Security News

Necurs Botnet to Erupt This Month?
2018-04-06 14:27

The Necurs Botnet Has a Modular Architecture, Which Allows it to Remain Agile and Switch the Distribution Type Based on historical patterns and recent activity, including what I consider three...

Romance Scams Drive Necurs Botnet Activity in Run Up to Valentine’s Day
2018-02-12 17:58

Emails try to get recipients to share revealing photos of themselves so scammers can later extort them later.

Dridex Banking Trojan Phishing Campaign Ties to Necurs
2018-01-22 14:33

Botnet Also Pushes Ransomware, Cryptocurrency, 'Virtual Kisses'The operators of the Necurs botnet continue to target victims with phishing campaigns designed to infect them with banking malware,...

What has the Necurs botnet been up to?
2018-01-19 19:12

The Necurs botnet has been slowly growing since late 2012 and still tops the list of largest spam botnets in the world. Since then, the botnet has occasionally stopped or temporarily minimized the...

Necurs Botnet Fuels Massive Year-End Ransomware Attacks
2018-01-02 16:13

The Necurs botnet started 2017 with a four-month vacation, but ended the year sending tens of millions of spam emails daily as part of massive ransomware distribution campaigns. read more

Return of Necurs botnet brings new ransomware threat
2017-12-12 12:30

The Necurs botnet has returned to the top ten most prevalent malware during November 2017, as cybercriminals used it to distribute a new form of ransomware, according to Check Point. Researchers...

Necurs Returns With New Scarab Ransomware Campaign
2017-11-24 18:26

The world's largest spam botnet, Necurs, is delivering a new version of the Scarab ransomware. The campaign started at 07:30 UTC on Thanksgiving Day. By 13:30 UTC, security firm Forcepoint had...

Necurs-Based DDE Attacks Now Spreading Locky Ransomware
2017-10-20 16:05

Researchers have spotted Locky ransomware infections emanating from the Necurs botnet via Word attachments using a DDE technique that Microsoft says is an Office feature and does not merit a...

Necurs Botnet Distributing Locky Ransomware via Fake Invoices (Security Week)
2017-06-22 12:14

The Necurs spam botnet has switched back to distributing the Locky ransomware in a campaign featuring messages disguised as fake invoices, Cisco Talos security researchers reveal. read more

New Jaff Ransomware Part Of Active Necurs Spam Blitz (Threatpost)
2017-05-12 17:54

A new malware family called Jaff has been identified by researchers who say they are currently tracking multiple and massive spam campaigns distributing the malware via the Necurs botnet.