Viruses and parasites

Nefilim ransomware infects the networks of logistics giant Toll Group, a subsidiary of Japan Post Holdings and one of the largest logistics companies worldwide, has suffered a second hack this year – this time, by Nefilim ransomware gang. After detecting some unusual activity on its internal servers early this week, […]

Toll Group hacked once more, suffers Nefilim ransomware attack

May 9, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

New LokiBot banking Trojan campaign pushes Jigsaw ransomware payload The latest version of the info-stealing trojan malware LokiBot[1] now spreads a new variant of Jigsaw ransomware, experts from the Malwarehunter team[2] reported on the 1st of May, 2020. LikiBot is an old and well-known banking malware, which stands out from […]

LokiBot and Jigsaw tandem spreads via new malspam campaign

May 4, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

Shade developers voluntarily shut down the ransomware after five years of existence Shade ransomware, a.k.a. Troldesh or Encoder.858 is known as one of the most proliferate file-encrypting cyber infection since 2014. Actors behind this threat have been improving the malware multiple times and deserved an “award” of the most successful […]

Shade ransomware releases decryption keys and shuts down

May 1, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

Black Rose Lucy malware gets back as an Android-based ransomware After the first wave in 2018, Black Rose Lucy[1] malware-as-a-service (MaaS) shifted its activity from Android malware to ransomware and is currently actively spreading via social media links and fake Streaming Video Optimisation (SVO) alerts. Nearly 80 diverse samples have […]

Black Rose Lucy MaaS returns as an FBI ransomware

April 30, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

New ransomware gang is threatening to release secret documents of a high-profile architectural company One of the largest architecture and design companies, Zaha Hadid Architects had suffered a cyberattack last week. According to the latest report from ZDNet,[1] unknown criminal gang going by the name of “Light” has breached the firm’s […]

Zaha Hadid network encrypted with ransomware, files leaked

April 29, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

DoppelPaymer arranged an attack over the City of Torrance, 200 GB files said to be stolen DoppelPaymer ransomware hit the City of Torrance, Los Angeles, California, with 200 GB files stolen, 150 servers compromised, and 500 devices encrypted. While the incident is currently under investigation, experts speculate that the attack […]

DoppelPaymer attacks the City of Torrance: 100 BTC ransom expected

April 25, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

New iPhone exploit discovered: Chinese hackers spy on Uyghur Muslims in the autonomous region of Xinjiang The digital forensic team reveals that new iOS exploit named Insomnia uses a flaw in WebKit browser engine to spy on China’s Uyghur minority.[1] The exploit works on iOS versions 12.3, 12.3.1, and 12.3.2 […]

Chinese Muslim minority targeted with spyware in new iPhone hack

April 22, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

Cognizant began sending a list of relevant ICOs to clients amid Maze ransomware attack Cognizant, one of the largest American IT service providers, has suffered a cyberattack, and bad news is that the culprit is Maze ransomware. Immediately after the intrusion, indicators of compromise (IoCs) were identified and now are […]

Newest Maze ransomware victim – IT giant Cognizant

April 21, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

Twitch drops remain the only working method of retrieving Valorant beta keys With video game business booming, new titles are being produced regularly, and the next big thing is Valorant – a highly anticipated tactical first-person shooter by Riot Games. The closed beta was first opened on April 7th, which […]

Valorant beta key generators riddled with data-stealing malware

April 17, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

Energies de Portugal attacked by RagnarLocker ransomware: 10 TB information from servers leaked The energy giant Energies de Portugal (EDP Group)[1] company has been hit hard by the infamous RagnarLocker ransomware. The company having 40 years of history and departments in 19 countries in Europe beyond and standing 4th in […]

RagnarLocker ransomware strikes EDP Group: $10M for 10TB demanded

April 16, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager