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Cryptowall 3.0: an evolution twist

Kaspersky Lab’s regular reports on threat dynamics and trends are called “IT Threat Evolution” not just for catchy word’s sake. IT threats are improving well in accordance with the laws of evolution – i.e. “natural selection”.

No Monkeys for CozyDuke

Yet another Duke APT is hitting high-profile targets, including the US government office. This time it’s CozyDuke (also known as CozyBear, CozyCar or “Office Monkeys”,  in honour of the video it employs as a decoy).

Deny the Hellsing APT by default

Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a new APT campaign that targets government institutions, mainly in the APAC region. It was named “Hellsing” after the string containing the project directory name found within the attack components’ code.