WannaCry: Ransomware attacks show strong links to Lazarus group

Similarities in code and infrastructure indicate close connection to group that was linked to Sony Pictures and Bangladesh Bank attacks Background Image on Blogs "Quilted" Page:  wannacry.jpg Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Tools and infrastructure used in the WannaCry ransomware attacks have strong links to Lazarus, the group that was responsible for…

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Adylkuzz Cryptocurrency Miner Is Not The Next WannaCry

Adylkuzz impact and prevalence is much lower than WannaCry Background Image on Blogs "Quilted" Page:  commandcenter.jpg Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary There have been reports of another threat, known as Adylkuzz, leveraging MS17-010 to propagate to vulnerable machines. read more Source: Symantec

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What you need to know about the WannaCry Ransomware

The WannaCry ransomware struck across the globe in May 2017. Learn how this ransomware attack spread and how to protect your network from similar attacks. Background Image on Blogs "Quilted" Page:  WannaCry-SR-Header-image43_5.jpg Publish to Facebook:  No UPDATE: May 23, 2017 00:30 GMT: read more Source: Symantec

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What you need to know about the WannaCry Ransomware

WannaCry ransomware spreads aggressively across networks, holds files to ransom. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary What has happened? On May 12, 2017 a new variant of the Ransom.CryptXXX family (Detected as Ransom.Wannacry) of ransomware began spreading widely impacting a large number of organizations, particularly in Europe. read more Source: Symantec

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Latest Intelligence for April 2017

Number of web attacks blocked by Symantec rises to more than 1 million per day and Longhorn cyber espionage group linked to malware detailed in Vault 7 leak. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Some of the key takeaways from April’s Latest Intelligence, and the threat landscape in general, include an increase in…

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – May 2017

This month the vendor has released 56 vulnerabilities, 17 of which are rated Critical. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Hello, welcome to this month’s blog on the Microsoft patch release. This month the vendor has released 56 vulnerabilities, 17 of which are rated Critical. As always, customers are advised to follow these…

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Hajime worm battles Mirai for control of the Internet of Things

The Hajime worm appears to be the work of a white hat hacker attempting to wrestle control of IoT devices from Mirai and other malicious threats. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary A battle is raging for control of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. There are many contenders, but two families stand out:…

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Latest Intelligence for March 2017

Number of blocked web attacks increases to highest level since July 2016 and Necurs botnet returns with new spam campaigns. Background Image on Blogs "Quilted" Page:  EB-Stats-01.jpg.jpeg Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Some of the key takeaways from March’s Latest Intelligence, and the threat landscape in general, include the number of blocked…

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Android O no! Android O causes problems for mobile ransomware developers

Changes in Google’s newest mobile OS will impact the functionality of many Android ransomware threats. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary The first developer preview of Google’s latest mobile operating system, Android O, has been released. As usual, the newest version of Android has several new features and updates. One of those updates…

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