Metadata Analysis Draws its Own Conclusions on WannaCry Authors

The most intriguing mystery that remains about WannaCry is the identity of the attacker. The theory with the best legs is that North Korea’s Lazarus APT is the entity behind the worldwide ransomware outbreak given the discovery of shared code samples in the malware with older Lazarus attacks. Tha...

Google's New Tool Lets You Easily Backup & Sync Your Entire PC to the Cloud

Soon you will be able to auto backup and sync your whole computer on Google Drive. Yes, you heard that right. By the end of this month, Google will launch Backup and Sync — a new, simple tool that has been designed to help you backup not only your documents and photos in the cloud but your entire...

Jaff Ransomware Decryption Tool Released – Don't Pay, Unlock Files for Free

Hit by Jaff Ransomware? Don't pay the Ransom. You can unlock your files for Free! Kaspersky Labs has released an updated version 1.21.2.1 of its free ransomware decryption tool, RakhniDecryptor, which can now also decrypt files locked by the Jaff ransomware. Security researchers at Kaspersky Labs...

Decryption Utility Unlocks Files Encrypted by Jaff Ransomware

A weakness discovered in Jaff ransomware by researchers has led to the creation of decryption keys to unlock files locked by the malware. “We have found a vulnerability in Jaff’s code for all the variants to date. Thanks to this, it is now possible to recover users’ files encrypted with the .jaff...

New Mac Malware-as-a-Service offerings

A couple weeks ago, two new Malware-as-a-Service MaaS offerings for the Mac became available. These two offerings - a backdoor named MacSpy and a ransomware app named MacRansom - were discovered by Catalin Cimpanu of Bleeping Computer on May 25. Cimpanu evidently had some trouble getting hold of...

Microsoft Patches Two Critical Vulnerabilities Under Attack

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday update today included a massive 95 fixes that tackle vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Skype, Internet Explorer and its Edge browser. Twenty-seven of Microsoft’s patches fix remote code execution issues, allowing attackers to remotely take control of a victim’s PC...

Risk of 'Destructive Cyber Attacks' Prompts Microsoft to Update XP Again

Fearing destructive attacks precipitated by the availability of the nation-state exploits in the wild that spawned the WannaCry outbreak, Microsoft today announced that its Patch Tuesday updates would include fixes for older versions of Windows, including XP. The move is unusual and mimics a...

Patrick Wardle on MacRansom Ransomware-as-a-Service

Patrick Wardle of Synack and the Objective-See blog talks to Mike Mimoso about the emergence of a ransomware service targeting MacOS machines. Wardle explains why he characterizes MacRansom as “lame” and whether this could kick off a wave of copycats vying for the Apple platform. Download:...

Free Mac Ransomware-as-a-Service MacRansom Surfaces

Researchers on Friday began warning of MacRansom, a new and free macOS-based ransomware as a service RaaS that’s been making the rounds over the past several weeks. It leverages a portal hosted on the Tor network, but attackers looking for the malware won’t find it there. Interested parties need ...

French Police Seize 6 Tor Relay Servers in WannaCry Investigation

WannaCry, the biggest ransomware attack in the history, gained prominence very rapidly in the media globally after the ransomware infected more than 300,000 computers in over 150 countries within just 72 hours. Governments, Intelligence agencies and law enforcement around the world have already...

This Week in Security News

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Windows 10 Creators Update provides next-gen ransomware protection

Multiple high-profile incidents have demonstrated that ransomware can have catastrophic effects on all of us. From personally losing access to your own digital property, to being impacted because critical infrastructure or health care services are unexpectedly unavailable for extended periods of...

How IOC Sharing Will Help Us Build a More Secure Healthcare Sector

At Trend Micro we work hard every day to reduce the risk posed by cyber attacks from hacktavists, transnational cybercriminals, and cyber espionage groups. Nowhere is this more pertinent than in the healthcare industry, where everything from data breaches to ransomware attacks impacting medical...

WannaCry coda: Have you disabled SMBv1?

By now, if you're reading this blog, you probably have read about WannaCry. If not, please take a moment to review: Wanna Decryptor WNCRY Ransomware Explained Using Threat Intelligence to Mitigate Wanna Decryptor WannaCry WannaCry Update: Vulnerable SMB Shares Are Widely Deployed And People Are...

14-Year-Old Japanese Boy Arrested for Creating Ransomware

Japanese authorities have arrested a 14-year-old boy in Osaka, a prefecture and large port city, for allegedly creating and distributing a ransomware malware. This is the first such arrest in Japan which involves a Ransomware-related crime. Ransomware is a piece of malware that encrypts files on ...

NSA Arsenal: CVE-2017-9073 EsteemAudit analysis-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

In April, one named“shadow broker,”the organization publish a part of them from the NSA to steal the exploit tool, mainly for the windows operating system. One of the most famous is the ransomware WanaCryp0t use / exploit"EternalBlue"in. Another is the release to use the tool for the CVE-2017-907...

Hackers Behind Jaff Ransomware Selling Victims’ Data on Dark Web

By Jahanzaib Hassan The dark web marketplaces and undergrown marketplaces are full of vendors selling databases, weapons, illegal drugs and malicious software. Now security researchers have discovered yet another ransomware malware not only selling victims data but also selling them online...

Jaff Malware Probe Uncovers Link to Cybercrime Marketplace

An investigation into a new strain of Jaff ransomware uncovered a shared backend infrastructure between the malware and a black market bazaar selling stolen bank and credit card account information. Researchers at Heimdal Security said the cybercrime marketplace they found appeared mature, offeri...

WannaCry and Vulnerabilities

There is plenty of blame to go around for the WannaCry ransomware that spread throughout the Internet earlier this month, disrupting work at hospitals, factories, businesses, and universities. First, there are the writers of the malicious software, which blocks victims' access to their computers...

WannaCry Coding Mistakes Can Help Files Recovery Even After Infection

Last month WannaCry ransomware hit more than 300,000 PCs across the world within just 72 hours by using its self-spreading capabilities to infect vulnerable Windows PCs, particularly those using vulnerable versions of the OS, within the same network. But that doesn't mean WannaCry was a...