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Anonymous ransomware – but who is hiding behind this malware’s mask?

Nov

2012

Here’s an interesting twist of the Reveton/FBI/police ransomware that has been plaguing internet users lately.In this example, the malware that locks you out of your data, and demands ?100 be paid via Ukash to gain access back to your files, claims to be from the Anonymous hacktivist group.Part of the message reads: We are Anonymous. […]

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LOL Links Wake Up Rage?

Nov

2012

W32.IRCBot.NG and W32.PhopifasIn a previous blog, my colleague Kevin Savage detailed a social engineering attack that utilized instant messaging applications. While the infection rates of W32.IRCBot.NG and W32.Phopifas have passed their peaks, the modules continue to be updated daily.The infection routine of these threats has not changed since they were discovered, but the threat authors […]

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Fraud abusing Google Docs

Oct

2012

Phishing is not exactly a ground-breaking technique. Quite the opposite, it seems like it has been around forever. This is an indicator of its effectiveness: we might think that it is unlikely that people would give away their banking credentials just because they are asked for them, but still there is a percentage who continue […]

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