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Ransomware news headlines trending on Google

CyberSecurity Insiders

North Korea’s Lazarus Group has reportedly designed new ransomware that is being targeted at M1 processors popularly running on Macs and Intel systems. And security researchers from ESET have discovered that the malware was uploaded to the VirusTotal operated system in Brazil and was targeted by a social engineering attack.

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Ransomware Revival: Troldesh becomes a leader by the number of attacks

Security Affairs

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. More than 80% of all malicious files were disguised as .zip rar archive files.

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Wannacry, the hybrid malware that brought the world to its knees

Security Affairs

Reflecting on the Wannacry ransomware attack, which is the lesson learnt e why most organizations are still ignoring it. For the ransom payment, Wannacry required the use of the cryptocurrency bitcoin. Why did the creators of Wannacry choose bitcoin for the ransom payment? iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea[.]com”.

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Attackers Use Bots to Circumvent Some Two-Factor Authentication Systems

eSecurity Planet

They’re also part of a larger trend toward offering services – such as ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) – that make it easier for even low-skilled cybercriminals to launch attacks. Phishing, Social Engineering are Still Problems. Further reading: Best Ransomware Removal Tools. Further reading: Best Ransomware Removal Tools.

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Ransomware Prevention, Detection, and Simulation

NetSpi Executives

Table of Contents What is ransomware? Ransomware trends Ransomware prevention Ransomware detection Ransomware simulation Ransomware security terms How NetSPI can help What is ransomware? Ransomware adversaries hold the data hostage until a victim pays the ransom. How does ransomware work?

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Dutch police arrested the author of Dryad and Rubella Macro Builders

Security Affairs

It allows crooks to generate a malicious payload for social-engineering spam campaigns, the author was offering it as a service for a three-month license of $120. The Rubella Macro Builder is cheap, fast and easy to use, the malware it generated can evade antivirus detection.

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Mobile malware evolution 2020

SecureList

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. It stole credentials for various financial systems including online banking applications and cryptocurrency wallets in Brazil. Trends of the year.

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