Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

A new ransomware tracked as Lilocked (or Lilu) by researchers is actively targeting servers and encrypting the data stored on them. The infection caused the encrypted files to appear in the Google search results. The ransomware encrypts files and appends the. ” reads the post published by BleepingComputer.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

Unlike other ransomware strains that don’t encrypt victims in Russia and other CIS countries, Shade also targets computers in Russia and Ukraine. The ransomware also drops on the Desktop 10 text files, named README1.txt txt through README10.txt, In fact, we stopped its distribution in the end of 2019.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Back in 2020, unknown cybercriminals launched a series of so-called ‘Meow’ attacks that wiped all the data stored on thousands of unsecured databases – without any explanation or even a ransom demand – leaving shocked owners with only an empty folder with files named ‘meow’ as the signature of the attacker.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2019

The ransomware also drops on the Desktop 10 text files, named README1.txt All the important files on your disks were encrypted. The details can be found in README.txt files which you can find on any of your disks.” The details can be found in README.txt files which you can find on any of your disks.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2019

. “This command invokes winnit.exe to drop and execute a DLL payload with an eight-random-alphabetic character filename that performs the hostile encryption.” “There are also indications the attackers use other batch files, named with the numbers 1.bat ” reads the analysis published by Sophos.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2019

File name: patent-2019-02-20T093A283A05-1.xls However, as already mentioned at the beginning of the technical analysis, SI-LAB team obtained two types of files, namely xls and doc archives. File name : 68131_46_20190219.doc Analyzing the MSI file – The installer/dropper of infamous FlawedAmmyy.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 3, 2021

. — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) March 2, 2021 If you're not familiar with hashing, how it's not the same as encryption and how it can still leave passwords vulnerable, read this primer from September first. Topics should be about how to properly parent your sons.", and how to police your wives".

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2018

My entire “Cyber adventure” began with a simple email within a.ZIP file named “Nuovo Documento1.zip” Stage1 was dropping and executing a brand new PE file named: rEOuvWkRP.exe (sha256: 92f59c431fbf79bf23cff65d0c4787d0b9e223493edc51a4bbd3c88a5b30b05c) using the bitsadmin.exe native Microsoft program.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

” In December, eSecurity Planet detailed FireEye’s initial findings , implications for the industry, and how to mitigate similar attacks. Presenting itself as a JPG file named “gracious_truth.jpg,” Teardrop is a memory-only dropper built to enter a network seamlessly and replace the embedded payload.

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