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Nigerian scammers and on-line auctions

Kaspersky Lab’s latest monthly analysis of email malware reveals drastic changes

Kaspersky Lab’s latest monthly analysis of the most active malicious programs reveals 14 new entries to the rankings

On June 7th, 2006, breaking news appeared on Analyst’s Diary, the Kaspersky Lab weblog: “New Gpcode with a 660 bit key…cracked by Kaspersky Lab!”

Hi-tech phishing at the Academy of Armoured Force “Engenering”, in China.

Police have been investigating a case of cyber blackmail here in the UK. It appears to be an isolated incident. Nevertheless, it highlights the growing trend we’ve been tracking during the last year.

Sadly, it looks as though Greater Manchester Police, the police force in question will not be…

Kaspersky Lab’s latest monthly analysis of the Kaspersky Online Scanner reveals two of the most common Trojans remain in the Top Ten

The encrypted script in the script that runs the applet that loads the trojan…

There’s been a lot of media interest in the demise of Blue Security, the Israeli company which launched antispam campaigns in 2005.

Retrial for teenage cyber vandal

419 spam purporting to be from Russia

Mass mailers profit from missing persons

The Brazilian police is reporting that they have arrested 55 people belonging to a phishing gang.

Solving the virus naming mess – not an easy task

This latest report continues Kaspersky Lab’s series of quarterly reports on malware and cyber threat evolution.

Reports

Kaspersky GReAT experts describe the latest Mysterious Elephant APT activity. The threat actor exfiltrates data related to WhatsApp and employs tools such as BabShell and MemLoader HidenDesk.

According to Kaspersky, Librarian Ghouls APT continues its series of attacks on Russian entities. A detailed analysis of a malicious campaign utilizing RAR archives and BAT scripts.

Kaspersky GReAT experts uncovered a new campaign by Lazarus APT that exploits vulnerabilities in South Korean software products and uses a watering hole approach.

MysterySnail RAT attributed to IronHusky APT group hasn’t been reported since 2021. Recently, Kaspersky GReAT detected new versions of this implant in government organizations in Mongolia and Russia.

Spam and Phishing

So many frauds, so few birthdays

Virus Top Twenty for June 2006

Online Scanner Top Twenty for June 2006

Blackmailer: the story of Gpcode

Phishing extreme

Cyber blackmail in the UK

Online Scanner Top Twenty for May 2006

A malware matrioshka

The demise of Blue Security

Retrial for teenage cyber vandal

419s – from Russia with love

Spam – or a cry for help?

Brazil police arrest big phishing gang

CME – the good and the not-so-good

Malware Evolution: October – December 2005

Reports

Mysterious Elephant: a growing threat

Sleep with one eye open: how Librarian Ghouls steal data by night

Operation SyncHole: Lazarus APT goes back to the well

IronHusky updates the forgotten MysterySnail RAT to target Russia and Mongolia

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