Malware Returns

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'Bad Rabbit' ransomware strikes Ukraine and Russia

A new strain of ransomware nicknamed "Bad Rabbit" has been found spreading in Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41740768



Here we go again, wonder how far this one will go..:hmmm:

[propbeanie]

"Bad Rabbit"?... Monty Python isn't with it, are they?...

forgive the interruption and the language, but ya gotta admit, the anti-malware sure works...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnOdAT6H94s

shameless plug at the end also.

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GCHQ warns about 'Bad Rabbit' cyber attack sweeping through Europe as it emerges the malware's code is filled with Game of Thrones references



Fresh ransomware attack has struck Russia and is spreading across Europe
Virus is locking computers and demanding £210 in anonymous currency Bitcoin
It is thought to pose as an Adobe Flash update to trick users into downloading it
Code has been dubbed 'Bad Rabbit' and comes after WannaCry and ExPetya

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5017803/GCHQ-warning-Bad-Rabbit-cyber-attack.html

[propbeanie]

Well, they've found Bad Rabbit in the US, though no known infection as of the last link I read, but some locations in Eastern Europe are sure having a time of it! I still haven't read if it targets any particular vulnerability, or if it's just the payload in the fake Adobe Flash Player update... Pictures of folks standing in lines at the grocery store, or the airport or the bank kind of crack me up... how does a POS terminal get hit? Oh, right! MS Windoze...