The uptick trend in cybercriminals using exploit kits that we first noticed in our spring 2018 report has continued into the summer….
Tag: exploit kits
A week in security (June 11 – June 17)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we discussed how to protect the online privacy of children, we gave you a spring 2018…
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…
A week in security (March 26 – April 01)
Last week, we looked at the thought process behind creating a ransomware decryptor, the inner workings of QuantLoader, the ways one…
Exploit kits: Winter 2018 review
In the past, we used to do a blog series on exploit kits where we would periodically check in on the…
GandCrab ransomware distributed by RIG and GrandSoft exploit kits (updated)
This post was authored by Vasilios Hioueras and Jérôme Segura Update (2018-04-16): Magnitude EK has switched from Magniber to GandCrab. Update (2018-02-28): Major…
RIG exploit kit campaign gets deep into crypto craze
There isn’t a day that goes by without a headline about yet another massive spike in Bitcoin valuation, or a story…
A week in security (December 04 – December 10)
Last week on the blog, we looked at a RIG EK malware campaign, explored how children are being tangled up in…
Terror exploit kit goes HTTPS all the way
We’ve been following the Terror exploit kit during the past few months and observed notable changes in both its redirection mechanism…
Terror EK actor experiments with URL shortener fraud
Terror EK is an exploit kit made from a mishmash of stolen code and with very limited distribution. In the past few months,…