CryptoPHP: Analysis of a hidden threat inside popular content management systems

Update: We've published statistics on CryptoPHP and some advice: CryptoPHP a week later: more than 23.000 sites affected CryptoPHP is a threat that uses backdoored Joomla, WordPress and Drupal themes and plug-ins to compromise webservers on a large scale. By publishing pirated themes and plug-ins free for anyone to use instead of having to pay … Continue reading CryptoPHP: Analysis of a hidden threat inside popular content management systems →

Cryptolocker variant Torrentlocker making new victims in NL

This posting is an update to Torrentlocker blog postings of October 15 and October 21. Introduction Since past weekend, the Netherlands were hit with another spam run spreading the Cryptolocker variant known as Torrentlocker. Torrentlocker presents itself to victims as Cryptolocker in all cases, however this is a completely different malware. Fox-IT received multiple reports … Continue reading Cryptolocker variant Torrentlocker making new victims in NL →

Update on the Torrentlocker ransomware

This posting is an update to the Torrentlocker blog posting of October 15. For guidance on containment and recovery, see the previous blog post. Financial aspects Payments for the ransom have to be done in Bitcoins. We have identified 7 Bitcoin addresses that received ransom payments. The total income as of the 21th of October … Continue reading Update on the Torrentlocker ransomware →

New Torrentlocker variant active in the Netherlands

Introduction The Netherlands was hit with a new spam run designed to spread a cryptolocker variant known as torrentlocker from Monday October 13th 2014 onwards. Please note that torrentlocker appears to present itself to victims as cryptolocker in all cases. Fox-IT now receives multiple reports of new victims in the Netherlands and we are currently … Continue reading New Torrentlocker variant active in the Netherlands →

Live blog on SSLv3 protocol vulnerability ‘POODLE’

Google has announced the discovery of a protocol vulnerability in SSLv3. This vulnerability allows an attacker to read contents of connections secured by SSLv3. SSLv3 is a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol that has been ratified in 1996. SSL is used to encrypt communications between clients and servers. It is usually integrated with webservers, mailservers or … Continue reading Live blog on SSLv3 protocol vulnerability ‘POODLE’ →

Malvertising: Not all Java from java.com is legitimate

Isn't it ironic getting a Java exploit via java.com, the primary source for one of the most common used browser plugins? Current malvertising campaigns are able to do this. This blog post details a relatively new trend: real-time advertisement bidding platforms being infiltrated by cyber criminals spreading malware.   Conclusion Malvertising has changed over the years starting … Continue reading Malvertising: Not all Java from java.com is legitimate →

CryptoLocker ransomware intelligence report

In the beginning of September 2013, the CryptoLocker malware variant appeared in the wild, spread exclusively by the infamous P2P ZeuS (aka Gameover ZeuS) malware. CryptoLocker had a simple purpose: to act as ransomware, encrypting important files such as images and documents, and then asking the victim for money to unlock the files. Image source: … Continue reading CryptoLocker ransomware intelligence report →

OpenSSL ‘heartbleed’ bug live blog

A bug has been identified in OpenSSL, all details can be found at heartbleed.com. The bug has been assigned CVE-2014-0160. OpenSSL versions 1.0.1 – 1.0.1f are vulnerable. We advise to upgrade OpenSSL to version 1.0.1g or higher Test if you are vulnerable You can test if you are vulnerable by requesting a heartbeat response with … Continue reading OpenSSL ‘heartbleed’ bug live blog →

Building Bowser – A password cracking story

At Fox-IT we perform a lot of penetration tests. Invariably we encounter hashed versions of passwords that need to be tested for strength. We suspected that with a relatively small investment most passwords could be cracked, regardless of their complexity. It turns out this is true for any password of 8 characters or less.  This … Continue reading Building Bowser – A password cracking story →