Researchers recently discovered a new ransomware variant\nthat displays an ESET\nAV removal<\/a> screen once launched in order to divert the a victim\u2019s attention\nfrom the silent encryption taking place. Initially dropped by an email spam\ncampaign, the payload comes as a password protected zip archive, with the\npassword made available in the body of the email to entice curious readers. In\naddition to the ESET removal instructions, the archive also contains a\ntraditional ransom demand with instructions for purchasing and transferring Bitcoin.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n At least 7,000 Bitcoin were illicitly removed from the hot\nwallet of Binance<\/a>,\nan international cryptocurrency exchange, in a single transaction. By\ncompromising the personal API keys and bypassing two-factor authentication, the\nhackers were able to access the wallet and steal roughly $41 million worth of\nBitcoin. The complete details of the breach are still unknown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A man operating several fake companies distributing hundreds\nof millions of malicious\nads<\/a> across the globe has been arrested and is facing charges after his extradition\nto the U.S. For nearly five years, Mr. Ivanov and his co-conspirators created\ndozens of malvertising campaigns, usually starting a new one immediately after\nthe previous one was flagged by a legitimate ad network. While this is not the\nonly case of malvertising campaigns causing chaos on the web, it is one of the\nfirst to see actual indictments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Both Baltimore City Hall and the city of Amarillo, Texas,\nwere victims of a variant of Robbinhood\nransomware<\/a> this week. Following the attack,\ncitizens of both cities will be seeing online bill payment options temporarily\noffline as they work to restore networks that were damaged or disconnected to\nstop the spread of the infection. This is the second cyber attack to hit both\ncities within the past year, with Potter County, Texas recovering from a\nsimilar attack just a couple weeks ago. Neither city has released more\ninformation on the ransom amount or when the attack began.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBinance Crypto-Exchange Hacked<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Global Malvertiser Sentenced in US<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Robbinhood Ransomware Shuts Down Two US Cities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Freedom Mobile Exposes Payment Credentials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n