Année : 2018

GandCrab blends old and new threat resources as ransomware evolves A ransomware threat called GandCrab emerged during the last week of January, which itself not that newsworthy. However, it’s distribution method and ransom currency choice could be pointers to how 2018 ransomware will evolve. A ransomware threat called GandCrab has […]

Security researchers are seeing an ever-increasing number of malware samples that are experimenting with the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. According to experts at AV-TEST, Fortinet, and Minerva Labs, several individuals are experimenting with publicly released proof-of-concept (PoC) code for the Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) and Spectre (CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5753) vulnerabilities. esearchers from AV-TEST […]

A piece of crypto-mining malware is using sophisticated tools for its operations, including a Windows exploit linked to the National Security Agency, security researchers warn. Dubbed WannaMine, the crypto-mining worm spreads using EternalBlue, the NSA-linked tool that became public in April 2017, just one month after Microsoft released a patch […]

Cyber-criminals are increasingly turning to stealthy crypto-mining malware to generate revenue rather than ransomware, according to a new Cisco Talos report. The security vendor claimed that while ransomware has made its authors healthy sums in the past, it is now very much in the sights of law enforcement and security […]

2017 was the year of high profile data breaches and ransomware attacks, but from the beginning of this year, we are noticing a faster-paced shift in the cyber threat landscape, as cryptocurrency-related malware is becoming a popular and profitable choice of cyber criminals. Several cybersecurity firms are reporting of new […]

Alors que l’Office Central pour la Répression de la Grande Délinquance Financière (OCRDGF) avait constaté une baisse de ce type d’arnaques entre l’année 2015 et l’année 2016, il semblerait que ce phénomène revienne en force cette année. Cette hausse n’est pas due à une mauvaise sensibilisation, mais bel et bien […]