The GandCrab ransomware is reaching far and wide via malspam, social engineering schemes, and exploit kit campaigns. On April 16, we…
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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…
Magnitude EK actor goes for Bitcoin multiplier scam (updated)
It is well known that hot commodities tend to attract scammers and online criminals. The continuous rise of Bitcoin over the…
Week in Security (August 7 – August 13)
Last week, we explained how security certificates work and how malware authors have used them to block security software from being…
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…
RoughTed: the anti ad-blocker malvertiser
Given the recent renewed attention about ‘RoughTed’ and Kafeine‘s tweet, we wanted to clarify that RoughTed and associated domains are in fact part…
Exploit kits: Fall 2016 review
There have been interesting developments with exploit kits in the past few months to say the least, with the disappearance of…
Long lasting Magnitude EK malvertising campaign not affected by slowdown in EK activity
We have been tracking a malvertising campaign distributing the Cerber ransomware linked to the actor behind the Magnitude exploit kit for months….