniques report, where we revealed that ransomware outbreaks were dominant during…
The key to old Petya versions has been published by the malware author
As research concluded, the original author of Petya, Janus, was not involved in the latest attacks on Ukraine. His original malware…
Report: Second quarter dominated by ransomware outbreaks
The second quarter of 2017 brought ransomware to unprecedented levels with worldwide outbreaks that went almost out of control. In scenarios…
All this EternalPetya stuff makes me WannaCry
Another week goes by and yet again we have another ransomware outbreak initially dropped by a malicious software update and eventually…
AdGholas malvertising thrives in the shadows of ransomware outbreaks
The latest wave of ransomware following the WannaCry outbreak has kept everyone very busy and been the topic of many conversations. In the meantime, other threat…
A week in security (June 26 – July 02)
Last week, we offered our readers tips on how to detect phishing attempts, gave an overview of Google’s Be Internet Awesome…