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Since the #angler Exploit Kit began in late May spreading #cryptowall 3.0 ransomware, traffic containing the malware has continued to grow, putting more potential victims in harm’s way. Today, the SANS Internet Storm Center reported that Cryptowall 3.0 infections are emanating from not only the prolific exploit kit, but also from malicious spam campaigns. The two […]

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Relying on multiple infection vectors, Cryptowall managed to achieve wider presence than the infamous CryptoLocker, affecting 625,000 systems across the world in a period of about five and a half months.Recorded by Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit (CTU), most of these infections were traced in the United States because of the numerous malicious campaigns targeting […]

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An active phishing campaign that is probably targeting Australian users has been spotted by security researchers to drop a new type of ransomware, which contains elements from CryptoLocker and CryptoWall but with a totally different underlying code. Dubbed TorrentLocker, the fresh ransomware proceeds to encrypt specific files on the affected computer and then displays a […]

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