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New R2D2 Technique Protects Files Against Wiper Malware

Purdue University scientists have developed a data protection technique called Reactive Redundancy for Data Destruction (R2D2) that can protect data sitting inside a virtual machine from modern data-wiping malware and even some secure file deletion methods. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-r2d2-technique-protects-files-against-wiper-malware/
Reddit Bans Community Dedicated to Dark Web Markets

Reddit has banned /r/DarkNetMarkets, the site's biggest community dedicated to discussions related to Dark Web marketplaces β€”sites dedicated to selling illegal products varying from weapons, drugs, malware, data breaches, DDoS services, fraud services, and more. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reddit-bans-community-dedicated-to-dark-web-markets/
TrickBot Banking Trojan Gets Screenlocker Component

The most recent version of the TrickBot banking trojan now includes a screenlocker component, suggesting the malware's operators might soon start holding victims for ransom if infected targets don't appear to be e-banking users. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trickbot-banking-trojan-gets-screenlocker-component/
Top Security Execs at Google, Facebook, and Twitter Announce Departures

In the span of three days, news broke that high-ranking security at executives at three of the Internet's most important tech firms β€”Google, Facebook, and Twitterβ€” announced plans to leave their respective companies. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/top-security-execs-at-google-facebook-and-twitter-announce-departures/
Massive Stack Overflow 100K User Survey Reveals Today's Hottest Technologies

Every year, the Stack Overflow team polls its userbase on various topics, in what has now become the most anticipated survey on the developer market, mainly because its results are the most accurate indicators of rising/falling programming trends, salary medians, and workforce diversity. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/massive-stack-overflow-100k-user-survey-reveals-todays-hottest-technologies/
GhostMiner Uses Fileless Techniques, Removes Other Miners, But Makes Only $200

Security researchers from Minerva Labs have discovered a new strain of cryptocurrency-mining malware that uses PowerShell code to obtain fileless execution, and scans and stops the process of other miners that might be running on the same infected host. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ghostminer-uses-fileless-techniques-removes-other-miners-but-makes-only-200/
US Congress Passes CLOUD Act Hidden in Budget Spending Bill

The United States Congress passed late last night a $1.3 trillion budget spending bill that also contained a piece of legislation that allows internal and foreign law enforcement access to user data stored online without a search warrant or probable cause. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/us-congress-passes-cloud-act-hidden-in-budget-spending-bill/
The AVCrypt Ransomware Tries To Uninstall Your AV Software

A new ransomware named AVCrypt has been discovered that tries to uninstall existing security software before it encrypts a computer.  Furthermore, as it removes numerous services, including Windows Update, and provides no contact information, this ransomware may be a wiper. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-avcrypt-ransomware-tries-to-uninstall-your-av-software/
The Week in Ransomware - March 23rd 2018 - Govt Infections, Zenis, and More

This week was definitely a lot busier than the previous one. During the past two weeks we have had some interesting ransomware released such as Zenis, which deletes files associated with backups, and AVCrypt that tries to uninstall your security software. We also had a bunch of organizations affected by SamSam. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-march-23rd-2018-govt-infections-zenis-and-more/
Windows Insider Build 17128 Removes the Preview Watermark From Desktop

Yesterday Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17128 for PC to insiders in the fast ring. This build contains no new features, no bug fixes, and no list of issues.  The only difference between this build and 17127 is that they removed the watermark at the bottom right of the desktop. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-insider-build-17128-removes-the-preview-watermark-from-desktop/