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BadRabbit ransomware strikes Eastern Europe
A new strain of ransomware called BadRabbit is spreading through Eastern Europe. Likely created by the same authors as the Petya/Not…
A week in security (July 24 – July 30)
Last week, we recognized one of the unsung heroes of our times, explained what the Dark Web is, revealed challenges one…
Bye, bye Petya! Decryptor for old versions released.
Following the outbreak of the Petya-based malware in Ukraine, the author of the original version, Janus, decided to release his master…
A week in security (July 10 – July 16)
Last week, we took a look at some of your malware infection stories, took a stroll through the basics of PowerShell,…
All this EternalPetya stuff makes me WannaCry
Another week goes by and yet again we have another ransomware outbreak initially dropped by a malicious software update and eventually…
The key to old Petya versions has been published by the malware author
As research concluded, the original author of Petya, Janus, was not involved in the latest attacks on Ukraine. His original malware…
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…
EternalPetya – yet another stolen piece in the package?
Since June 27th we have been investigating the outbreak of the new Petya-like malware armed with an infector similar to WannaCry. Since day one,…
EternalPetya and the lost Salsa20 key
We have recently been facing a huge outbreak of a new Petya-like malware armed with an infector similar to WannaCry. The research is…