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DOJ Asks DreamHost to Reveal IP Addresses of All Who Visited Anti-Trump Website

DreamHost — a US-based web hosting provider — revealed today that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had issued a search warrant in an attempt to obtain details about one of its customers, and the people who visited its website. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/doj-asks-dreamhost-to-reveal-ip-addresses-of-all-who-visited-anti-trump-website/
Millions of RDP Endpoints Exposed Online and Ready for Bad Things

An Internet-wide scan carried out by security researchers from Rapid7 has discovered over 11 million devices with 3389/TCP ports left open online, of which over 4.1 million are specifically speaking the RDP protocol. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-rdp-endpoints-exposed-online-and-ready-for-bad-things/
Lone Nigerian Hacker Behind Hacks at 4,000 Organizations

One lone hacker operating out of Lagos, Nigeria was able to hack into over 4,000 organizations across the globe using basic techniques and antiquated tools, according to an investigation by researchers at Check Point. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lone-nigerian-hacker-behind-hacks-at-4-000-organizations/
Pulse Wave - New DDoS Assault Pattern Discovered

A new method of carrying out DDoS attacks named Pulse Wave is causing problems to certain DDoS mitigation solutions, allowing attackers to down servers previously thought to be secured. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pulse-wave-new-ddos-assault-pattern-discovered/
SyncCrypt Ransomware Hides Inside JPG Files, Appends .KK Extension

A new ransomware called SyncCrypt was discovered that is being distributed by spam attachments pretending to be court orders. This ransomware uses a interesting approach of embedding a zip file in a jpg image in order to avoid detection. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/synccrypt-ransomware-hides-inside-jpg-files-appends-kk-extension/
Locky Ransomware switches to the Lukitus extension for Encrypted Files

Today a new Locky Ransomware variant was discovered that switches to the .lukitus extension for encrypted files. It is not currently known how this variant is being distributed, but as the ransomware is being downloaded from a remote site it is most likely malspam. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/locky-ransomware-switches-to-the-lukitus-extension-for-encrypted-files/
Unpatchable Flaw Affects Most of Today's Modern Cars

A flaw buried deep in the hearts of all modern cars allows an attacker with local or even remote access to a vehicle to shut down various components, including safety systems such as airbags, brakes, parking sensors, and others. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unpatchable-flaw-affects-most-of-todays-modern-cars/
Banking Trojans Set Their Sights on Taxi and Ride-Hailing Apps

It was to be expected that Android banking trojan operators would eventually set their sights on ride-hailing applications, considering that these apps work with a user's financial data on a daily basis. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/banking-trojans-set-their-sights-on-taxi-and-ride-hailing-apps/
Computers, Smartphones Can Be Used as a Sonar-Like Tracking System

New research published this week by researchers from the University of Washington shows how an attacker could track a user's movements using speakers and microphones that come with computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and other devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/computers-smartphones-can-be-used-as-a-sonar-like-tracking-system/