New GigaWiper Windows Backdoor Bundles Disk Wiping, Fake Ransomware, and Spyware

Microsoft has taken apart a destructive Windows backdoor it calls GigaWiper. What stands out is how it is built: not one tool but three older destructive programs bolted into one, offered as commands the operator can choose from. Each is a different way to break a machine: wipe the whole disk,...

A week in security (April 3 - 9)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: TikTok: Whats going on and should I be worried? Super FabriXss: an RCE vulnerability in Azure Service Fabric Explorer Big changes to Twitter verification: How to spot a verified account New macOS malware steals sensitive info, including a user's entire Keychain...

Fake ransomware demands payment without actually encrypting files

Fake it till you make it ransomware groups are trying to get rich off the backs of genuine ransomware authors. Why are they "fake it till you make it"? Because they dont actually create ransomware or compromise networks in any way. Theyre simply lying through their teeth and hoping that recipient...

Watch out as fake ransomware attack infects PCs with StrRAT

By Habiba Rashid StrRAT malware steals credentials and changes file name extension to .crimson but it does not encrypt any data like in a ransomware attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch out as fake ransomware attack infects PCs with StrRAT...

Email Campaign Spreads StrRAT Fake-Ransomware RAT

An email campaign is delivering a Java-based remote access trojan RAT that can not only steal credentials and take control of systems, but also presents as fake ransomware, Microsoft researchers have discovered. The Microsoft Security Intelligence MSI team has outlined details of a “massive email...

Fake FBI Ransomware Targeting OS X Users

The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an alert yesterday warning users about a strain of ransomware purporting to come from the FBI that is targeting Mac OS X machines. This time, the ransomware isn’t malware at all, but a website that uses JavaScript to load numerous iframes. The webpage...