The French government’s computer emergency readiness team, that’s part of the National Cybersecurity Agency of France, or ANSSI, has discovered a Ryuk variant that has worm-like capabilities during an incident response. For those unacquainted with Ryuk, it is a type of ransomware that is used in targeted attacks against enterprises and organizations. It was first discovered in the … [Read more...]
March 2, 2021
February 16, 2021
February 15, 2021
Talking Emotet’s takedown with Adam Kujawa: Lock and Code S02E01
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Adam Kujawa, security evangelist and director of Malwarebytes Labs, about Emotet, the former public enemy No. 1 in the cybercrime world. What began in 2014 as a simple banking Trojan evolved into one of the most sophisticated malware types in the … [Read more...]
February 1, 2021
A week in security (January 25 – January 31)
January 28 was Data Privacy Day, but for Malwarebytes Labs, it was Data Privacy Week. As such, we’re packed with more privacy coverage than you can shake a stick at, starting with some practical steps on how to make your online life private and secure, and why privacy is core to a safer internet. We also covered news on Grindr facing a huge GDPR fine due to privacy concerns and … [Read more...]
January 29, 2021
Cleaning up after Emotet: the law enforcement file
Emotet has been the most wanted malware for several years. The large botnet is responsible for sending millions of spam emails laced with malicious attachments. The once banking Trojan turned into loader was responsible for costly compromises due to its relationship with ransomware gangs. On January 27, Europol announced a global operation to take down the botnet behind what it called the most … [Read more...]
January 27, 2021
Pow! Emotet’s down. Is it out?
In a coordinated action, multiple law enforcement agencies have seized control of the Emotet botnet. Agencies from eight countries worked together to deliver what they hope will be a decisive blow against one of the world’s most dangerous and sophisticated computer security threats. The Emotet threat In a statement announcing the action, Europol described Emotet as “one of … [Read more...]
December 30, 2020
The most enticing cyberattacks of 2020
In 2020, we experienced a major shift. Much of the world pitched in to limit the spread of the coronavirus, with people changing their daily routines to include a mixture of working from home, standing in socially-distanced lines, and awaiting local rules about what they could and could not do with members of different households. It was a stressful and confusing time, and during it, … [Read more...]
December 28, 2020
December 22, 2020
Emotet returns just in time for Christmas
Emotet is a threat we have been tracking very closely throughout the year thanks to its large email distribution campaigns. Once again, and for about two months the botnet stopped its malspam activity only to return days before Christmas. In typical Emotet fashion, the threat actors continue to alternate between different phishing lures whose goal is to social engineer users into enabling … [Read more...]
November 2, 2020
A week in security (October 26 – November 1)
We had a very busy week at Malwarebytes Labs. We offered advice on Google’s patch for an actively exploited zero-day bug that affects Chrome users, our podcast talked about finding consumer value in Cybersecurity Awareness Month with Jamie Court, we provided guidance about keeping ransomware cash away from your business, pointed out how scammers are spoofing bank phone numbers to rob … [Read more...]
