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The Week in Ransomware - August 24th 2018 - Hermes, Fox, and Ryuk

The Week in Ransomware - August 24th 2018 - Hermes, Fox, and Ryuk

7 years ago
Anonymous $oIHRkISgaL

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-august-24th-2018-hermes-fox-and-ryuk/

This week we had seen quite a few campaigns that had widespread distribution. These campaigns are either being installed over accessible Remote Desktop Services or malspam. The biggest news is a variant of the Hermes ransomware called Ryuk that has generated over 600k USD for the developers.

Contributors and those who provided new ransomware information and stories this week include: @malwareforme, @Seifreed, @malwrhunterteam, @jorntvdw, @struppigel, @fwosar, @demonslay335, @FourOctets, @BleepinComputer, @campuscodi, @LawrenceAbrams, @PolarToffee, @Amigo_A_, @malwareforme, @vishuwerehere, @yvesago, @Jan0fficial, and @CheckPointSW.