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New Android Ransomware Evades All Mobile Antivirus Solutions

Researchers have spotted a new strain of Android ransomware that could evade detection on all mobile antivirus engines at the time of its discovery. Currently targeting Russian-speaking users, this ransomware lacks basic decryption functionality. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-ransomware-evades-all-mobile-antivirus-solutions/
Skype Malvertising Campaign Pushes Fake Flash Player

It appears that for at least one day, Skype has served malicious ads, which in turn pushed a fake Flash Player update onto users. The malicious ads came to light after Reddit and Twitter users complained about Skype forcing a Flash Player update down their throat. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/skype-malvertising-campaign-pushes-fake-flash-player/
You Can Bypass Facial Recognition on New Samsung Galaxy S8 Phones Using a Photo

Even before its official launch, smartphone experts are criticizing Samsung Galaxy S8 phones after one of their colleagues managed to bypass the facial recognition feature that ships with these phones by flashing a photo of himself in front of the phone. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mobile/you-can-bypass-facial-recognition-on-new-samsung-galaxy-s8-phones-using-a-photo/
Sanctions Ransomware Makes Fun of USA Sanctions Against Russia

If you want to know what some ransomware developers think about the USA, you can get a good idea from the ransom note of the Sanctions Ransomware. Dubbed Sanctions Ransomware due to the image in the ransom note, the developer makes it fairly obvious how he feels about the USA and their attempts to sanction Russia. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sanctions-ransomware-makes-fun-of-usa-sanctions-against-russia/
The Week in Ransomware - March 31st 2017 - Sanctions, Android, and Creepy Skulls

Lots of Android ransomware news this week even though Google feels they are pretty rare. Also some updates to tools created by Michael Gillespie (CryptoSearch & ID-Ransomware), a new PyCL ransomware being distributed via RIG, and ransomware asking for 6 bitcoin ransoms while making fun of USA sanctions on Russia. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-march-31st-2017-sanctions-android-and-creepy-skulls/
Gigabyte Firmware Flaws Allow the Installation of UEFI Ransomware

Yesterday, at the BlackHat Asia 2017 security conference, researchers from cyber-security firm Cylance disclosed two vulnerabilities in the firmware of Gigabyte BRIX small computing devices, which allow an attacker to write malicious content to the UEFI firmware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gigabyte-firmware-flaws-allow-the-installation-of-uefi-ransomware/
Largest Survey Ever Reveals World's Favorite Programming Language

The Stack Overflow yearly developer survey has become a tradition in the industry, and the place to get your bearings of popular or upcoming trends. This year, over 64,000 developers answered the survey, making this the largest such study. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/largest-survey-ever-reveals-worlds-favorite-programming-language/
This IoT Dildo Has an Embedded WiFi Streaming Camera and Laughable Security

A "smart" dildo with an embedded video camera, sold under the name of Siime Eye and created and assembled by US manufacturer Svakom, contains a slew of security flaws that allow attackers to watch video streams without authorization and even go as far as to replace firmware and completely take over the device. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/this-iot-dildo-has-an-embedded-wifi-streaming-camera-and-laughable-security/
Self-Deleting Malware Makes ATMs Spit out Cash

Security researchers have uncovered one of the most sophisticated ATM heists to date, involving a group of cyber criminals specialized in hacking bank networks using fileless malware, and ATM malware that spits out cash and then self-deletes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/self-deleting-malware-makes-atms-spit-out-cash/