NotPetya

Andy Greenberg wrote a fascinating account of the Russian NotPetya worm, with an emphasis on its effects on the company Maersk. BoingBoing post...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID32926: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on June 7, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 58068 First Published: 2018 June 7 20:49 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID32926 may contain the following files: Name | Size...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID32649: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on May 02, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 57710 First Published: 2018 May 2 19:41 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID32649 may contain the following files: Name | Size ...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID32580: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on April 26, 2018

Medium Alert ID: 57602 First Published: 2018 April 26 22:05 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID32580 may contain the following files: Name | Si...

NotPetya attack: Maersk reinstalled 45,000 PCs, 2,500 apps & 4,000 servers

By Waqas On June 27th, 2017, a dangerous ransomware attack called Petya This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NotPetya attack: Maersk reinstalled 45,000 PCs, 2,500 apps & 4,000 servers...

Kaspersky Security Bulletin: Review of the Year 2017

Introduction The end of the year is a good time to take stock of the main cyberthreat incidents that took place over the preceding 12 months or so. To reflect on the impact these events had on organizations and individuals, and consider what they could mean for the overall evolution of the threat...

IT threat evolution Q3 2017

Targeted attacks and malware campaigns Re-enter the dragon In July, we reported on the recent activities of a targeted attack group called 'Spring Dragon' also known as LotusBlossom, whose activities data back to 2012. Spring Dragon makes extensive use of spear-phishing and watering-hole attacks...

Maersk Shipping Reports $300M Loss Stemming from NotPetya Attack

A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world’s largest container ship and supply vessel company, said Tuesday that it would incur hundreds of millions in U.S. dollar losses due to the NotPetya wiper malware attacks of late June. In its second quarter earnings report, Maersk executives said they were expecting...

‘Petya’ Ransomware Outbreak Goes Global

A new strain of ransomware dubbed "Petya" is worming its way around the world with alarming speed. The malware is spreading using a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that the software giant patched in March 2017 -- the same bug that was exploited by the recent and prolific WannaCry ransomware...

Complex Petya-Like Ransomware Outbreak Worse than WannaCry

Join Kaspersky Lab and Comae Technologies Thursday June 29, 2017 at 10 a.m. Eastern time for a webinar “The Inside Story of the Petya/ExPetr Ransomware.” Click here to attend. The attackers behind today’s global ransomware outbreak are spreading the malware using a modified version of the leaked...

Second Global Ransomware Outbreak Under Way

Join Kaspersky Lab and Comae Technologies Thursday June 29, 2017 at 10 a.m. Eastern time for a webinar “The Inside Story of the Petya/ExPetr Ransomware.” Click here to attend. A global WannaCry-like ransomware outbreak–which began in Russia and Ukraine and spread across Europe–is being reported...