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Facebook worries: I didn’t post that

Facebook worries: I didn’t post that

September 6, 2017

It is my assumption that most Facebook users don’t look at their own profile often. With your own profile, I mean…

Expired domain names and malvertising

Expired domain names and malvertising

September 5, 2017

In Q1 and Q2 of 2017, we noticed a sharp decline in drive-by downloads coming from compromised websites. The campaigns of…

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A week in security (August 28 – September 3)

September 4, 2017

Last week, we looked at what actions Kronos can perform in the final installment of a 2-part post. We also dived…

Insider threats in your work inbox

Insider threats in your work inbox

September 1, 2017

Recently, our friends at Barracuda found a new phishing campaign that banks on the popularity of cloud services used in most businesses, such as Microsoft Office 365. According…

RIG exploit kit distributes Princess ransomware

RIG exploit kit distributes Princess ransomware

August 31, 2017

We have identified a new drive-by download campaign that distributes the Princess ransomware (AKA PrincessLocker), leveraging compromised websites and the RIG…

Locky ransomware adds anti sandbox feature (updated)

Locky ransomware adds anti sandbox feature (updated)

August 31, 2017

By Marcelo Rivero and Jérôme Segura The Locky ransomware has been very active since its return which we documented in a…

BSides Manchester: Malvertising - under the hood

BSides Manchester: Malvertising – under the hood

August 31, 2017

I’ve talked about malvertising a fair bit at security events down the years and I was lucky enough to be able…

Malware vaccination tricks: blue pills or red pills

Malware vaccination tricks: blue pills or red pills

August 30, 2017

First, let me explain what I mean by malware vaccination tricks. Most of you will have heard about some of these….

Inside the Kronos malware - part 2

Inside the Kronos malware – part 2

August 29, 2017

In the previous part of the Kronos analysis, we took a look at the installation process of Kronos and explained the…