Angler Exploit Kit Spreading Cryptowall 4.0

As expected, it didn’t take long for one of the most popular exploit kits, Angler, to start spreading the latest iteration of Cryptowall ransomware. A drive-by campaign that uses a one-two punch to drop Cryptowall 4.0 has been observed in the wild this week, according to researchers at Heimdal...

Hackers are using Nuclear Exploit Kit to Spread Cryptowall 4.0 Ransomware

Beware Internet Users! Cryptowall 4.0 – the newest version of the world's worst Ransomware – has surfaced in the Nuclear exploit kit, one of the most potent exploit kits available in the underground market for hacking into computers. Ransomware threat has emerged as one of the biggest threats to...

Nuclear Exploit Kit Spreading Cryptowall 4.0 Ransomware

In short order, the newest version of Cryptowall has begun showing up in exploit kits. The SANS Internet Storm Center said on Tuesday that an attacker working off domains belonging to Chinese registrar BizCN has been moving the ransomware via the Nuclear Exploit Kit. SANS ISC handler and Rackspac...

NullHole Exploit Kit Landing Page

NullHole exploit kit is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with NullHole xploit kit by enticing them to visit a malicious web page. Successful infection will allow the attacker to perform Remote Code Executio...

Spartan Exploit Kit Landing Page

Spartan exploit kit is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with Spartan exploit kit by enticing them to visit a malicious web page. Successful infection will allow the attacker to perform Remote Code Execution...

Top-ranked Advertising Network Leads to Exploit Kit

Threat Overview The online advertisements that people see across a wide range of popular and lesser-known websites can lead to malware infections and other forms of compromise, sometimes without any user interaction whatsoever and without any indicators there is an issue. This emerging threat is...

Two New Strains of POS Malware, Cherry Picker, Abaddon, Surface

Point of sale malware has gotten more sophisticated as we inch closer to the two-year anniversary of the Target data breach. Now, two weeks from the biggest shopping day of the year, two new and different strains of point of sale malware have come to light, including one that’s gone largely...

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook Discuss how the a Campaign Using the Angler Exploit Kit was Disrupted and More of the Week's News

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the week in news–including how researchers disrupted a $30M campaign using the Angler Exploit Kit, how another researcher was forced to pull a talk from a conference, and how a practical SHA-1 collision could be months away, not years. Download:...

THN Weekly RoundUp – 12 Hacking Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week

Here we are with our weekly roundup, showcasing last week's top cyber security threats and challenges. Just in case you missed any of them ICYMI, THN Weekly Round-Up helps you provide all important stories of last week in one shot. We advise you to read the full story just click ‘Read More’ becau...

Cisco Takes Down Ransomware Operation Generating $30 Million in Revenue For Hackers

This will blow the minds of every single cyber criminal group out there – Researchers have discovered a group of hackers that is making an estimated $30 Million a year from their online criminal operation. Yes, $30 MILLLLLLION annually. Researchers from cyber security firm Cisco announced that th...

Researchers Disrupt Angler Exploit Kit, $60 Million Ransomware Campaign

Researchers took a big step towards eradicating the Angler exploit kit, disrupting a large ransomware campaign connected to it that purportedly netted a hacker more than $30 million annually. According to a report published today, experts with Cisco’s Talos Security Intelligence and Research Grou...

Thousands of Hacked WordPress Sites Abused to Infect Millions of Visitors

A Large number of WordPress websites were compromised in last two weeks with a new malware campaign spotted in the wild. WordPress, a Free and Open source content management system CMS and blogging tool, has been once again targeted by hackers at large scale. Researchers at Sucuri Labs have...

WordPress Hacks Behind Spike in Neutrino EK Traffic

Unsurprisingly, a rash of compromised WordPress websites is behind this week’s surge in Neutrino Exploit Kit traffic, researchers at Zscaler said. In a report published yesterday, Zscaler said it spotted attacks against sites running older versions of the content management system, 4.2 and earlie...

Cybercrime Group Switches from Angler Exploit Kit to Neutrino

A prominent cybercrime actor or group has been kicking the tires on the Neutrino Exploit Kit to move ransomware and other malware, the SANS Institute’s Internet Storm Center reported today. Neutrino is a tier below the prolific Angler Exploit Kit, which is frequently at the heart of new attacks,...

Rig Exploit Kit 3.0 Claims 1 Million Malvertising Victims

LAS VEGAS – A rampant malvertising campaign fueled by a new version of the Rig Exploit Kit has claimed at least 950,000 victims worldwide and is doing so with an unprecedented success rate. Researchers at Trustwave said in advance of this week’s Black Hat conference that they have been watching...

Angler Exploit Kit Landing Page Patterns

Angler exploit kit is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with Angler exploit kit by enticing them to visit a malicious web page. Successful infection will allow the attacker to perform Remote Code Execution o...

Fiesta Exploit Kit Landing Page

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...

Adobe Patches Hacking Team Zero Days in Flash

Adobe has put the two outstanding Hacking Team Flash Player zero-day vulnerabilities in check. Today, Adobe released an updated Flash Player that patches CVE-2015-5122 and CVE-2015-5123, two use-after-free bugs uncovered and exploited by the controversial Italian surveillance software vendor. The...

Beta (Sundown) Exploit Kit Landing Page

Beta exploit kit, a.k.a. Sundown exploit kit, is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with Beta exploit kit by enticing them to visit a malicious web page. Successful infection will allow the attacker to perfor...

Angler Exploit Kit Evasion Techniques Cryptowall 3.0

The Angler Exploit Kit is turning into a model for malware rapidly integrating new evasion techniques. Starting in early June, URL patterns used by the notorious exploit kit have been changing almost daily, coinciding with it pushing Cryptowall 3.0 ransomware. SANS Internet Storm Center handler...