Former IT Admin Accused of Leaving Backdoor Account, Accessing It 700+ Times
An Oregon sportswear company is suing its former IT administrator, alleging he left backdoor accounts on their network and used them more than 700 times to search for information for the benefit of its new employer. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/former-it-admin-accused-of-leaving-backdoor-account-accessing-it-700-times/
An Oregon sportswear company is suing its former IT administrator, alleging he left backdoor accounts on their network and used them more than 700 times to search for information for the benefit of its new employer. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/former-it-admin-accused-of-leaving-backdoor-account-accessing-it-700-times/
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Former IT Admin Accused of Leaving Backdoor Account, Accessing It 700+ Times
An Oregon sportswear company is suing its former IT administrator, alleging he left backdoor accounts on their network and used them more than 700 times to search for information for the benefit of its new employer.
Polish Authorities Confirm Hack of Bitcurex Bitcoin Exchange, Launch Investigation
Polish authorities in the town of Lodz have launched an official investigation into the closure of Bitcurex, a Bitcoin trading platform that launched in 2012, and closed earlier this year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/polish-authorities-confirm-hack-of-bitcurex-bitcoin-exchange-launch-investigation/
Polish authorities in the town of Lodz have launched an official investigation into the closure of Bitcurex, a Bitcoin trading platform that launched in 2012, and closed earlier this year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/polish-authorities-confirm-hack-of-bitcurex-bitcoin-exchange-launch-investigation/
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Polish Authorities Confirm Hack of Bitcurex Bitcoin Exchange, Launch Investigation
Polish authorities in the town of Lodz have launched an official investigation into the closure of Bitcurex, a Bitcoin trading platform that launched in 2012, and closed earlier this year.
The Week in Ransomware - March 17th 2017 - Revenge, PetrWrap, and Captain Kirk
Lots of news this week when it comes to ransomware. We have a Star Trek themed ransomware, new decryptors, lots of new crap ransomware, people modifying Petya for their own ends, and a new CryptoMix variant called Revenge. If your interested in ransomware, this week has a lot of news. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-march-17th-2017-revenge-petrwrap-and-captain-kirk/
Lots of news this week when it comes to ransomware. We have a Star Trek themed ransomware, new decryptors, lots of new crap ransomware, people modifying Petya for their own ends, and a new CryptoMix variant called Revenge. If your interested in ransomware, this week has a lot of news. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-march-17th-2017-revenge-petrwrap-and-captain-kirk/
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The Week in Ransomware - March 17th 2017 - Revenge, PetrWrap, and Captain Kirk
Lots of news this week when it comes to ransomware. We have a Star Trek themed ransomware, new decryptors, lots of new crap ransomware, people modifying Petya for their own ends, and a new CryptoMix variant called Revenge. If your interested in ransomwareβ¦
Apple's Swift Becomes Top 10 Programming Language for the First Time
Swift, the programming language Apple launched in the summer of 2014 to replace the aging Objective-C, has entered the TIOBE index of programming languages top 10 for the first time in its short life. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/apples-swift-becomes-top-10-programming-language-for-the-first-time/
Swift, the programming language Apple launched in the summer of 2014 to replace the aging Objective-C, has entered the TIOBE index of programming languages top 10 for the first time in its short life. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/apples-swift-becomes-top-10-programming-language-for-the-first-time/
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Apple's Swift Becomes Top 10 Programming Language for the First Time
Swift, the programming language Apple launched in the summer of 2014 to replace the aging Objective-C, has entered the TIOBE index of programming languages top 10 for the first time in its short life.
New (but Old) Technique Hijacks User Sessions on All Windows Versions
A security researcher has detailed a way to log into any account on the same computer, even without knowing its password. The trick works on all Windows versions, doesn't require special privileges, and the researcher can't figure out if it's a Windows feature or security flaw. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-but-old-technique-hijacks-user-sessions-on-all-windows-versions/
A security researcher has detailed a way to log into any account on the same computer, even without knowing its password. The trick works on all Windows versions, doesn't require special privileges, and the researcher can't figure out if it's a Windows feature or security flaw. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-but-old-technique-hijacks-user-sessions-on-all-windows-versions/
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New (but Old) Technique Hijacks User Sessions on All Windows Versions
A security researcher has detailed a way to log into any account on the same computer, even without knowing its password. The trick works on all Windows versions, doesn't require special privileges, and the researcher can't figure out if it's a Windows featureβ¦
AlphaBay Adds Support for Ethereum as Currency Surpasses Bitcoin for First Time
The Internet's largest Dark Web marketplace AlphaBay announced upcoming support for Ethereum, the cryptocurrency that recently is giving Bitcoin a running for today's most popular digital currency. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alphabay-adds-support-for-ethereum-as-currency-surpasses-bitcoin-for-first-time/
The Internet's largest Dark Web marketplace AlphaBay announced upcoming support for Ethereum, the cryptocurrency that recently is giving Bitcoin a running for today's most popular digital currency. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alphabay-adds-support-for-ethereum-as-currency-surpasses-bitcoin-for-first-time/
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AlphaBay Adds Support for Ethereum as Currency Surpasses Bitcoin for First Time
The Internet's largest Dark Web marketplace AlphaBay announced upcoming support for Ethereum, the cryptocurrency that recently is giving Bitcoin a running for today's most popular digital currency.
Cisco's Investigation into Vault 7 Leak Uncovers 0-Day Affecting 318 Products
Over 300 Cisco products are affected by a zero-day vulnerability Cisco discovered last week, and for which no patch is available at the time of writing. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ciscos-investigation-into-vault-7-leak-uncovers-0-day-affecting-318-products/
Over 300 Cisco products are affected by a zero-day vulnerability Cisco discovered last week, and for which no patch is available at the time of writing. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ciscos-investigation-into-vault-7-leak-uncovers-0-day-affecting-318-products/
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Cisco's Investigation into Vault 7 Leak Uncovers 0-Day Affecting 318 Products
Over 300 Cisco products are affected by a zero-day vulnerability Cisco discovered last week, and for which no patch is available at the time of writing.
Numbers Show Locky Ransomware Is Slowly Fading Away
Over the past six months, the number of Locky ransomware infections has gone down and is expected to reach an all-time low this month, in March. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/numbers-show-locky-ransomware-is-slowly-fading-away/
Over the past six months, the number of Locky ransomware infections has gone down and is expected to reach an all-time low this month, in March. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/numbers-show-locky-ransomware-is-slowly-fading-away/
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Numbers Show Locky Ransomware Is Slowly Fading Away
Over the past six months, the number of Locky ransomware infections has gone down and is expected to reach an all-time low this month, in March.
Indiana Ransomware Bill Would Send Crooks to Prison for up to 6 Years
A new Indiana bill plans to make ransomware attacks a crime on its own punishable with a sentence from one to six years in prison, and a maximum fine of up to $10,000. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/indiana-ransomware-bill-would-send-crooks-to-prison-for-up-to-6-years/
A new Indiana bill plans to make ransomware attacks a crime on its own punishable with a sentence from one to six years in prison, and a maximum fine of up to $10,000. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/indiana-ransomware-bill-would-send-crooks-to-prison-for-up-to-6-years/
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Indiana Ransomware Bill Would Send Crooks to Prison for up to 6 Years
A new Indiana bill plans to make ransomware attacks a crime on its own punishable with a sentence from one to six years in prison, and a maximum fine of up to $10,000.
New Technology Combines Lip Motion and Passwords to Authenticate Users
Scientists from the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have developed a new user authentication system that relies on reading lip motions while the user speaks a password out loud. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-technology-combines-lip-motion-and-passwords-to-authenticate-users/
Scientists from the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have developed a new user authentication system that relies on reading lip motions while the user speaks a password out loud. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-technology-combines-lip-motion-and-passwords-to-authenticate-users/
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New Technology Combines Lip Motion and Passwords to Authenticate Users
Scientists from the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have developed a new user authentication system that relies on reading lip motions while the user speaks a password out loud.
It Took Mozilla 22 Hours to Patch a Firefox Vulnerability Discovered at Pwn2Own
Mozilla engineers released Firefox 52.0.1 to patch a security flaw that came to light last Friday, in the Pwn2Own 2017 hacking contest. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/it-took-mozilla-22-hours-to-patch-a-firefox-vulnerability-discovered-at-pwn2own/
Mozilla engineers released Firefox 52.0.1 to patch a security flaw that came to light last Friday, in the Pwn2Own 2017 hacking contest. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/it-took-mozilla-22-hours-to-patch-a-firefox-vulnerability-discovered-at-pwn2own/
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It Took Mozilla 22 Hours to Patch a Firefox Vulnerability Discovered at Pwn2Own
Mozilla engineers released Firefox 52.0.1 to patch a security flaw that came to light last Friday, in the Pwn2Own 2017 hacking contest.
Big Surprise: Chinese PUPs Deliver Backdoored Drivers
Drivers secretly installed via PUPs packages for Chinese software contain backdoors enabling a third-party to load unsigned drivers or to execute code with higher privileges on a Windows machine. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/big-surprise-chinese-pups-deliver-backdoored-drivers/
Drivers secretly installed via PUPs packages for Chinese software contain backdoors enabling a third-party to load unsigned drivers or to execute code with higher privileges on a Windows machine. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/big-surprise-chinese-pups-deliver-backdoored-drivers/
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Big Surprise: Chinese PUPs Deliver Backdoored Drivers
Drivers secretly installed via PUPs packages for Chinese software contain backdoors enabling a third-party to load unsigned drivers or to execute code with higher privileges on a Windows machine.
Developer Complains Firefox Labels His Site as Insecure, Hilarity Ensues
The developer of Oil and Gas International (OGI), a Texas-based website for petroleum industry news, has filed a complaint on the Mozilla bug tracker, accusing Firefox of wrongly labeling his website as insecure. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/developer-complains-firefox-labels-his-site-as-insecure-hilarity-ensues/
The developer of Oil and Gas International (OGI), a Texas-based website for petroleum industry news, has filed a complaint on the Mozilla bug tracker, accusing Firefox of wrongly labeling his website as insecure. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/developer-complains-firefox-labels-his-site-as-insecure-hilarity-ensues/
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Developer Complains Firefox Labels His Site as Insecure, Hilarity Ensues
The developer of Oil and Gas International (OGI), a Texas-based website for petroleum industry news, has filed a complaint on the Mozilla bug tracker, accusing Firefox of wrongly labeling his website as insecure.
Google to Remove Chrome "Close Other Tabs" & "Close Tabs to the Right" Options
Chrome engineers are planning to remove two options from Chrome that allow users to quickly close a large number of tabs with just a few clicks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-to-remove-chrome-close-other-tabs-andamp-close-tabs-to-the-right-options/
Chrome engineers are planning to remove two options from Chrome that allow users to quickly close a large number of tabs with just a few clicks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-to-remove-chrome-close-other-tabs-andamp-close-tabs-to-the-right-options/
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Google to Remove Chrome "Close Other Tabs" & "Close Tabs to the Right" Options
Chrome engineers are planning to remove two options from Chrome that allow users to quickly close a large number of tabs with just a few clicks.
The Polski-Vortex-Flotera Ransomware Connection
A malware author that loves Polish hip hop music appears to be behind the Polski, Vortex, and Flotera (spelled ?l?t???) ransomware families that have made a small number of victims between January and March this year [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-polski-vortex-flotera-ransomware-connection/
A malware author that loves Polish hip hop music appears to be behind the Polski, Vortex, and Flotera (spelled ?l?t???) ransomware families that have made a small number of victims between January and March this year [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-polski-vortex-flotera-ransomware-connection/
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The Polski-Vortex-Flotera Ransomware Connection
A malware author that loves Polish hip hop music appears to be behind the Polski, Vortex, and Flotera (spelled Ε¦lΰΉtΡΠ³ΰΈ) ransomware families that have made a small number of victims between January and March this year
Spam Sent by Necurs Botnet Is Trying & Succeeding in Altering Stock Market Prices
The Necurs botnet is back and active again, but instead of spreading the Locky ransomware or the Dridex banking trojan, its operators are engaged in a spam scheme that tries to boost a company's stock market price artificially. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spam-sent-by-necurs-botnet-is-trying-andamp-succeeding-in-altering-stock-market-prices/
The Necurs botnet is back and active again, but instead of spreading the Locky ransomware or the Dridex banking trojan, its operators are engaged in a spam scheme that tries to boost a company's stock market price artificially. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spam-sent-by-necurs-botnet-is-trying-andamp-succeeding-in-altering-stock-market-prices/
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Spam Sent by Necurs Botnet Is Trying & Succeeding in Altering Stock Market Prices
The Necurs botnet is back and active again, but instead of spreading the Locky ransomware or the Dridex banking trojan, its operators are engaged in a spam scheme that tries to boost a company's stock market price artificially.
New Attack Uses Microsoft's Application Verifier to Hijack Antivirus Software
A new technique named DoubleAgent, discovered by security researchers from Cybellum, allows an attacker to hijack security products and make them take malicious actions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-attack-uses-microsofts-application-verifier-to-hijack-antivirus-software/
A new technique named DoubleAgent, discovered by security researchers from Cybellum, allows an attacker to hijack security products and make them take malicious actions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-attack-uses-microsofts-application-verifier-to-hijack-antivirus-software/
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New Attack Uses Microsoft's Application Verifier to Hijack Antivirus Software
A new technique named DoubleAgent, discovered by security researchers from Cybellum, allows an attacker to hijack security products and make them take malicious actions.
Chinese Crooks Use Fake Cellular Telephony Towers to Spread Android Malware
Malware authors in China are using fake base transceiver stations (BTSs), which is equipment usually installed on cellular telephone towers, to send spoofed SMS messages that contain links to Android malware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-crooks-use-fake-cellular-telephony-towers-to-spread-android-malware/
Malware authors in China are using fake base transceiver stations (BTSs), which is equipment usually installed on cellular telephone towers, to send spoofed SMS messages that contain links to Android malware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-crooks-use-fake-cellular-telephony-towers-to-spread-android-malware/
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Chinese Crooks Use Fake Cellular Telephony Towers to Spread Android Malware
Malware authors in China are using fake base transceiver stations (BTSs), which is equipment usually installed on cellular telephone towers, to send spoofed SMS messages that contain links to Android malware.
New LLTP Ransomware Appears to be a Rewritten Venus Locker
A new ransomware was discovered today by MalwareHunterTeam called LLTP Ransomware or LLTP Locker that is targeting Spanish speaking victims. On a closer look, this ransomware appears to be a rewritten version of the VenusLocker ransomware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-lltp-ransomware-appears-to-be-a-rewritten-venus-locker/
A new ransomware was discovered today by MalwareHunterTeam called LLTP Ransomware or LLTP Locker that is targeting Spanish speaking victims. On a closer look, this ransomware appears to be a rewritten version of the VenusLocker ransomware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-lltp-ransomware-appears-to-be-a-rewritten-venus-locker/
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New LLTP Ransomware Appears to be a Rewritten Venus Locker
A new ransomware was discovered today by MalwareHunterTeam called LLTP Ransomware or LLTP Locker that is targeting Spanish speaking victims. On a closer look, this ransomware appears to be a rewritten version of the VenusLocker ransomware.
LastPass Bugs Allow Malicious Websites to Steal Passwords
LastPass says it patched one of two separate bugs that affected its Chrome and Firefox browser extensions, which if exploited, would have allowed a third-party to extract passwords from users visiting a malicious website. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-bugs-allow-malicious-websites-to-steal-passwords/
LastPass says it patched one of two separate bugs that affected its Chrome and Firefox browser extensions, which if exploited, would have allowed a third-party to extract passwords from users visiting a malicious website. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-bugs-allow-malicious-websites-to-steal-passwords/
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LastPass Bugs Allow Malicious Websites to Steal Passwords
LastPass says it patched one of two separate bugs that affected its Chrome and Firefox browser extensions, which if exploited, would have allowed a third-party to extract passwords from users visiting a malicious website.
Opera 44 Released with Support for Apple's Touch Bar
Opera Software released today version 44 of the Opera web browser. This release's main feature is support for Apple's new Touch Bar display, which the company added for recent MacBook models. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/opera-44-released-with-support-for-apples-touch-bar/
Opera Software released today version 44 of the Opera web browser. This release's main feature is support for Apple's new Touch Bar display, which the company added for recent MacBook models. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/opera-44-released-with-support-for-apples-touch-bar/
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Opera 44 Released with Support for Apple's Touch Bar
Opera Software released today version 44 of the Opera web browser. This release's main feature is support for Apple's new Touch Bar display, which the company added for recent MacBook models.