Threat ManagementSSH brute force attacks compromise servers for DDoS attacksRobert AbelSeptember 30, 2016Sucuri researcher Daniel Cid found that it only took an attacker 12 minutes to compromise an IPv4 server, and shortly after launch DDoS attacks.
Network SecurityLinux.Mirai Trojan causing mayhem with DDoS attacksDannielle CorreaSeptember 30, 2016A Trojan named Linux.Mirai has been found to be carrying out DDoS attacks.
Threat ManagementCurtain closes on Ransomware Encryptor RaaS, but with master keyGreg MastersSeptember 29, 2016Those victims targeted over the past year by the ransomware as a service named Encryptor RaaS may be at a loss to ever recover their encrypted files.
Threat ManagementAndroid.Lockerscreen using pseudorandom passcodes to ensure payoutsRobert AbelSeptember 28, 2016The Android.Lockerscreen ransomware is now using pseudorandom numbers and other tactics to prevent victims from unlocking devices without paying.
Compliance ManagementTesla security updates includes code signing featureRobert AbelSeptember 28, 2016Tesla has releases a major firmware update in response to a video posted by a group of Chinese researchers that displayed a series of vulnerabilities the electric car company's vehicles.
MalwareRIG EK rigged to steal tricks from Neutrino in fight to fill Angler’s voidRobert AbelSeptember 27, 2016Malwarebytes researchers spotted a large malvertising campaign delivering the RIG exploit kit on popular sites including answers(dot)com.
MalwareHow to sell RaaS: Petya and Mischa marketing tacticsRobert AbelSeptember 27, 2016Avast researchers examined some of the marketing tactics used by Janus Cybercrime Solution, the cybergang behind the Petya and Mischa
