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Kronos has taken down its private cloud services and advises customers to use “alternative business continuity protocols” while the company is working on mitigating the attack. Kronos Private Cloud is an HR management firm, also known as Ultimate Kronos Group, offering timekeeping services to many high-profile firms globally. Reportedly, the company is the latest victim […]
The British cyber security researcher and WannaCry ransomware hero Marcus Hutchin was initially facing up to 10 years in a US prison. In 2017, the IT security researcher Marcus Hutchin who goes by the Twitter handle of MalwareTech halted the infamous WannaCry ransomware after registering its killswitch domain. As a result, Hutchin was hailed as WannaCry hero […]
MalwareTech is now facing 10 years in prison. In 2017, Marcus Hutchin who goes by the Twitter handle of MalwareTech halted the infamous WannaCry ransomware after registering its killswitch domain. As a result, Hutchin was hailed as WannaCry hero but in August the same year, MalwareTech was arrested by the FBI at Las Vegas airport when […]
In Greek Mythology, Kronos is known as the father of lightning God Zeus. However, in the real world, “KRONOS” named virus is infamous for hijacking online bank accounts, conducting identity theft and much more. According to Securonix researchers, the $7,000 Banker Trojan, available on the Russian Underground forum, has received a new update. For those who […]
Proofpoint researchers have discovered a new remote access Trojan (RAT) as well as an updated version of an already identified banking Trojan and claim that both the RATs are involved in recently detected phishing campaigns targeting the retail, healthcare and IT industries. Emails containing MS Word attachments are being sent, which contain hidden malicious macros […]
WannaCry ransomware hero is facing charges in the United States for developing Kronos banking trojan. In August 2017, Marcus Hutchins (@MalwareTechBlog on Twitter) aka WannaCry ransomware hero was arrested in the United States by the FBI and charged with playing a vital role in the development of Kronos banking Trojan. He is still in the States facing Federal […]
The 23-year-old cybersecurity expert, Marcus Hutchins (@Malwaretech on Twitter), who made headlines for identifying the kill switch for the nasty WannaCry ransomware attack preventing it from further spread has been charged in the United States for creating Kronos banking malware. In total, Hutchins has been charged with six counts of developing and distributing Kronos malware that stole […]
Short Bytes: UK-based hacker Marcus Hutchins, aka MalwareTech, has been arrested by the FBI. He was visiting the US to take part in the annual DefCon and Blackhat conference in Las Vegas. According to the reports, this arrest has been made due to his alleged involvement in the creation and spreading of banking trojan Kronos. Notably, Hutchins found WannaCry […]