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Malsmoke operators abandon exploit kits in favor of social engineering scheme

November 16, 2020 - Threat actors behind malsmoke, one of the largest malvertising campaigns we've seen in recent months, have switched malware delivery tactics.

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Say hello to Lord Exploit Kit

August 2, 2019 - In this blog, we take a look at a new exploit kit distributed via malvertising that calls itself Lord EK.

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Exploit kits: spring 2019 review

May 14, 2019 - In this edition, we review active and unique exploit kits hitting consumers and businesses over the spring season.

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Exploit kits: winter 2019 review

February 12, 2019 - We review the top exploit kits in this winter 2019 snapshot.

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New critical vulnerability discovered in open-source office suites

February 6, 2019 - A security researcher recently published a proof of concept exploit for open-source office software LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Will this new vulnerability be used in the wild?

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Improved Fallout EK comes back after short hiatus

January 17, 2019 - The Fallout exploit kit is back with some noteworthy improvements.

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Underminer exploit kit improves in its latest iteration

December 21, 2018 - We take a look at some recent changes with the elusive Underminer exploit kit.

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Exploit kits: fall 2018 review

October 24, 2018 - With a fresh exploit kit in town, the drive-by download landscape shows new signs of life in fall 2018.

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Fake browser update seeks to compromise more MikroTik routers

October 12, 2018 - Threat actors are social engineering users with a fake update that, once installed, will scan the Internet in an attempt to exploit vulnerable MikroTik routers.