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ISP Asks Security Researcher for Help in Regaining Control over 15,000 Routers
Around six months ago, an Internet service provider (ISP) doing business in the Middle East was forced to ask a security researcher for help in order to regain access to over 15,000 routers it was about to lose control of. [...]
ISP Asks Security Researcher for Help in Regaining Control over 15,000 Routers
Around six months ago, an Internet service provider (ISP) doing business in the Middle East was forced to ask a security researcher for help in order to regain access to over 15,000 routers it was about to lose control of. [...]
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ISP Asks Security Researcher for Help in Regaining Control over 15,000 Routers
Around six months ago, an Internet service provider (ISP) doing business in the Middle East was forced to ask a security researcher for help in order to regain access to over 15,000 routers it was about to lose control of.
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Turkish Hackers Are Playing a DDoS-for-Points Game
A Turkish hacking crew is running a DDoS-for-Points platform where participants can earn points if they carry out DDoS attacks against a list of predetermined targets, points they can exchange later on for various online click-fraud tools. [...]
Turkish Hackers Are Playing a DDoS-for-Points Game
A Turkish hacking crew is running a DDoS-for-Points platform where participants can earn points if they carry out DDoS attacks against a list of predetermined targets, points they can exchange later on for various online click-fraud tools. [...]
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Turkish Hackers Are Playing a DDoS-for-Points Game
A Turkish hacking crew is running a DDoS-for-Points platform where participants can earn points if they carry out DDoS attacks against a list of predetermined targets, points they can exchange later on for various online click-fraud tools.
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Hacker Steals $300,000 from Major Cryptocurrency Investor
An unknown hacker has stolen at least $300,000 in Augur and Ether cryptocurrency from Bo Shen, the founder of venture capital firm Fenbushi Capital, and one of the early adopters of many of today's cryptocurrencies. [...]
Hacker Steals $300,000 from Major Cryptocurrency Investor
An unknown hacker has stolen at least $300,000 in Augur and Ether cryptocurrency from Bo Shen, the founder of venture capital firm Fenbushi Capital, and one of the early adopters of many of today's cryptocurrencies. [...]
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Hacker Steals $300,000 from Major Cryptocurrency Investor
An unknown hacker has stolen at least $300,000 in Augur and Ether cryptocurrency from Bo Shen, the founder of venture capital firm Fenbushi Capital, and one of the early adopters of many of today's cryptocurrencies.
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Cryptography Expert Matthew Green to Audit OpenVPN Security
OpenVPN, one of the most popular VPN clients today, is to receive a security audit from Dr. Matthew Green, a famous US cryptographer and assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Johns Hopkins University. [...]
Cryptography Expert Matthew Green to Audit OpenVPN Security
OpenVPN, one of the most popular VPN clients today, is to receive a security audit from Dr. Matthew Green, a famous US cryptographer and assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Johns Hopkins University. [...]
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Cryptography Expert Matthew Green to Audit OpenVPN Security
OpenVPN, one of the most popular VPN clients today, is to receive a security audit from Dr. Matthew Green, a famous US cryptographer and assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Johns Hopkins University.
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Hackers Attacking Russia Will Face up to 10 Years in Prison According to New Bill
The Russian Parliament is working on a new law that would introduce criminal liability for hackers creating tools and participating in cyber-attacks against Russian infrastructure. [...]
Hackers Attacking Russia Will Face up to 10 Years in Prison According to New Bill
The Russian Parliament is working on a new law that would introduce criminal liability for hackers creating tools and participating in cyber-attacks against Russian infrastructure. [...]
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Hackers Attacking Russia Will Face up to 10 Years in Prison According to New Bill
The Russian Parliament is working on a new law that would introduce criminal liability for hackers creating tools and participating in cyber-attacks against Russian infrastructure.
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Wrongfully Accused Movie Pirate to Receive $17,000 from Overaggressive Filmmaker
A judge in Oregon has ruled that a Nevada movie company must pay over $17,000 in financial compensations to a man it wrongfully accused of copyright infringement and insisted on pursuing the case with "overaggressive litigation tactics," even after it became clear that the accused man was not responsible for the supposed crime. [...]
Wrongfully Accused Movie Pirate to Receive $17,000 from Overaggressive Filmmaker
A judge in Oregon has ruled that a Nevada movie company must pay over $17,000 in financial compensations to a man it wrongfully accused of copyright infringement and insisted on pursuing the case with "overaggressive litigation tactics," even after it became clear that the accused man was not responsible for the supposed crime. [...]
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Wrongfully Accused Movie Pirate to Receive $17,000 from Overaggressive Filmmaker
A judge in Oregon has ruled that a Nevada movie company must pay over $17,000 in financial compensations to a man it wrongfully accused of copyright infringement and insisted on pursuing the case with "overaggressive litigation tactics," even after it became…
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Crooks Start Deploying New "August" Infostealer
During the month of November 2016, a cyber-crime group has started deploying a new malware family nicknamed "August," used mainly for information gathering and reconnaissance on the infected target's computer. [...]
Crooks Start Deploying New "August" Infostealer
During the month of November 2016, a cyber-crime group has started deploying a new malware family nicknamed "August," used mainly for information gathering and reconnaissance on the infected target's computer. [...]
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Crooks Start Deploying New "August" Infostealer
During the month of November 2016, a cyber-crime group has started deploying a new malware family nicknamed "August," used mainly for information gathering and reconnaissance on the infected target's computer.
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New Scheme: Spread Popcorn Time Ransomware, get chance of free Decryption Key
A in-development ransomware was discovered called Popcorn Time that intends to give victim's a very unusual way of getting a free decryption key. With Popcorn Time, not only can a victim pay a ransom to get their files back, but they can also try to infect two other people and have them pay the ransom in order to get a free key. [...]
New Scheme: Spread Popcorn Time Ransomware, get chance of free Decryption Key
A in-development ransomware was discovered called Popcorn Time that intends to give victim's a very unusual way of getting a free decryption key. With Popcorn Time, not only can a victim pay a ransom to get their files back, but they can also try to infect two other people and have them pay the ransom in order to get a free key. [...]
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New Scheme: Spread Popcorn Time Ransomware, get chance of free Decryption Key
A in-development ransomware was discovered called Popcorn Time that intends to give victim's a very unusual way of getting a free decryption key. With Popcorn Time, not only can a victim pay a ransom to get their files back, but they can also try to infect…
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Asian Hackers Stole Technical Trade Secrets from German Steelmaker ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp, one of the world's largest multinationals and one of the leading steel producers, said today in a statement that it was the victim of an economical espionage campaign carried out by hackers based in Southeast Asia. [...]
Asian Hackers Stole Technical Trade Secrets from German Steelmaker ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp, one of the world's largest multinationals and one of the leading steel producers, said today in a statement that it was the victim of an economical espionage campaign carried out by hackers based in Southeast Asia. [...]
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Asian Hackers Stole Technical Trade Secrets from German Steelmaker ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp, one of the world's largest multinationals and one of the leading steel producers, said today in a statement that it was the victim of an economical espionage campaign carried out by hackers based in Southeast Asia.
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Windows 10 Insider Build 14986 release to PC with lots of Updates
Yetsterday Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14986 for PC only to Insiders on the fast ring. This build is filled with a lot of new features and updates in Cortana, Printing, Game Bar, Windows Defender and more. [...]
Windows 10 Insider Build 14986 release to PC with lots of Updates
Yetsterday Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14986 for PC only to Insiders on the fast ring. This build is filled with a lot of new features and updates in Cortana, Printing, Game Bar, Windows Defender and more. [...]
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Windows 10 Insider Build 14986 release to PC with lots of Updates
Yetsterday Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14986 for PC only to Insiders on the fast ring. This build is filled with a lot of new features and updates in Cortana, Printing, Game Bar, Windows Defender and more.
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Facebook Spam Campaign Uses Chrome Extension to Spread Nude Celebrity PDFs
Spammers are mass-messaging Facebook users with PDF files claiming to contain nude celebrity pictures, but which lead users to a malicious Chrome extension and overly aggressive advertising sites. [...]
Facebook Spam Campaign Uses Chrome Extension to Spread Nude Celebrity PDFs
Spammers are mass-messaging Facebook users with PDF files claiming to contain nude celebrity pictures, but which lead users to a malicious Chrome extension and overly aggressive advertising sites. [...]
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Facebook Spam Campaign Uses Chrome Extension to Spread Nude Celebrity PDFs
Spammers are mass-messaging Facebook users with PDF files claiming to contain nude celebrity pictures, but which lead users to a malicious Chrome extension and overly aggressive advertising sites.
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Researchers Point Out "Theoretical" Security Flaws in AMD's Upcoming Zen CPU
The security protocol that governs how virtual machines share data on a host system powered by AMD Zen processors has been found to be insecure, at least in theory, by Felicitas Hetzelt and Robert Buhren, two scientists at the Security in Telecommunications Department at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. [...]
Researchers Point Out "Theoretical" Security Flaws in AMD's Upcoming Zen CPU
The security protocol that governs how virtual machines share data on a host system powered by AMD Zen processors has been found to be insecure, at least in theory, by Felicitas Hetzelt and Robert Buhren, two scientists at the Security in Telecommunications Department at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. [...]
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Researchers Point Out "Theoretical" Security Flaws in AMD's Upcoming Zen CPU
The security protocol that governs how virtual machines share data on a host system powered by AMD Zen processors has been found to be insecure, at least in theory, by Felicitas Hetzelt and Robert Buhren, two scientists at the Security in Telecommunications…
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Banking Trojan Uses Gmail Popup to Extend Infection to Victim's Android Phone
A group of malware authors has come up with a new method of transcending an infection from the user's computer to his Android smartphone. [...]
Banking Trojan Uses Gmail Popup to Extend Infection to Victim's Android Phone
A group of malware authors has come up with a new method of transcending an infection from the user's computer to his Android smartphone. [...]
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Banking Trojan Uses Gmail Popup to Extend Infection to Victim's Android Phone
A group of malware authors has come up with a new method of transcending an infection from the user's computer to his Android smartphone.
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New Exo Android Trojan Sold on Hacking Forums, Dark Web
Malware coders are advertising a new Android trojan that can be used for phishing banking credentials, intercepting SMS messages, locking devices with a password (ransomware-like behavior), and more. [...]
New Exo Android Trojan Sold on Hacking Forums, Dark Web
Malware coders are advertising a new Android trojan that can be used for phishing banking credentials, intercepting SMS messages, locking devices with a password (ransomware-like behavior), and more. [...]
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New Exo Android Trojan Sold on Hacking Forums, Dark Web
Malware coders are advertising a new Android trojan that can be used for phishing banking credentials, intercepting SMS messages, locking devices with a password (ransomware-like behavior), and more.
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"Proof of Concept" CryptoWire Ransomware Spawns Lomix and UltraLocker Families
A new open-source ransomware project uploaded on GitHub as a "proof of concept," has now spawned three new ransomware families that are infecting users in real-life. [...]
"Proof of Concept" CryptoWire Ransomware Spawns Lomix and UltraLocker Families
A new open-source ransomware project uploaded on GitHub as a "proof of concept," has now spawned three new ransomware families that are infecting users in real-life. [...]
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"Proof of Concept" CryptoWire Ransomware Spawns Lomix and UltraLocker Families
A new open-source ransomware project uploaded on GitHub as a "proof of concept," has now spawned three new ransomware families that are infecting users in real-life.
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Chrome 56 to Show Warnings on HTTP Pages with Payment and Password Forms
Google Chrome 56, currently in Beta stage, will show a distinctive and visible warning text when users navigate to pages hosted on HTTP that contain sensitive form elements such as fields for password or credit card data input. [...]
Chrome 56 to Show Warnings on HTTP Pages with Payment and Password Forms
Google Chrome 56, currently in Beta stage, will show a distinctive and visible warning text when users navigate to pages hosted on HTTP that contain sensitive form elements such as fields for password or credit card data input. [...]
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Chrome 56 to Show Warnings on HTTP Pages with Payment and Password Forms
Google Chrome 56, currently in Beta stage, will show a distinctive and visible warning text when users navigate to pages hosted on HTTP that contain sensitive form elements such as fields for password or credit card data input.
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The Week in Ransomware - December 9th 2016 - Osiris, PornoPoker, Popcorn Time, Locked-In, and More
A bunch of small ransomware variants were released, but we did have a new release of the Locky Osiris variant and the interesting Popcorn Time. To me the most interesting story is Popcorn Time as they offer victims the ability to get a free decryption key if they can get two other people infected and have them pay the ransom. [...]
The Week in Ransomware - December 9th 2016 - Osiris, PornoPoker, Popcorn Time, Locked-In, and More
A bunch of small ransomware variants were released, but we did have a new release of the Locky Osiris variant and the interesting Popcorn Time. To me the most interesting story is Popcorn Time as they offer victims the ability to get a free decryption key if they can get two other people infected and have them pay the ransom. [...]
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The Week in Ransomware - December 9th 2016 - Osiris, PornoPoker, Popcorn Time, Locked-In, and More
A bunch of small ransomware variants were released, but we did have a new release of the Locky Osiris variant and the interesting Popcorn Time. To me the most interesting story is Popcorn Time as they offer victims the ability to get a free decryption key…
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CERT Warns Users to Stop Using Two Netgear Router Models Due to Security Flaw
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), an organization within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has published a security alert yesterday, warning owners of Netgear R6400 and R7000 models against using their routers for the time being, because of a severe security flaw. [...]
CERT Warns Users to Stop Using Two Netgear Router Models Due to Security Flaw
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), an organization within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has published a security alert yesterday, warning owners of Netgear R6400 and R7000 models against using their routers for the time being, because of a severe security flaw. [...]
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CERT Warns Users to Stop Using Two Netgear Router Models Due to Security Flaw
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), an organization within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has published a security alert yesterday, warning owners of Netgear R6400 and R7000 models against using their routers for the…
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Five-Year-Old Bait-and-Switch Linux Security Flaw Patched
Maintainers of the Linux Kernel project have fixed three security flaws this week, among which there was a serious bug that lingered in the kernel for the past five years and allowed attackers to bypass some OS security systems and open a root shell. [...]
Five-Year-Old Bait-and-Switch Linux Security Flaw Patched
Maintainers of the Linux Kernel project have fixed three security flaws this week, among which there was a serious bug that lingered in the kernel for the past five years and allowed attackers to bypass some OS security systems and open a root shell. [...]
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Five-Year-Old Bait-and-Switch Linux Security Flaw Patched
Maintainers of the Linux Kernel project have fixed three security flaws this week, among which there was a serious bug that lingered in the kernel for the past five years and allowed attackers to bypass some OS security systems and open a root shell.
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Thieves Using Radio Jammers to Prevent Drivers from Locking Their Cars
British police are warning drivers to check their doors after they use their remote key to lock their car because thieves may be using jammers to block door locking signals, leaving the vehicles unlocked. [...]
Thieves Using Radio Jammers to Prevent Drivers from Locking Their Cars
British police are warning drivers to check their doors after they use their remote key to lock their car because thieves may be using jammers to block door locking signals, leaving the vehicles unlocked. [...]
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Thieves Using Radio Jammers to Prevent Drivers from Locking Their Cars
British police are warning drivers to check their doors after they use their remote key to lock their car because thieves may be using jammers to block door locking signals, leaving the vehicles unlocked.
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First Version of Sandboxed Tor Browser Available
Developers at the Tor Project have started working on a sandboxed version of the Tor Browser, currently available as an early alpha version for Linux systems. Currently, this version is in an early alpha stage, and only available for Linux. There are no binaries available, and users must compile it themselves from the source code. [...]
First Version of Sandboxed Tor Browser Available
Developers at the Tor Project have started working on a sandboxed version of the Tor Browser, currently available as an early alpha version for Linux systems. Currently, this version is in an early alpha stage, and only available for Linux. There are no binaries available, and users must compile it themselves from the source code. [...]
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First Version of Sandboxed Tor Browser Available
Developers at the Tor Project have started working on a sandboxed version of the Tor Browser, currently available as an early alpha version for Linux systems. Currently, this version is in an early alpha stage, and only available for Linux. There are no binaries…