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The modus operandi of the Maze Ransomware

Way Out of The MAZE: A Quick Guide For Defending Against Maze Ransomware

From late 2019, MAZE Ransomware started becoming infamous for its Encryption, data stealing and the subsequent selling of the stolen data. Few other reasons behind its popularity are also its unique targets and the ransom demands. From its inception around May 2019, MAZE actors are targeting multiple sectors, prominent ones being healthcare and research, that […]

HorseDeal Riding on The Curveball!

It’s surprising to see how quickly attackers make use of new vulnerabilities in malware campaigns. Microsoft recently patched a very interesting vulnerability in their monthly Patch Tuesday update for January 2020. It’s a spoofing vulnerability in Windows CryptoAPI (Crypt32.dll) validation mechanism for Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) certificates. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by using […]

STOP (Djvu) Ransomware: Ransom For Your Shady Habits!

With almost 200 extensions, STOP (djvu) ransomware can be said to be 2019’s most active and widespread ransomware. Although this ransomware was active a year before, it started its campaign aggressively in early 2019. To evade detection, it has been continuously changing its extensions and payloads. For earlier infections, data recovery was easier if the […]