Ransomware’s back—so much so that we created an entire report on it. For 10 quarters, we’ve covered cybercrime tactics and techniques,…
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Magniber ransomware: exclusively for South Koreans
The Magnitude exploit kit has been pretty consistent over the last few months, dropping the same payload—namely, the Cerber ransomware—and targeting…
Labs report: summer ushers in unprecedented season of breaches
In this edition of the Malwarebytes Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report for the third quarter of 2017, we saw a number…
Week in Security (August 7 – August 13)
Last week, we explained how security certificates work and how malware authors have used them to block security software from being…
Cerber ransomware delivered in format of a different order of Magnitude
As a follow up to our study into the Magnitude exploit kit and its gate (which we profiled in a previous…
Enemy at the gates: Reviewing the Magnitude exploit kit redirection chain
Over the last few months, we have been keeping an eye on the Magnitude exploit kit which is mainly used to…
Report: Second quarter dominated by ransomware outbreaks
The second quarter of 2017 brought ransomware to unprecedented levels with worldwide outbreaks that went almost out of control. In scenarios…
Locky ransomware is back, but we already protect against it
In our Q1 2017 Tactics and Techniques report, we mentioned that the Locky ransomware had mysteriously vanished. Indeed, for a while, it completely…
Report: Cybercrime climate shifts dramatically in first quarter
The first quarter of 2017 brought with it some significant changes to the threat landscape and we aren’t talking about heavy…
Malwarebytes Labs Presents: The Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques Report
Last year was interesting for malware distribution and development. While we still experienced a flood of ransomware and immense distribution of…