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Rhode Island Schools Can Access Student School Laptops Without Reason or Notification

Low-income families from Rhode Island are giving up their privacy for the sake of receiving a school-issued laptop to aid children in their studies, according to a report released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) last week. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/rhode-island-schools-can-access-student-school-laptops-without-reason-or-notification/
15% of All IoT Device Owners Don't Change Default Passwords

Simple statistics can tell you a lot about the state of security in a market niche. For example, if we'd said that just five passwords would grant you access to 10% of all the IoT devices available online, you'd be right to feel concerned. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/15-percent-of-all-iot-device-owners-dont-change-default-passwords/
Unprotected Database Exposes Details of 198 Million US Voters

An Amazon S3 bucket containing the personal details of over 198 million Americans was left exposed online with no protection, according to UpGuard, a cyber-security whose researchers came across the database last week. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/unprotected-database-exposes-details-of-198-million-us-voters/
South Korean Web Hosting Provider Pays $1 Million in Ransomware Demand

Nayana, a web hosting provider based in South Korea, announced it is in the process of paying a three-tier ransom demand of nearly $1 million worth of Bitcoin, following a ransomware infection that encrypted data on customer' servers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/south-korean-web-hosting-provider-pays-1-million-in-ransomware-demand/
McAfee Releases Free Tool That Removes Pinkslipbot Leftovers That Use Your PC as Proxy

Last week, McAfee released a tool named AmIPinkC2, a Windows command-line application that removes remnant files of Pinkslipbot infections that allow the malware to continue to use previously infected computers as proxy relays, even if the original malware's binary has been cleaned and removed from infected hosts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mcafee-releases-free-tool-that-removes-pinkslipbot-leftovers-that-use-your-pc-as-proxy/
TrickBot Activity Ramps up, Now Targeting CRMs and PayPal Users

Several security researchers have spotted an increase in malware campaigns distributing the TrickBot banking trojan, going after a host of targets ranging from regular e-banking applications to PayPal accounts and business CRMs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trickbot-activity-ramps-up-now-targeting-crms-and-paypal-users/
Cryptocurrency Miner Delivered via NSA's DOUBLEPULSAR Backdoor

Windows computers are being targeted with a new cryptocurrency miner that uses an NSA hacking tool to infect users' PCs. Detected under the generic name of Trojan.BtcMine.1259, this trojan was first spotted last week by Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptocurrency-miner-delivered-via-nsas-doublepulsar-backdoor/
95% of Windows 10 PCs Have a Modern Antivirus Installed

Microsoft has responded to a complaint filed by Kaspersky Labs, which accused the OS maker of using its dominant market position to push its antivirus β€” Windows Defender β€” on Windows 10 users, on the detriment of third-party AVs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/95-percent-of-windows-10-pcs-have-a-modern-antivirus-installed/
TeslaWare Plays Russian Roulette with your Files

I was told about a new ransomware called TeslaWare that is being promoted on a black hat criminal site. After a quick search, I was able to find a sample that was compiled yesterday and I began to dig into to it.  What did I find? That the marketing poster promoting TeslaWare was more advanced than the ransomware itself. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/teslaware-plays-russian-roulette-with-your-files/