Recent Flash Zero-Day Now Part of Exploit Kits

Cybercrime | Exploits

Neutrino EK picks up momentum in recent attacks

July 15, 2016 - The Neutrino developers have made some changes to the landing page source code as well as integrated a new exploit. The malware campaigns that once were Angler's continue to point to Neutrino including a large malvertising attack on top adult sites we detected a few days ago.

Exploits | Threat analysis

A look at the Angler-less exploit kit scene

June 17, 2016 - For those tracking exploit kits, the disappearance of the Angler exploit kit last week was a major event. While a lot of questions remain, several clues pointed out that this was no ordinary break, and that something deeper was likely going on. After about ten days without Angler EK, we take a look at the exploit kit landscape.

Cybercrime | Exploits

Neutrino exploit kit fills in for Angler EK in recent malvertising campaigns

June 10, 2016 - In the past week, the Angler EK has almost completely disappeared. Instead, we see Neutrino EK take center stage in various attacks.

Cybercrime | Exploits

New wave of malvertising leverages latest Flash exploit

May 25, 2016 - A well known malvertising gang famous for its use of the fingerprinting technique and other evasion tricks to bypass security checks has been ramping up its activity against many different ad platforms to push malware via top websites. The setup for these malvertising attacks relies on a combination of techniques that start with the fraudulent advertiser choosing a victim, typically a legitimate website in the retail, or legal business.

Exploits

Website For French Cinema Chain Gets Hacked, Serves CryptXXX Ransomware (UPDATED)

May 12, 2016 - Cinema chain Pathé's website was hacked and is infecting users with the new version of the CryptXXX ransomware.