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New version of the CryptoMix Ransomware Using the Wallet Extension

A new variant of the CryptoMix ransomware was discovered that appends the email addresses shield0@usa.com & admin@hoist.desi along with the .Wallet extension. This makes it the third ransomware using .wallet, with the first being Dharma and then Sanctions. Unfortunately, the reuse of an extension is only going to confuse victims. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-version-of-the-cryptomix-ransomware-using-the-wallet-extension/
New Shodan Tool Can Find Malware Command and Control (C&C) Servers

Shodan and Recorded Future have launched today a search engine for discovering malware command-and-control (C&C) servers. Named Malware Hunter, this new tool is integrated into Shodan, a search engine for discovering Internet-connected devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-shodan-tool-can-find-malware-command-and-control-candc-servers/
Tor Browser Flaws Allow User Profiling

Dr. Neal Krawetz, a computer forensics expert, revealed on Monday several problems with the amount of details the Tor Browser discloses about users, which may allow a determined actor to identify users employing the Tor Browser to surf the Internet. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/tor-browser-flaws-allow-user-profiling/
Watch Researchers Hack an Industrial Robot and Sabotage Production

There is an insane amount of industrial robots connected to the Internet, and even worse, thousands are left with no form of user authentication whatsoever, open to attack from anyone skilled enough to know how to sabotage their mode of operation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/watch-researchers-hack-an-industrial-robot-and-sabotage-production/
HoeflerText SocEng Attack Now Targeting Firefox with a Mozilla Font Pack

HoeflerText Font Pack social engineering attack has expanded to now include the Firefox browser as one of its targets. Not paying attention and installing its payload will lead to the Zeus Panda banking Trojan being installed on a victim's computer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hoeflertext-soceng-attack-now-targeting-firefox-with-a-mozilla-font-pack/
234 Android Applications Are Currently Using Ultrasonic Beacons to Track Users

A team of researchers from the Brunswick Technical University in Germany has discovered an alarming number of Android applications that employ ultrasonic tracking beacons to track users and their nearby environment. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/234-android-applications-are-currently-using-ultrasonic-beacons-to-track-users/
Malware Targets North Korea for Once

Security researchers from Cisco Talos have come across a new malware family that was used to target various officials and organizations linked to North Korea. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-targets-north-korea-for-once/
WordPress Zero-Day Could Expose Password Reset Emails

Polish security expert Dawid Golunski has discovered a zero-day in the WordPress password reset mechanism that would allow an attacker to obtain the password reset link, under certain circumstances. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wordpress-zero-day-could-expose-password-reset-emails/
Windows 10 Insider Build 16188 For PC Brings Application Guard to the Enterprise

Today Microsoft released Insider Preview Build 16188 for PC and Insider Preview Build 15210 for Mobile to insiders on the fast ring. With build 16188, Microsoft introduces new features in Microsoft Edge's PDF Reader and Application Guard for Microsoft Edge. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-16188-for-pc-brings-application-guard-to-the-enterprise/