Malware Alert –RansomwareWin32/Critroni.AFound Leveraging Tor Network
The US Department of Justice recently declared that it has finally neutralized Cryptolocker; now it has to deal with a new ransomwarespread via Angler Exploit Kit, which has been identified by Windows...
View ArticleCyberoam Secures Against Dropbox Malware KDR_PLUGX.ZTBF-A
A few weeks ago, Cyberoam had reported the targeted attack against a government agency in Taiwan. The malware was named ‘KDR_PLUGX.ZTBF-A’ and the targeted attack is known as the first attack to use a...
View ArticleMalvertising – The most preferred way of spreading Malware by Attackers
Trends exist everywhere. Even cyber criminals and attackers have their own trends. The most recent and popular of all is ‘Malvertising’ among the hackers…!! Malvertising means malicious advertising....
View Article5 Million+ Gmail and Yandex Accounts Compromised
Around 10th September someone posted a link pointing to log-in credentials of millions of Gmail users on a Reddit webpage. The archive file containing nearly 5 million Gmail email addresses and plain...
View ArticleApple Users Becoming #1 Target
The Cyberoam co-branded CYREN Internet Threats Trend report for Q3 is out! Download your copy right away! The report highlights an unusual rise in attacks on Apple platforms, along with CYREN analytics...
View ArticleCredentials leaked again. Tips to avoid!
The last month of 2014 saw yet another hack by hackers associated with “Anonymous”. 13 thousand credentials from popular websites including Amazon, Walmart, Xbox Live and Sony PlayStation, were leaked....
View ArticleSouth Korean Nuclear Power Plant Hacked. Time to reconsider SCADA Security.
December 2014 witnessed the South Korean Nuclear Power plant being hacked. Leaked data from Gori-2 and Wolsong-1 South Korean Nuclear Power Plants operated by Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP)...
View ArticleEmotet spam campaign targeting banking credentials of Europeans
Malware Emotet first found in June last year by Trend Micro has resurfaced, according to security researchers of Microsoft. Spammers are sending the malware with spam emails, to steal financial and...
View Article$1 Billion stolen…and yes, it’s the hackers!
George Clooney…Brad Pitt…Matt Damon……what am I referring to? You got it right. I am talking about the great comedy heist movie Ocean’s 11. I am sure most of you have seen that movie in which, Danny...
View ArticleCrypto Fortress – The latest ransomware
Another new variant of a ransomware has been discovered in the unsafe neighborhoods of Internet namely – Crypto Fortress. It was found and analyzed somewhere in the last week of February 2015. Network...
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