Cybercriminals used Google Drive for targeted phishing
Cofense experts found a carefully planned phishing attack against an unnamed energy company. Cybercriminals used the legitimate Google Drive feature for targeted phishing to...
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Brendan Smith
Cybersecurity analyst covering malware families, suspicious files, and detection alerts. Brendan focuses on clear explanations of what a warning means, when it may be a false positive, and which cleanup steps are appropriate.
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Ransomware · August 19, 2019
Vesrato Virus Removal + Decrypt .vesrato Files
Vesrato is a DJVU family of ransomware-type infections. The virus encrypts your private files (video, photos, documents). The crypted files can be tracked by...
Ransomware · August 19, 2019
Nuksus Virus File (Ransomware) – Remove + Restore Files
Nuksus is a DJVU family of ransomware-type infections. The ransomware encrypts important personal files (video, photos, documents). The crypted files can be tracked by...
News · August 16, 2019
Spear phishing recognized as the fastest growing threat to businesses
Experts warn of a growing cyber threat for businesses called spear phishing. such operations, attackers attack company employees from compromised colleagues' mailboxes, i.e. malicious...
Ransomware · August 16, 2019
Pedro virus. How to decrypt .pedro files?
Pedro is a DJVU family of ransomware-type infections. This ransomware encrypts important personal files (video, photos, documents). The infected files can be tracked by...
News · August 15, 2019
Vulnerability in Kaspersky Anti-Virus allowed cybercriminals monitoring users
Kaspersky Lab anti-virus products contained a vulnerability that exposed the user's unique identifier to the websites that he visited. , these sites, as well...
News · August 14, 2019
Microsoft has fixed two new vulnerabilities that are similar to BlueKeep
The critical vulnerability CVE-2019-0708 (aka BlueKeep) associated with the operation of Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and RDP was fixed by Microsoft in May this...
Ransomware · August 14, 2019
Nacro virus. How to decrypt .nacro files?
Nacro is a DJVU family of ransomware-type infections. The ransomware encrypts your private files (video, photos, documents). The infected files can be tracked by...
News · August 13, 2019
Trojan Saefko compiles a victim’s profile and can spread via USB devices
Zscaler analysts noticed that on the darknet started sales a new multifunctional Saefko trojan, written in .NET, which steals bank details, credentials, as well...
Ransomware · August 13, 2019
Nasoh Virus File (Ransomware) – Remove + Restore Files
Nasoh is a DJVU family of ransomware-type infections. The ransomware encrypts your private files (video, photos, documents). The infected files can be tracked by...
Ransomware · August 13, 2019
How to remove Coharos virus and restore .coharos files?
Coharos is a DJVU family of ransomware-type infections. This infection encrypts your private files (video, photos, documents). The infected files can be tracked by...
News · August 12, 2019
Vulnerabilities in more than 40 drivers affect all PCs running Windows 10
More than forty models of drivers for PCs from twenty different manufacturers contain dangerous vulnerabilities that allow an attacker to increase their privileges in...
