Pulling the Brake on the Magnitude EK Train
Unit 42 identifies malicious sites associated with the Magnitude Exploit Kit.
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Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – February 4, 2017
Sit back, relax and enjoy the top Palo Alto Networks news of the week.
Exploit Kits: Protect Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
Exploit kits have become go-to tools for attackers to take control of victims’ machines or steal information. To protect yourself from this type of attack, it’s important to understand how exploit kits work, wh...
Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – November 19, 2016
Did you miss any of this week’s Palo Alto Networks action? Don’t worry, we’ve rounded up the top news right here.
Exploit Kits Exposed: Automated Attacks at Scale
Put yourself in the shoes of an attacker: Your objective is to infiltrate an organization, deploy ransomware and get paid. It is your job to launch the most effective, lowest cost attack possible, which also de...
Ransomware: Common Attack Methods
In order to better prevent ransomware, it is critical to understand the tactics attackers use to deliver this threat. This information will enable you to focus your security controls on the areas’ most likely to be leveraged, and reduce the risk of infection. There are...
Afraidgate: Major Exploit Kit Campaign Swaps Locky Ransomware for CryptXXX
In mid-April 2016, a campaign using Nuclear Exploit Kit (EK) to distribute Locky ransomware switched to using the Angler EK to install CryptXXX ransom...
Campaign Evolution: Darkleech to Pseudo-Darkleech and Beyond
In 2015, Sucuri published two blog posts, one in March describing a pseudo-Darkleech campaign targeting WordPress sites, and another about its evolution the following December. Sit...
Locky Ransomware Installed Through Nuclear EK
In February 2016, Unit 42 published detailed analysis of Locky ransomware. We certainly weren’t the only ones who saw this malware, and many others have also reported on it. Since that time, Locky has been freq...
Angler Exploit Kit Continues to Evade Detection: Over 90,000 Websites Compr...
Exploit Kits (EK), arguably the most impactful malicious infrastructure on the Internet, constantly evolve to evade detection by security technology....
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