by Lauren Parker | Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
16 JANUARY 2019 Cyber Insurance Perhaps Isn’t the Answer US food manufacturer Mondelez is suing Zurich for $100 million after the insurance company rejected claim following the massive NotPetya ransomware attack of 2017 citing an exclusion clause for “a hostile or...
by Lauren Parker | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
25 JUNE, 2018 Malware Ransomware Encryption A new ransomware, created by the same developer as Annabelle, has been discovered. The malware has not been created for the purpose of generating revenue by encrypting files and holding them for ransom, but instead, their...
by Lauren Parker | Feb 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
28 FEBRUARY, 2018 Ransomware Windows Encryption A new type of ransomware dubbed Annabelle, named after the horror movie franchise, has been created by developers to infiltrate systems and encrypt stored files. Annabelle ransomware has been identified to carry out the...
by Lauren Parker | Feb 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
13 FEBRUARY, 2018 Banking Trojan Ransomware Malware The threat group behind the Dridex banking trojan appears to be responsible for creating a new ransomware family dubbed FriedEx. So far, FriedEx, also known as BitPaymer, activity appears to have been focused towards...
by Lauren Parker | Feb 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
09 FEBRUARY, 2018 Exploit Malspam Ransomware A new type of ransomware dubbed GandCrab has been discovered being distributed by campaigns using malspam and two familiar exploit kits; RIG EK and GrandSoft EK. GandCrab being distributed via RIG exploit kit: The seamless...
