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Here’s a malware-laden spam with a twist: From:     iTunes [shipping@new.itunes.com]To:     purchasing [purchasing@[redacted]]Date:     6 December 2012 20:59Subject:     Christmas gift card Order Number: M1V7577311Receipt Date: 06/12/2012Shipping To: purchasing@[redacted] Order Total: $500.00Billed To: Hilary Shandonay, Credit card Item Number     Description     Unit Price1     Christmas gift card (View\Download )     $500.00Subtotal:     $500.00Tax:     $0.00Order Total:     […]

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Comparing variants of the same malware family can sometimes uncover interesting results. Trojan.Ransomlock, the highly profitable and prevalent malware, is one of those cases. This threat was originally spotted in Russia in 2009 but since then has been highly active in the wider world, particularly in the past few months.An in-depth analysis of this month’s […]

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Recently, I talked at the VB2012 conference in Dallas about one of the recent developments in today’s threat landscape: the increasing prevalence of police ransomware. Earlier, Trend Micro published a white paper discussing this threat, titled The “Police Trojan”.The idea behind ransomware is relatively simple: the cybercriminals block the user from accessing their own computer. […]

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