PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Disrupted by Malware Attack

The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics taking place in South Korea was disrupted over the weekend following a malware attack before and during the opening ceremony on Friday. The cyber attack coincided with 12 hours of downtime on the official website for the Winter Games, the collapse of Wi-Fi in the...

Double Whammy: When One Attack Masks Another Attack

In some contexts, a double whammy can mean a good thing: when your favorite team wins two games in a row, when two candy bars fall from the vending machine, etc. However, in the context of cyber security, a double whammy may translate to being attacked while still reeling from the impact of anoth...

Vulnerability Management vendors and massive Malware attacks (following the Bad Rabbit)

After the latest Bad Rabbit ransomware attack all Top VM vendors Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7 wrote blog posts on this topic on the same day. Two days later Tripwire also published own review. Why do they care? They do not make antiviruses, endpoint protection or firewalls - the common tools against...

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...

Beers with Talos EP 16: Strong Copy - Bad Rabbit and the Nyetya Connection

Beers with Talos BWT Podcast Episode 16 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos:img border="0" data-original-height="45" data-original-width="160" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E-RSSZ9jbUY/WaWCkLGZnZI/AAAAAAAAAJE/Ciiz-Si...

EternalRomance NSA Exploit a Key Player in Bad Rabbit Ransomware Mayhem

By Waqas Two days back we reported about the havoc caused by This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: EternalRomance NSA Exploit a Key Player in Bad Rabbit Ransomware Mayhem...

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...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of October 23, 2017

Just like Bugs Bunny wears disguises to avert his enemies, there’s another “wascally” rabbit causing trouble in the form of ransomware. Bad Rabbit is the latest ransomware campaign hitting Eastern European countries with what looks like a variant of the Petya/NotPetya ransomware. Bad Rabbit sprea...

Bad Rabbit Ransomware Uses Leaked 'EternalRomance' NSA Exploit to Spread

A new widespread ransomware worm, known as "Bad Rabbit," that hit over 200 major organisations, primarily in Russia and Ukraine this week leverages a stolen NSA exploit released by the Shadow Brokers this April to spread across victims' networks. Earlier it was reported that this week's...

EternalRomance Exploit Found in Bad Rabbit Ransomware

One day after clear ties were established between the Bad Rabbit ransomware attacks and this summer’s NotPetya outbreak, researchers at Cisco today strengthened that bond disclosing that the leaked NSA exploit EternalRomance was used to spread the malware on compromised networks. This contradicts...

October 26, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Continental Congress” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! October 26, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Protecting elections fro...

Cb Defense’s ‘Streaming Ransomware Prevention’ Stops Bad Rabbit in Its Tracks

On October 24, a large-scale ransomware campaign spread across Europe, in campaigns closely mimicking the NotPetya attacks from earlier this year. Bad Rabbit appeared to infect machines via a drive-by-download that prompted the user to download a fake Adobe Flash installer. No exploits were used...

Bad Rabbit Linked to ExPetr/Not Petya Attacks

A link has been confirmed between the Bad Rabbit ransomware outbreak detected yesterday in major organizations in Russia and Ukraine and this summer’s ExPetr/Not Petya attacks. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab said there are “clear ties” between the two attacks though one major piece of the puzzle is...

Bad Rabbit ransomware spreading like wildfire but there is a way out

By Waqas Ransomware attacks are on an all-time rise lately. This particular This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bad Rabbit ransomware spreading like wildfire but there is a way out...

October 25, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “World Series” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! October 25, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: How Wi-Fi KRACK...

Bad Rabbit – Ransomware

updated: 10/26/2017 with additional file hashes and mitigations A new ransomware campaign has affected at least three Russian media companies in a fast-spreading malware attack. Fontanka and Interfax are among the companies affected by the Bad Rabbit ransomware named by the researchers who first...

Bad Rabbit ransomware

UPDATE 27.10.2017. Decryption opportunity assessment. File recovery possibility. Verdicts What happened? On October 24th we observed notifications of mass attacks with ransomware called Bad Rabbit. It has been targeting organizations and consumers, mostly in Russia but there have also been report...

Threat Spotlight: Follow the Bad Rabbit

Note: This blog post discusses active research by Talos into a new threat. This information should be considered preliminary and will be updated as research continues.Update 2017-10-26 16:10 EDT: added additional information regarding the links between Nyetya and BadRabbitUpdate 2017-10-26 09:20...

Bad Rabbit: New Ransomware Attack Rapidly Spreading Across Europe

A new widespread ransomware attack is spreading like wildfire around Europe and has already affected over 200 major organisations, primarily in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and Germany, in the past few hours. Dubbed "Bad Rabbit," is reportedly a new Petya-like targeted ransomware attack against...

Multiple Ransomware Infections Reported

US-CERT has received multiple reports of ransomware infections, known as Bad Rabbit, in many countries around the world. A suspected variant of Petya, Bad Rabbit is ransomware—malicious software that infects a computer and restricts user access to the infected machine until a ransom is paid to...