Afraidgate: Major Exploit Kit Campaign Swaps Locky Ransomware for CryptXXX
Unit 42 reports the Afraidgate campaign switched from Nuclear EK delivering Locky to Angler EK delivering CryptXXX via the Bedep downloader.
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Understanding Angler Exploit Kit
Unit 42 examines Angler EK operations, including rapid zero-day adoption, fileless Bedep infections, and ransomware payloads like TeslaCrypt and CryptXXX.
Afraidgate: Major Exploit Kit Campaign Switches from CryptXXX Ransomware Back to Locky
The Afraidgate exploit kit campaign stopped distributing CryptXXX and now delivers the .zepto Locky variant exclusively through Neutrino EK since July 2016.
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