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Fileless Malware on the Rise
According to reports analyzing the state of the threat landscape, fileless malware incidents are up to some 265% in the first half of 2019 when compared to the same period in 2018 ...
Two Iranian Hackers charged with $6 Million in SamSam Ransomware Attacks
Today the Department of Justice announced an indictment against two Iranian men: Faramarz Shahi Savandi and Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri for their roles in stealing more than $6 Million in Ransom payments ...
U.S. Charges Two Iranians for SamSam Ransomware Attacks
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Iranian men for creating and distributing a ransomware program called SamSam that caused massive disruptions in hospitals, municipalities and public institutions over the past ...
US charges Iranian hackers for SamSam ransomware attacks
Authorities in the United States have charged two people in connection with a series of notorious ransomware attacks. The post US charges Iranian hackers for SamSam ransomware attacks appeared first on The ...
Ransomware operators breach 40.000+ records from Fetal Diagnostic Institute of the Pacific
The successful SamSam ransomware campaign targeting hospitals and clinics across the United States in the last year is breathing new life into hungry ransomware operators. The Fetal Diagnostic Institute of the Pacific ...
Fileless malware: getting the lowdown on this insidious threat
In this series of articles, we provide an in-depth discussion of fileless malware and their related attacks. In part one, we cover a brief overview of the problems with and general features ...
Highly Targeted Ransomware SamSam Earned Its Creator $6 Million
A ransomware threat called SamSam that’s known for crippling IT systems in hospitals, schools and government organizations has made many more victims than previously believed. Security researchers from Sophos worked with cryptocurrency ...
US clinical lab recovers within 50 minutes of getting hit by SamSam ransomware
LabCorp, a clinical lab based in Burlington, North Carolina, fell victim to a ransomware attack last week, in the latest in a long string of hacker attacks on the healthcare sector. The ...
New SamSam Ransomware Version Involves Direct Attacker Involvement
A new variant of the SamSam ransomware family requires direct involvement from attackers in order to execute its malware payload. Uncovered by Malwarebytes, new versions of SamSam require attackers to execute a ...
SamSam ransomware: controlled distribution for an elusive malware
SamSam ransomware is a unique malware for its explicit human interaction on selected targets and care to erase most of its tracks. Categories: Malware Threat analysis Tags: ransomwaresamsamsamsam ransomware (Read more...) The ...
