Israeli Think-Tank Site Serves Sweet Orange Exploit

Attackers have compromised the website of a prominent Israel-based, Middle East foreign policy-focused think tank, the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs JCPA. On Friday, researchers from Cyphort reported that the site was serving the Sweet Orange exploit kit via drive-by download. At the time o...

Malicious Advertisements Found on Java.com, Other High-Profile Sites

A New York-based online ad network company AppNexus, that provides a platform specializing in real-time online advertising, has again been spotted as the origin of a recent "malvertising" campaign that makes use of the Angler Exploit Kit to redirect visitors to malicious websites hosting the Aspr...

Java.com, TMZ Serving Malvertising Redirects to Angler Kit

Online ad network AppNexus has again been identified at the core of another malvertising campaign using the Angler Exploit Kit to redirect visitors to sites hosting the Asprox malware. Busy, popular websites including TMZ, Photobucket and Java.com in recent days have been serving malicious...

Koler Android Ransomware Infrastructure Complex and Agile

While the Koler ransomware may be a simplistic money-generating malware scam, the infrastructure standing up its campaigns is anything but. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab published a report today that not only explained details of how the attackers—possibly the group behind the Reveton...

Critroni - File Encrypting Ransomware out in the Wild

A new ransomware from the Crypto-Ransomware family has been detected by the security researcher, which is being sold in different underground forums from the last month and recently included in the Angler exploit kit. The latest ransomware, given the name “Critroni”, includes a number of odd...

Critroni Crypto Ransomware Seen Using Tor for Command and Control

There’s a new kid on the crypto ransomware block, known as Critroni, that’s been sold in underground forums for the last month or so and is now being dropped by the Angler exploit kit. The ransomware includes a number of unusual features and researchers say it’s the first crypto ransomware seen...

RIG Exploit Kit Website Redirection

A website redirection vulnerability has been reported in PHP. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to infect users with the RIG exploit kit...

LightsOut/Hello Exploit Kit (CVE-2013-2465)

LightsOut/Hello is an exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users by enticing them to visit a malicious web page. Successful infection will allow the attacker to download additional malware to the target...

Fiesta Exploit Kit Redirection

Fiesta is an exploit kit used by attackers targeting computer users. Remote attackers can infect users with Fiesta by enticing them to visit a malicious landing page...

ICS Malware Found on Vendors' Update Installers

Malware targeting industrial control systems has infected the update installers belonging to three known industrial control vendors, according to an advisory from the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team ICS-CERT. The Havex remote access Trojan RAT is targeting vendors via...

AskMen Purportedly Compromised by Nuclear Pack Kit

Users who visit AskMen.com, a men’s entertainment and lifestyle portal, are being hit with malicious code, potentially stemming from the Nuclear Pack exploit kit, researchers announced today. When a user stumbles across the site – or a localized version aus.askmen.com, etc. of it – malicious code...

Infinity Exploit Kit Landing Page (CVE-2013-1347; CVE-2013-2423; CVE-2013-2465; CVE-2014-0322; CVE-2014-0502; CVE-2014-1776)

Infinity is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering a malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with Infinity exploit kit by enticing them to visit a malicious web page. Infinity Exploit Kit installs payloads on infected computer, which could result in da...

RIG Exploit Kit Pushing Cryptowall Ransomware

With Cryptolocker quite possibly on its way to becoming yesterday’s ransomware news after the successful takedown of part of its distribution infrastructure, alternatives are already available. Cryptowall is the latest to grab some attention and traction on victimized computers. Cisco reported on...

Cryptowall Ransomware Spreading Rapidly through Malicious Advertisements

Ransomware is an emerging threat in the evolution of cybercriminals techniques to part you from your money. Typically, the malicious software either lock victim’s computer system or encrypt the documents and files on it, in order to extort money from the victims. Though earlier we saw the samples...

Netflix Users Targeted by Microsoft Silverlight Exploits

Netflix, the world’s largest Internet Video Subscription service with more than 35.7 million customers in U.S alone, that runs on the Microsoft Silverlight platform, has now become a popular target for cybercriminals, as public awareness of Java and Flash flaws is increasing. Silverlight is a...

Malvertising Redirecting to Angler EK, Silverlight Exploits

The fact that Netflix accounts for one-third of Internet traffic during peak evening hours, and that it runs on the Microsoft Silverlight platform, is just too tempting a combination for hackers to pass up. For the second time in six months, criminal hacker groups are zeroing in on Silverlight...

Device-Locking Ransomware Moves to Android

UPDATE–Ransomware has been wreaking havoc on desktops for many years now, with attackers demanding that victims pay a fee to unlock the infected system. This kind of malware hasn’t been a huge issue yet on mobile devices, but that’s beginning to change, albeit slowly. A new piece of mobile malwar...

g01pack Exploit Kit Remote Code Execution

g01pack exploit kit is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with g01pack exploit kit by enticing them to visit a malicious web page. Successful infection will allow the attacker to download additional malware t...

BlackHole Toolkit URL Pattern Remote Code Execution

BlackHole is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with BlackHole by enticing them to visit a specially crafted link...

Energy Watering Hole Attack Used LightsOut Exploit Kit

A recent watering-hole attack targeted firms in the energy sector using a compromised site belonging to a law firm that works with energy companies and led victims to a separate site that used the LightsOut exploit kit to compromise their machines. The attack, which was active during late Februar...