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Australia Bans Five Pirate Sites, Three of Which Don't Exist Anymore
By the end of the year, Australian Internet service providers will have to block access to five piracy portals following a decision from the Federal Court of Australia. [...]
Australia Bans Five Pirate Sites, Three of Which Don't Exist Anymore
By the end of the year, Australian Internet service providers will have to block access to five piracy portals following a decision from the Federal Court of Australia. [...]
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Australia Bans Five Pirate Sites, Three of Which Don't Exist Anymore
By the end of the year, Australian Internet service providers will have to block access to five piracy portals following a decision from the Federal Court of Australia.
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Kickass Torrents (KAT) Returned to Life by Original Team - Report
A near perfect clone of the original Kickass Torrents (KAT) portal has surfaced online today, brought back to life by members of the original KAT staff who weren't targeted by the DHS and IRS investigation. [...]
Kickass Torrents (KAT) Returned to Life by Original Team - Report
A near perfect clone of the original Kickass Torrents (KAT) portal has surfaced online today, brought back to life by members of the original KAT staff who weren't targeted by the DHS and IRS investigation. [...]
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Kickass Torrents (KAT) Returned to Life by Original Team - Report
A near perfect clone of the original Kickass Torrents (KAT) portal has surfaced online today, brought back to life by members of the original KAT staff who weren't targeted by the DHS and IRS investigation.
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Security Firms Almost Brought Down Massive Mirai Botnet
Following a failed takedown attempt, changes made to the Mirai malware variant responsible for building one of today's biggest botnets of IoT devices will make it incredibly harder for authorities and security firms to shut it down. [...]
Security Firms Almost Brought Down Massive Mirai Botnet
Following a failed takedown attempt, changes made to the Mirai malware variant responsible for building one of today's biggest botnets of IoT devices will make it incredibly harder for authorities and security firms to shut it down. [...]
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Security Firms Almost Brought Down Massive Mirai Botnet
Following a failed takedown attempt, changes made to the Mirai malware variant responsible for building one of today's biggest botnets of IoT devices will make it incredibly harder for authorities and security firms to shut it down.
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Android Adups Backdoor Became Active 5 Months, Affected 43 Phone Vendors
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Android Adups Backdoor Became Active 5 Months, Affected 43 Phone Vendors
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Android Adups Backdoor Became Active 5 Months, Affected 43 Phone Vendors
The backdoor found in the firmware of various low-end Android smartphones, which was traced back to a Chinese company, was active since July this year, according to mobile security firm Trustlook.
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Hacker Selling Access to US Election Assistance Commission Accounts
A Russian-speaking hacker has breached the servers of the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and is now selling access to these accounts. [...]
Hacker Selling Access to US Election Assistance Commission Accounts
A Russian-speaking hacker has breached the servers of the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and is now selling access to these accounts. [...]
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Hacker Selling Access to US Election Assistance Commission Accounts
A Russian-speaking hacker has breached the servers of the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and is now selling access to these accounts.
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Bayrob Malware Gang Had Elite Tactics, but They Still Got Caught Anyway
Romanian authorities have arrested and extradited to the US three nationals suspected of creating and distributing the Bayrob malware. [...]
Bayrob Malware Gang Had Elite Tactics, but They Still Got Caught Anyway
Romanian authorities have arrested and extradited to the US three nationals suspected of creating and distributing the Bayrob malware. [...]
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Bayrob Malware Gang Had Elite Tactics, but They Still Got Caught Anyway
Romanian authorities have arrested and extradited to the US three nationals suspected of creating and distributing the Bayrob malware.
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GozNym Malware Author Faces up to 100 Years in Jail
US authorities have indicted a man named Krasimir Nikolov, age 44, of Varna, Bulgaria, for his role in the distribution of the GozNym malware. [...]
GozNym Malware Author Faces up to 100 Years in Jail
US authorities have indicted a man named Krasimir Nikolov, age 44, of Varna, Bulgaria, for his role in the distribution of the GozNym malware. [...]
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GozNym Malware Author Faces up to 100 Years in Jail
US authorities have indicted a man named Krasimir Nikolov, age 44, of Varna, Bulgaria, for his role in the distribution of the GozNym malware.
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Bleacher Reports Suffers Data Breach as "Unauthorized Party" Accesses User Data
Sports news portal Bleacher Report announced today a security breach that affected readers that signed up for accounts on the site. [...]
Bleacher Reports Suffers Data Breach as "Unauthorized Party" Accesses User Data
Sports news portal Bleacher Report announced today a security breach that affected readers that signed up for accounts on the site. [...]
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Bleacher Reports Suffers Data Breach as "Unauthorized Party" Accesses User Data
Sports news portal Bleacher Report announced today a security breach that affected readers that signed up for accounts on the site.
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The Week in Ransomware - December 16th 2016 - Samas, No More Ransom, Screen Lockers, and More
Lots of small little ransomware updates with no big news from any major Ransomware distributions. The biggest stories this week is the 450k earned by the Samas group, Cerber being distributed as credit card payment notifications, and more associated partners to No More Ransom. [...]
The Week in Ransomware - December 16th 2016 - Samas, No More Ransom, Screen Lockers, and More
Lots of small little ransomware updates with no big news from any major Ransomware distributions. The biggest stories this week is the 450k earned by the Samas group, Cerber being distributed as credit card payment notifications, and more associated partners to No More Ransom. [...]
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The Week in Ransomware - December 16th 2016 - Samas, No More Ransom, Screen Lockers, and More
Lots of small little ransomware updates with no big news from any major Ransomware distributions. The biggest stories this week is the 450k earned by the Samas group, Cerber being distributed as credit card payment notifications, and more associated partners…
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It's Been a Bad Week for Linux as Several Security Flaws Surface
Two security researchers published details this week about several security flaws that allow attackers to execute code on affected machines and take over devices. These security flaws affect Linux distros such as Fedora and Ubuntu, and two of these exploits are zero-days, meaning [...]
It's Been a Bad Week for Linux as Several Security Flaws Surface
Two security researchers published details this week about several security flaws that allow attackers to execute code on affected machines and take over devices. These security flaws affect Linux distros such as Fedora and Ubuntu, and two of these exploits are zero-days, meaning [...]
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It's Been a Bad Week for Linux as Several Security Flaws Surface
Two security researchers published details this week about several security flaws that allow attackers to execute code on affected machines and take over devices. These security flaws affect Linux distros such as Fedora and Ubuntu, and two of these exploits…
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FBI Arrests Customer of Xtreme Stresser DDoS-for-Hire Service
The FBI arrested this past week Sean Krishanmakoto Sharma, 26, from La Canada, California, for launching DDoS attacks against Chatango, an online chat service. [...]
FBI Arrests Customer of Xtreme Stresser DDoS-for-Hire Service
The FBI arrested this past week Sean Krishanmakoto Sharma, 26, from La Canada, California, for launching DDoS attacks against Chatango, an online chat service. [...]
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FBI Arrests Customer of Xtreme Stresser DDoS-for-Hire Service
The FBI arrested this past week Sean Krishanmakoto Sharma, 26, from La Canada, California, for launching DDoS attacks against Chatango, an online chat service.
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Ukrainian ISP Behind Over 1.65Mil Daily Brute-Force Attacks on WordPress Sites
Over the past three weeks, the number of brute-force attacks against WordPress sites has almost doubled, according to WordPress security firm WordFence. [...]
Ukrainian ISP Behind Over 1.65Mil Daily Brute-Force Attacks on WordPress Sites
Over the past three weeks, the number of brute-force attacks against WordPress sites has almost doubled, according to WordPress security firm WordFence. [...]
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Ukrainian ISP Behind Over 1.65Mil Daily Brute-Force Attacks on WordPress Sites
Over the past three weeks, the number of brute-force attacks against WordPress sites has almost doubled, according to WordPress security firm WordFence.
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It's Now Commonplace for Android Banking Trojans to Include Ransomware Features
The current generation of Android banking trojans are all equipped with ransomware-like features in order to lock the user's device, and in some cases encrypt his data. [...]
It's Now Commonplace for Android Banking Trojans to Include Ransomware Features
The current generation of Android banking trojans are all equipped with ransomware-like features in order to lock the user's device, and in some cases encrypt his data. [...]
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It's Now Commonplace for Android Banking Trojans to Include Ransomware Features
The current generation of Android banking trojans are all equipped with ransomware-like features in order to lock the user's device, and in some cases encrypt his data.
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Adobe Releases Flash Player 24 for Linux Four Years After the Last Major Update
Adobe released today Flash Player 24 for Linux, after previously abandoning the application without explanation in 2012. Flash Player for Linux is now on par with Windows and Mac releases on version 24, after spending the last few years stuck at version 11.2 and only receiving small patches and security fixes, but no new features. [...]
Adobe Releases Flash Player 24 for Linux Four Years After the Last Major Update
Adobe released today Flash Player 24 for Linux, after previously abandoning the application without explanation in 2012. Flash Player for Linux is now on par with Windows and Mac releases on version 24, after spending the last few years stuck at version 11.2 and only receiving small patches and security fixes, but no new features. [...]
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Adobe Releases Flash Player 24 for Linux Four Years After the Last Major Update
Adobe released today Flash Player 24 for Linux, after previously abandoning the application without explanation in 2012. Flash Player for Linux is now on par with Windows and Mac releases on version 24, after spending the last few years stuck at version 11.2…
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RansomFree Is the Latest App That Tries to Stop Ransomware Infections on Windows
The team at Cybereason released today a new tool that tries to help users stay safe from ransomware infections. Named RansomFree, this application can help users of Windows 7, 8 and 10, and Windows Server 2010 R2 and 2008 R2 PCs. [...]
RansomFree Is the Latest App That Tries to Stop Ransomware Infections on Windows
The team at Cybereason released today a new tool that tries to help users stay safe from ransomware infections. Named RansomFree, this application can help users of Windows 7, 8 and 10, and Windows Server 2010 R2 and 2008 R2 PCs. [...]
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RansomFree Is the Latest App That Tries to Stop Ransomware Infections on Windows
The team at Cybereason released today a new tool that tries to help users stay safe from ransomware infections. Named RansomFree, this application can help users of Windows 7, 8 and 10, and Windows Server 2010 R2 and 2008 R2 PCs.
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Ethereum Cryptocurrency Forum Suffers Data Breach
Administrators of the Ethereum Project have announced today a data breach that affected over 16,500 users of the platform's community forums. The breach took place last Friday, on December 16. The database backup the attacker managed to get his hands on was taken on April 2016. [...]
Ethereum Cryptocurrency Forum Suffers Data Breach
Administrators of the Ethereum Project have announced today a data breach that affected over 16,500 users of the platform's community forums. The breach took place last Friday, on December 16. The database backup the attacker managed to get his hands on was taken on April 2016. [...]
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Ethereum Cryptocurrency Forum Suffers Data Breach
Administrators of the Ethereum Project have announced today a data breach that affected over 16,500 users of the platform's community forums. The breach took place last Friday, on December 16. The database backup the attacker managed to get his hands on was…
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Cyber-Attack Causes Second Power Grid Outage in the Ukraine in the Past Year
According to statements from Ukrenergo, a Ukrainian energy provider, a cyber-attack may have caused a power outage in northern Ukraine, almost a year after another cyber-attack had shut down power supply across several regions during Christmas 2015. [...]
Cyber-Attack Causes Second Power Grid Outage in the Ukraine in the Past Year
According to statements from Ukrenergo, a Ukrainian energy provider, a cyber-attack may have caused a power outage in northern Ukraine, almost a year after another cyber-attack had shut down power supply across several regions during Christmas 2015. [...]
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Cyber-Attack Causes Second Power Grid Outage in the Ukraine in the Past Year
According to statements from Ukrenergo, a Ukrainian energy provider, a cyber-attack may have caused a power outage in northern Ukraine, almost a year after another cyber-attack had shut down power supply across several regions during Christmas 2015.
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Malware Disguises Installer as Windows "Save As" Dialog Box
Malware distributed via affiliate programs and bundled with other applications is using a devious tactic to fool users into installing it on their systems. [...]
Malware Disguises Installer as Windows "Save As" Dialog Box
Malware distributed via affiliate programs and bundled with other applications is using a devious tactic to fool users into installing it on their systems. [...]
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Malware Disguises Installer as Windows "Save As" Dialog Box
Malware distributed via affiliate programs and bundled with other applications is using a devious tactic to fool users into installing it on their systems.
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Russian Methbot Operation Makes up to $5 Million per Day from Click-Fraud
A bot farm involving hundreds of servers and over 570K different IP addresses has caused losses for online video advertisers ranging from $3 to $5M per day. This bot farm, nicknamed Methbot, dates back to Sep 2015, when US security firm White Ops had first detected signs of automated traffic coming from the crook's infrastructure. [...]
Russian Methbot Operation Makes up to $5 Million per Day from Click-Fraud
A bot farm involving hundreds of servers and over 570K different IP addresses has caused losses for online video advertisers ranging from $3 to $5M per day. This bot farm, nicknamed Methbot, dates back to Sep 2015, when US security firm White Ops had first detected signs of automated traffic coming from the crook's infrastructure. [...]
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Russian Methbot Operation Makes up to $5 Million per Day from Click-Fraud
A bot farm involving hundreds of servers and over 570K different IP addresses has caused losses for online video advertisers ranging from $3 to $5M per day. This bot farm, nicknamed Methbot, dates back to Sep 2015, when US security firm White Ops had first…
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New "Alice" Malware Makes ATMs Spit Out Cash
In November 2016, Europol and Trend Micro discovered a new breed of malware that targets ATMs and enables crooks with physical access to the machine's ports to make an ATM spit out cash. [...]
New "Alice" Malware Makes ATMs Spit Out Cash
In November 2016, Europol and Trend Micro discovered a new breed of malware that targets ATMs and enables crooks with physical access to the machine's ports to make an ATM spit out cash. [...]
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New "Alice" Malware Makes ATMs Spit Out Cash
In November 2016, Europol and Trend Micro discovered a new breed of malware that targets ATMs and enables crooks with physical access to the machine's ports to make an ATM spit out cash.
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Mysterious Rakos Botnet Rises in the Shadows by Targeting Linux Servers, IoT Devices
Somebody is building a botnet by infecting Linux servers and Linux-based IoT devices with a new malware strain named Rakos. First detected online over the summer, this new malware strain is harmless, at least in its current variant. [...]
Mysterious Rakos Botnet Rises in the Shadows by Targeting Linux Servers, IoT Devices
Somebody is building a botnet by infecting Linux servers and Linux-based IoT devices with a new malware strain named Rakos. First detected online over the summer, this new malware strain is harmless, at least in its current variant. [...]
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Mysterious Rakos Botnet Rises in the Shadows by Targeting Linux Servers, IoT Devices
Somebody is building a botnet by infecting Linux servers and Linux-based IoT devices with a new malware strain named Rakos. First detected online over the summer, this new malware strain is harmless, at least in its current variant.