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Chrome targeted by Magnitude exploit kit

October 21, 2021 - Exploit kits (EK) are not as widespread as they used to be. One of the reasons is likely that most exploit...

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Magnitude exploit kit switches to GandCrab ransomware

April 17, 2018 - The GandCrab ransomware is reaching far and wide via malspam, social engineering schemes, and exploit kit campaigns. On April 16, we...

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Magnitude EK actor goes for Bitcoin multiplier scam (updated)

November 6, 2017 - It is well known that hot commodities tend to attract scammers and online criminals. The continuous rise of Bitcoin over the...

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Cerber ransomware delivered in format of a different order of Magnitude

August 9, 2017 - As a follow up to our study into the Magnitude exploit kit and its gate (which we profiled in a previous...

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Enemy at the gates: Reviewing the Magnitude exploit kit redirection chain

August 2, 2017 - Over the last few months, we have been keeping an eye on the Magnitude exploit kit which is mainly used to...

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Long lasting Magnitude EK malvertising campaign not affected by slowdown in EK activity

July 19, 2016 - We have been tracking a malvertising campaign distributing the Cerber ransomware linked to the actor behind the Magnitude exploit kit for months....

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Magnitude EK activity at its highest via AdsTerra malvertising

April 18, 2016 - Update (04/19): AdsTerra reached out on Twitter but we are still waiting for a point of contact to send information. AdsTerra...

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Magnitude EK malvertising campaign adds fingerprinting gate

April 2, 2016 - When it comes to malvertising, the Angler exploit kit is almost always the weapon of choice used by cyber criminals to...

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Magnitude EK Malvertising Déjà Vu

February 24, 2016 - During the past few days we have witnessed an increase in the number of malvertising incidents involving the Magnitude exploit kit. The last...

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Magnitude Exploit Kit Activity Increases Via Malvertising Attacks

November 13, 2015 - During the past few days we have noticed a higher than usual number of malvertising attacks pushing the Magnitude exploit kit –...

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