RIG exploit kit takes over while Angler on vacation

The Angler exploit kit went on vacation during the first two weeks of the year, but the Russia-hosted RIG exploit kit was there to ensure that there would be no respite for users from malvertising and malicious drive-by downloads, according to a new report.
Researchers at Cisco's Talos Security Intelligence and Research Group traced RIG to a single hosting provider out of Russia, Eurobyte, which proved to be uncooperative when it came to taking it down.
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