Blackhole's back: Hated exploit kit returns from the dead

The seemingly long-defunct Blackhole Exploit Kit has resurfaced in a fresh run of drive-by download attacks, according to research carried out by security firm Malwarebytes.

The cybercrime tool was widely used by hackers to push malware from compromised websites onto the Windows machines of visiting surfers for years up to October 2013, when the arrest of its alleged author Paunch in Russia spelled the end to updates.

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