On June 27, 2017, we were informed via several channels that attackers launched a new type of ransomware. This cyber-attack affects companies across Europe and the US. The attack has some similarities with a previous attack known as “Wannacry”, but it has some distinct features. The advisory below has been sent out to all our … Continue reading To Petya or not to Petya
Category: Cyber Threats
Hunting malware with metadata
A while ago Michel wrote a blog post Tracking threat actors through .LNK files. In this post, we want to illustrate how VirusTotal (retro) hunting can be leveraged to extract malware samples and metadata linked to a single threat actor. We use the power of YARA rules to pinpoint the metadata we are looking for. … Continue reading Hunting malware with metadata
Mitigation strategies against cyber threats
So it's been a good 2 months since we have been in business! We thought we’d to take some time to reflect on these two months, in which we've seen quite some interesting security news including the well-known Mandiant report on APT1 and the widespread Java chaos. Last week, ENISA published a "Flash Note" on Cyber … Continue reading Mitigation strategies against cyber threats