Security News

FBI Arrests Marcus Hutchins, Who Stopped WannaCry (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-04 12:18

Hutchins, aka "MalwareTech," Accused of Creating Kronos Banking MalwareBritish national Marcus Hutchins, aka "MalwareTech," has been arrested by the FBI on charges relating to the distribution of...

WannaCry Hero Arrested, One of Two Charged with Distribution of Kronos Malware (Threatpost)
2017-08-03 19:57

Marcus Hutchins, aka MalwareTech the WannaCry hero, was arrested and charged with another unnamed individual with creating and distributing the Kronos banking malware.

WannaCry Bitcoin Withdrawn; ‘Killswitch’ Researcher Detained in Nevada (Threatpost)
2017-08-03 18:04

The WannaCry story has new life with the attacks having withdrawn the Bitcoin collected as ransom during the attacks, and with the detainment of killswitch researcher Marcus Hutchins in Nevada.

FBI Arrests Researcher Who Found 'Kill-Switch' to Stop Wannacry Ransomware (The Hackers News)
2017-08-03 10:42

The 22-year-old British security researcher who gained fame for discovering the "kill switch" that stopped the outbreak of the WannaCry ransomware—has been reportedly arrested in the United States...

Hackers Behind WannaCry Ransomware Withdraw $143,000 From Bitcoin Wallets (The Hackers News)
2017-08-03 06:53

The cyber criminals behind the global WannaCry ransomware attack that caused chaos worldwide have finally cashed out their ransom payments. Nearly three months ago, the WannaCry ransomware shut...

WannaCry Inspires Banking Trojan to Add Self-Spreading Ability (The Hackers News)
2017-08-02 05:17

Although the wave of WannaCry and Petya ransomware has now been slowed down, money-motivated hackers and cyber criminals have taken lessons from the global outbreaks to make their malware more...

One in Ten U.S. Organizations Hit by WannaCry: Study (Security Week)
2017-07-24 17:21

A recent survey discovered that the vast majority of organizations in the United States weren’t prepared for the WannaCry ransomware attack, but just one in ten ended up being infected by the...

Source Code For SLocker Android Ransomware That Mimics WannaCry Leaked Online (The Hackers News)
2017-07-24 05:33

Bad news for Android users — Source code of for one of the oldest mobile and popular Android ransomware families has been leaked online, making it available for cyber criminals who can use it to...

Motivation Mystery Behind WannaCry, ExPetr (Threatpost)
2017-07-21 16:31

A shift in APT tactics is emerging as characterized by the destructive ExPetr attacks hidden in ransomware, and WannaCry, which also failed to turn a profit.

Samba puts out new security update to address exploit that fueled WannaCry (ArsTechnica)
2017-07-13 16:08

Vuln hit "all versions of Samba from 4.0.0 onward using embedded Heimdal Kerberos."