New SamSam Variant Requires Special Password Before Infection
New versions of the SamSam ransomware will not execute unless the person running the malware's payload enters a special password via the command-line. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-samsam-variant-requires-special-password-before-infection/
New versions of the SamSam ransomware will not execute unless the person running the malware's payload enters a special password via the command-line. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-samsam-variant-requires-special-password-before-infection/
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New SamSam Variant Requires Special Password Before Infection
New versions of the SamSam ransomware will not execute unless the person running the malware's payload enters a special password via the command-line.
Sixteen Arrested After Deploying Coinminers Across Internet Cafes in 30 Cities
Chinese police have arrested 16 employees of a local IT company on charges of hacking after deploying cryptocurrency miners on thousands of computers at Internet cafes in 30 cities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sixteen-arrested-after-deploying-coinminers-across-internet-cafes-in-30-cities/
Chinese police have arrested 16 employees of a local IT company on charges of hacking after deploying cryptocurrency miners on thousands of computers at Internet cafes in 30 cities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sixteen-arrested-after-deploying-coinminers-across-internet-cafes-in-30-cities/
Dude Gets 20 Years in the Slammer for Attempting to Hijack Domain at Gunpoint
An Iowa man will go to prison for the next 20 years after he attempted to hijack an Internet domain at gunpoint, tased and shot the victim, and got shot back himself. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/dude-gets-20-years-in-the-slammer-for-attempting-to-hijack-domain-at-gunpoint/
An Iowa man will go to prison for the next 20 years after he attempted to hijack an Internet domain at gunpoint, tased and shot the victim, and got shot back himself. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/dude-gets-20-years-in-the-slammer-for-attempting-to-hijack-domain-at-gunpoint/
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Dude Gets 20 Years in the Slammer for Attempting to Hijack Domain at Gunpoint
An Iowa man will go to prison for the next 20 years after he attempted to hijack an Internet domain at gunpoint, tased and shot the victim, and got shot back himself.
New Google Account Update Makes It Easier to Manage Your Data
In the past, Google consolidated a users account, privacy, and security settings into one control panel called Google Account. Today, Google is revamping this interface to make it easier to use by including a search feature, making security and privacy features more readily accessible, and by offering detailed summary pages. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/new-google-account-update-makes-it-easier-to-manage-your-data/
In the past, Google consolidated a users account, privacy, and security settings into one control panel called Google Account. Today, Google is revamping this interface to make it easier to use by including a search feature, making security and privacy features more readily accessible, and by offering detailed summary pages. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/new-google-account-update-makes-it-easier-to-manage-your-data/
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New Google Account Update Makes It Easier to Manage Your Data
In the past, Google consolidated a users account, privacy, and security settings into one control panel called Google Account. Today, Google is revamping this interface to make it easier to use by including a search feature, making security and privacy features…
Downloading 3rd Party OpenVPN Configs May Be Dangerous. Here’s Why.
Call my a cynic, but one thing I have learned from the using the Internet is to double-check, if not triple-check, everything you download. So many downloads have malware, adware, and scripts that perform malicious activities on your computer that it has to be a requirement to thoroughly check a download before it's used. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/downloading-3rd-party-openvpn-configs-may-be-dangerous-here-s-why/
Call my a cynic, but one thing I have learned from the using the Internet is to double-check, if not triple-check, everything you download. So many downloads have malware, adware, and scripts that perform malicious activities on your computer that it has to be a requirement to thoroughly check a download before it's used. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/downloading-3rd-party-openvpn-configs-may-be-dangerous-here-s-why/
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Downloading 3rd Party OpenVPN Configs May Be Dangerous. Here’s Why.
Call me a cynic, but one thing I have learned from the using the Internet is to double-check, if not triple-check, everything you download. So many downloads have malware, adware, and scripts that perform malicious activities on your computer that it has…
Continued Conversation Now Available in Google Assistant. Here's How to Enable.
At Google I/O 2018 Google announced an optional new feature called "Continued Conversation" that would allow you to continue talking to Google Assistant without using the wake up word each time. Starting today, this new feature has begun to rollout to Google Home, Google Home Mini and Google Home Max devices worldwide. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/continued-conversation-now-available-in-google-assistant-heres-how-to-enable/
At Google I/O 2018 Google announced an optional new feature called "Continued Conversation" that would allow you to continue talking to Google Assistant without using the wake up word each time. Starting today, this new feature has begun to rollout to Google Home, Google Home Mini and Google Home Max devices worldwide. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/continued-conversation-now-available-in-google-assistant-heres-how-to-enable/
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Continued Conversation Now Available in Google Assistant. Here's How to Enable.
At Google I/O 2018 Google announced an optional new feature called "Continued Conversation" that would allow you to continue talking to Google Assistant without using the wake up word each time. Starting today, this new feature has begun to rollout to Google…
US Bill Hopes to Prevent IT Supply-Chain Issues Like the Kaspersky & ZTE Fiascos
Two US senators have proposed a bill this week that aims to address the issues with software and IT services provided to the US government and its agencies. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/us-bill-hopes-to-prevent-it-supply-chain-issues-like-the-kaspersky-and-zte-fiascos/
Two US senators have proposed a bill this week that aims to address the issues with software and IT services provided to the US government and its agencies. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/us-bill-hopes-to-prevent-it-supply-chain-issues-like-the-kaspersky-and-zte-fiascos/
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US Bill Hopes to Prevent IT Supply-Chain Issues Like the Kaspersky & ZTE Fiascos
Two US senators have proposed a bill this week that aims to address the issues with software and IT services provided to the US government and its agencies.
Windows 10 Control Center Maybe Still In Development Based on Screenshot in MS Store
A screenshot of a new Microsoft app called Screen Sketch may have leaked that Microsoft is still developing the Windows 10 Control Center feature. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-10-control-center-maybe-still-in-development-based-on-screenshot-in-ms-store/
A screenshot of a new Microsoft app called Screen Sketch may have leaked that Microsoft is still developing the Windows 10 Control Center feature. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-10-control-center-maybe-still-in-development-based-on-screenshot-in-ms-store/
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Windows 10 Control Center Maybe Still In Development Based on Screenshot in MS Store
A screenshot of a new Microsoft app called Screen Sketch may have leaked that Microsoft is still developing the Windows 10 Control Center feature.
Four Ukrainians Arrested for Running Six Fake Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Ukrainian police announced the arrest of four suspects on accusations of running six fake cryptocurrency exchanges. The four men, aged between 20 and 26, were arrested last week in the city of Dnipro. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/four-ukrainians-arrested-for-running-six-fake-cryptocurrency-exchanges/
Ukrainian police announced the arrest of four suspects on accusations of running six fake cryptocurrency exchanges. The four men, aged between 20 and 26, were arrested last week in the city of Dnipro. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/four-ukrainians-arrested-for-running-six-fake-cryptocurrency-exchanges/
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Four Ukrainians Arrested for Running Six Fake Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Ukrainian police announced the arrest of four suspects on accusations of running six fake cryptocurrency exchanges. The four men, aged between 20 and 26, were arrested last week in the city of Dnipro.
New GZipDe Malware Drops Metasploit Backdoor
Security researchers from AlienVault have discovered a new malware strain named GZipDe that appears to be part of a targeted attack —most likely a cyber-espionage campaign. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gzipde-malware-drops-metasploit-backdoor/
Security researchers from AlienVault have discovered a new malware strain named GZipDe that appears to be part of a targeted attack —most likely a cyber-espionage campaign. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gzipde-malware-drops-metasploit-backdoor/
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New GZipDe Malware Drops Metasploit Backdoor
Security researchers from AlienVault have discovered a new malware strain named GZipDe that appears to be part of a targeted attack —most likely a cyber-espionage campaign.
Someone Is Taking Over Insecure Cameras and Spying on Device Owners
Many brands of webcams, security cameras, pet and baby monitors, use a woefully insecure cloud-based remote control system that can allow hackers to take over devices by performing Internet scans, modifying the device ID parameter, and using a default password to gain control over the user's equipment and its video stream. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/someone-is-taking-over-insecure-cameras-and-spying-on-device-owners/
Many brands of webcams, security cameras, pet and baby monitors, use a woefully insecure cloud-based remote control system that can allow hackers to take over devices by performing Internet scans, modifying the device ID parameter, and using a default password to gain control over the user's equipment and its video stream. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/someone-is-taking-over-insecure-cameras-and-spying-on-device-owners/
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Someone Is Taking Over Insecure Cameras and Spying on Device Owners
Many brands of webcams, security cameras, pet and baby monitors, use a woefully insecure cloud-based remote control system that can allow hackers to take over devices by performing Internet scans, modifying the device ID parameter, and using a default password…
India Tells Banks to Migrate ATMs From Windows XP by June 2019
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's s central banking authority, told local banks to update all ATMs still running Windows XP to a newer operating system by June 2019, or face regulatory sanctions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/india-tells-banks-to-migrate-atms-from-windows-xp-by-june-2019/
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's s central banking authority, told local banks to update all ATMs still running Windows XP to a newer operating system by June 2019, or face regulatory sanctions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/india-tells-banks-to-migrate-atms-from-windows-xp-by-june-2019/
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India Tells Banks to Migrate ATMs From Windows XP by June 2019
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's s central banking authority, told local banks to update all ATMs still running Windows XP to a newer operating system by June 2019, or face regulatory sanctions.
Blackmail Campaign Pretending to be WannaCry Is Really Just WannaSpam
A new spam campaign is underway that pretends to be from a group called the "WannaCry-Hack-Team" that states the infamous WannaCry Ransomware has returned, the recipients computer is infected, and they need to send some bitcoins or their files will be deleted. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackmail-campaign-pretending-to-be-wannacry-is-really-just-wannaspam/
A new spam campaign is underway that pretends to be from a group called the "WannaCry-Hack-Team" that states the infamous WannaCry Ransomware has returned, the recipients computer is infected, and they need to send some bitcoins or their files will be deleted. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackmail-campaign-pretending-to-be-wannacry-is-really-just-wannaspam/
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Blackmail Campaign Pretending to be WannaCry Is Really Just WannaSpam
A new spam campaign is underway that pretends to be from a group called the "WannaCry-Hack-Team" that states the infamous WannaCry Ransomware has returned, the recipients computer is infected, and they need to send some bitcoins or their files will be deleted.
An Up-to-Date Browser Should Keep Users Safe From Most Exploit Kits
The times when exploit kits (EKs) were known to be the breeding ground of new zero-days is long gone, and most EKs nowadays live off older vulnerabilities, meaning that keeping your browser, OS, and Flash Player up-to-date is enough to safeguard you from today's top web-based threats. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/an-up-to-date-browser-should-keep-users-safe-from-most-exploit-kits/
The times when exploit kits (EKs) were known to be the breeding ground of new zero-days is long gone, and most EKs nowadays live off older vulnerabilities, meaning that keeping your browser, OS, and Flash Player up-to-date is enough to safeguard you from today's top web-based threats. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/an-up-to-date-browser-should-keep-users-safe-from-most-exploit-kits/
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An Up-to-Date Browser Should Keep Users Safe From Most Exploit Kits
The times when exploit kits (EKs) were known to be the breeding ground of new zero-days is long gone, and most EKs nowadays live off older vulnerabilities, meaning that keeping your browser, OS, and Flash Player up-to-date is enough to safeguard you from…
WinDynamicDesktop Brings the macOS Dynamic Desktop Feature to Windows 10
macOS Mojave includes a feature called Dynamic Desktop that causes your wallpaper to cycle through 16 images of the same scene throughout a day. When developer Timothy Johnson saw this he decided he wanted to write a similar program that would work with Windows 10. Thus the WinDynamicDesktop.was born. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/windynamicdesktop-brings-the-macos-dynamic-desktop-feature-to-windows-10/
macOS Mojave includes a feature called Dynamic Desktop that causes your wallpaper to cycle through 16 images of the same scene throughout a day. When developer Timothy Johnson saw this he decided he wanted to write a similar program that would work with Windows 10. Thus the WinDynamicDesktop.was born. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/windynamicdesktop-brings-the-macos-dynamic-desktop-feature-to-windows-10/
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WinDynamicDesktop Brings the macOS Dynamic Desktop Feature to Windows 10
macOS Mojave includes a feature called Dynamic Desktop that causes your wallpaper to cycle through 16 images of the same scene throughout a day. When developer Timothy Johnson saw this he decided he wanted to write a similar program that would work with Windows…
US Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant to Track Cell Phone Location
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS ) ruled today that law enforcement must obtain a search warrant before obtaining and accessing cell phone location information from mobile carriers and other entities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/us-supreme-court-rules-police-need-warrant-to-track-cell-phone-location/
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS ) ruled today that law enforcement must obtain a search warrant before obtaining and accessing cell phone location information from mobile carriers and other entities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/us-supreme-court-rules-police-need-warrant-to-track-cell-phone-location/
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US Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant to Track Cell Phone Location
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS ) ruled today that law enforcement must obtain a search warrant before obtaining and accessing cell phone location information from mobile carriers and other entities.
The Week in Ransomware - June 22nd 2018 - Scarab Everywhere!
This has been the week of the Scarab with a continuous stream of Scarab Ransomware variants being released. We also had a few decryptors and some smaller variants, but by far Scarab dominated the ransomware distribution. Thankfully, under certain conditions Scarab can be decrypted by Dr. Web, [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-june-22nd-2018-scarab-everywhere/
This has been the week of the Scarab with a continuous stream of Scarab Ransomware variants being released. We also had a few decryptors and some smaller variants, but by far Scarab dominated the ransomware distribution. Thankfully, under certain conditions Scarab can be decrypted by Dr. Web, [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-june-22nd-2018-scarab-everywhere/
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The Week in Ransomware - June 22nd 2018 - Scarab Everywhere!
This has been the week of the Scarab with a continuous stream of Scarab Ransomware variants being released. We also had a few decryptors and some smaller variants, but by far Scarab dominated the ransomware distribution. Thankfully, under certain conditions…
Ubuntu Reveals Desktop Telemetry for the First Time
Canonical has kept a promise it made in February this year and has made public some of the telemetry it gathered from Ubuntu Desktop users in the past three months. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/ubuntu-reveals-desktop-telemetry-for-the-first-time/
Canonical has kept a promise it made in February this year and has made public some of the telemetry it gathered from Ubuntu Desktop users in the past three months. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/ubuntu-reveals-desktop-telemetry-for-the-first-time/
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Ubuntu Reveals Desktop Telemetry for the First Time
Canonical has kept a promise it made in February this year and has made public some of the telemetry it gathered from Ubuntu Desktop users in the past three months.
Thousands of Apps Leak Sensitive Data via Misconfigured Firebase Backends
Thousands of iOS and Android mobile applications are exposing over 113 GBs of data via over 2,271 misconfigured Firebase databases, according to a report released this week by mobile security firm Appthority. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/thousands-of-apps-leak-sensitive-data-via-misconfigured-firebase-backends/
Thousands of iOS and Android mobile applications are exposing over 113 GBs of data via over 2,271 misconfigured Firebase databases, according to a report released this week by mobile security firm Appthority. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/thousands-of-apps-leak-sensitive-data-via-misconfigured-firebase-backends/
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Thousands of Apps Leak Sensitive Data via Misconfigured Firebase Backends
Thousands of iOS and Android mobile applications are exposing over 113 GBs of data via over 2,271 misconfigured Firebase databases, according to a report released this week by mobile security firm Appthority.
Apple Confirms Major Issues With MacBook Keyboards, Offers Free Service
Apple acknowledged on Friday that some MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops have faulty keyboards and has offered free service to all affected customers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-confirms-major-issues-with-macbook-keyboards-offers-free-service/
Apple acknowledged on Friday that some MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops have faulty keyboards and has offered free service to all affected customers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-confirms-major-issues-with-macbook-keyboards-offers-free-service/
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Apple Confirms Major Issues With MacBook Keyboards, Offers Free Service
Apple acknowledged on Friday that some MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops have faulty keyboards and has offered free service to all affected customers.
Changes in WebAssembly Could Render Meltdown and Spectre Browser Patches Useless
Upcoming additions to the WebAssembly standard may render useless some of the mitigations put up at the browser level against Meltdown and Spectre attacks, according to John Bergbom, a security researcher at Forcepoint. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/changes-in-webassembly-could-render-meltdown-and-spectre-browser-patches-useless/
Upcoming additions to the WebAssembly standard may render useless some of the mitigations put up at the browser level against Meltdown and Spectre attacks, according to John Bergbom, a security researcher at Forcepoint. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/changes-in-webassembly-could-render-meltdown-and-spectre-browser-patches-useless/
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Changes in WebAssembly Could Render Meltdown and Spectre Browser Patches Useless
Upcoming additions to the WebAssembly standard may render useless some of the mitigations put up at the browser level against Meltdown and Spectre attacks, according to John Bergbom, a security researcher at Forcepoint.