The uptick trend in cybercriminals using exploit kits that we first noticed in our spring 2018 report has continued into the summer….
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Magniber ransomware improves, expands within Asia
This blog post was authored by @hasherezade and Jérôme Segura. The Magnitude exploit kit is one of the longest-serving browser exploitation…
Exploit kits: Spring 2018 review
Since our last report on exploit kits, there have been some new developments with the wider adoption of the February Flash…
Magnitude exploit kit switches to GandCrab ransomware
The GandCrab ransomware is reaching far and wide via malspam, social engineering schemes, and exploit kit campaigns. On April 16, we…
Hermes ransomware distributed to South Koreans via recent Flash zero-day
This blog post was authored by @hasherezade, Jérôme Segura and Vasilios Hioureas. At the end of January, the South Korean Emergency…
Drive-by download campaign targets Chinese websites, experiments with exploits
During our web crawls we sometimes come across bizarre findings or patterns we haven’t seen before. This was the case with…
Disdain exploit kit and a side of social engineering deliver Neutrino Bot
Today we picked up new activity from an exploit kit that was first discovered back in August of this year. The…
Enemy at the gates: Reviewing the Magnitude exploit kit redirection chain
Over the last few months, we have been keeping an eye on the Magnitude exploit kit which is mainly used to…
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…
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…