Point-of-Sale Malware Steals Driver's License Information
Malware specialized in infecting Point of Sale (PoS) software has gained the ability to search and steal driver's license information, according to a report published by US cyber-security firm Trend Micro. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/point-of-sale-malware-steals-drivers-license-information/
Malware specialized in infecting Point of Sale (PoS) software has gained the ability to search and steal driver's license information, according to a report published by US cyber-security firm Trend Micro. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/point-of-sale-malware-steals-drivers-license-information/
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Point-of-Sale Malware Steals Driver's License Information
Malware specialized in infecting Point of Sale (PoS) software has gained the ability to search and steal driver's license information, according to a report published by US cyber-security firm Trend Micro.
Teen Behind Titanium DDoS Service Gets Two Years in Prison
Today, a UK judge sentenced 19-year-old Adam Mudd to two years in prison for creating and running Titanium Stresser, a DDoS-for-hire service that was behind over 1.7 million DDoS attacks since 2013. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/teen-behind-titanium-ddos-service-gets-two-years-in-prison/
Today, a UK judge sentenced 19-year-old Adam Mudd to two years in prison for creating and running Titanium Stresser, a DDoS-for-hire service that was behind over 1.7 million DDoS attacks since 2013. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/teen-behind-titanium-ddos-service-gets-two-years-in-prison/
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Teen Behind Titanium DDoS Service Gets Two Years in Prison
Today, a UK judge sentenced 19-year-old Adam Mudd to two years in prison for creating and running Titanium Stresser, a DDoS-for-hire service that was behind over 1.7 million DDoS attacks since 2013.
US ISP Goes Down as Two Malware Families Go to War Over Its Modems
Two malware families battling for turf are most likely the cause of an outage suffered by Californian ISP Sierra Tel at the beginning of the month. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-isp-goes-down-as-two-malware-families-go-to-war-over-its-modems/
Two malware families battling for turf are most likely the cause of an outage suffered by Californian ISP Sierra Tel at the beginning of the month. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-isp-goes-down-as-two-malware-families-go-to-war-over-its-modems/
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US ISP Goes Down as Two Malware Families Go to War Over Its Modems
Two malware families battling for turf are most likely the cause of an outage suffered by Californian ISP Sierra Tel at the beginning of the month.
Over Two Million Users Infected With New Android Adware
A new form of Android malware is wreaking havoc on Google Play. The malware, called FalseGuide was found in several Android apps that have been installed by over two million users. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-two-million-users-infected-with-new-android-adware/
A new form of Android malware is wreaking havoc on Google Play. The malware, called FalseGuide was found in several Android apps that have been installed by over two million users. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-two-million-users-infected-with-new-android-adware/
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Over Two Million Users Infected With New Android Adware
A new form of Android malware is wreaking havoc on Google Play. The malware, called FalseGuide was found in several Android apps that have been installed by over two million users.
Samsung Smart TV Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi Direct Feature
Security researchers from Neseso are sounding the alarm on a vulnerability they've discovered in Samsung smart TVs that Samsung declined to fix. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/samsung-smart-tv-can-be-hacked-via-wi-fi-direct-feature/
Security researchers from Neseso are sounding the alarm on a vulnerability they've discovered in Samsung smart TVs that Samsung declined to fix. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/samsung-smart-tv-can-be-hacked-via-wi-fi-direct-feature/
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Samsung Smart TV Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi Direct Feature
Security researchers from Neseso are sounding the alarm on a vulnerability they've discovered in Samsung smart TVs that Samsung declined to fix.
Fitbit and Facebook Data Helps Crack Murder Case
Modern technology played a crucial role in cracking a murder case that took place in December 2015, in Ellington, Tolland County, Connecticut. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/fitbit-and-facebook-data-helps-crack-murder-case/
Modern technology played a crucial role in cracking a murder case that took place in December 2015, in Ellington, Tolland County, Connecticut. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/fitbit-and-facebook-data-helps-crack-murder-case/
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Fitbit and Facebook Data Helps Crack Murder Case
Modern technology played a crucial role in cracking a murder case that took place in December 2015, in Ellington, Tolland County, Connecticut.
Facebook Under Fire Again as Thai Man Live Streams Murder of Infant Daughter
A 20-year-old Thai man streamed the murder of his 11-month-old daughter on Facebook Live on Monday, in another appalling case where Facebook's live streaming service has been used exactly for what Facebook never intended. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-under-fire-again-as-thai-man-live-streams-murder-of-infant-daughter/
A 20-year-old Thai man streamed the murder of his 11-month-old daughter on Facebook Live on Monday, in another appalling case where Facebook's live streaming service has been used exactly for what Facebook never intended. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-under-fire-again-as-thai-man-live-streams-murder-of-infant-daughter/
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Facebook Under Fire Again as Thai Man Live Streams Murder of Infant Daughter
A 20-year-old Thai man streamed the murder of his 11-month-old daughter on Facebook Live on Monday, in another appalling case where Facebook's live streaming service has been used exactly for what Facebook never intended.
A group calling itself XMR Squad has spent all last week launching DDoS attacks against German businesses and then contacting the same companies to inform them they had to pay €250 ($275) for "testing their DDoS protection systems." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/xmr-squad-is-charging-german-companies-250-for-ddos-tests-/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/xmr-squad-is-charging-german-companies-250-for-ddos-tests-/
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XMR Squad Is Charging German Companies €250 for "DDoS Tests"
A group calling itself XMR Squad has spent all last week launching DDoS attacks against German businesses and then contacting the same companies to inform them they had to pay €250 ($275) for "testing their DDoS protection systems."
Despite Criticism, FCC Announces Official Plan to Roll Back Net Neutrality
Ignoring criticism from all sides, FCC chairman Ajit Pai announced today a plan to roll back net neutrality in the US. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/despite-criticism-fcc-announces-official-plan-to-roll-back-net-neutrality/
Ignoring criticism from all sides, FCC chairman Ajit Pai announced today a plan to roll back net neutrality in the US. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/despite-criticism-fcc-announces-official-plan-to-roll-back-net-neutrality/
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Despite Criticism, FCC Announces Official Plan to Roll Back Net Neutrality
Ignoring criticism from all sides, FCC chairman Ajit Pai announced today a plan to roll back net neutrality in the US.
Microsoft Advises Against Manually Installing Windows 10 Creators Update
Microsoft would like Windows 10 users to stand in line in an orderly fashion and wait their turn to update to the Creators Update (CU), the latest major edition of the Windows 10 OS, released on April 11. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-advises-against-manually-installing-windows-10-creators-update/
Microsoft would like Windows 10 users to stand in line in an orderly fashion and wait their turn to update to the Creators Update (CU), the latest major edition of the Windows 10 OS, released on April 11. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-advises-against-manually-installing-windows-10-creators-update/
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Microsoft Advises Against Manually Installing Windows 10 Creators Update
Microsoft would like Windows 10 users to stand in line in an orderly fashion and wait their turn to update to the Creators Update (CU), the latest major edition of the Windows 10 OS, released on April 11.
Backdoor Code Discovered in Popular Bitcoin Mining Equipment
An unknown security researcher has published details on a vulnerability named "Antbleed," which the author claims is a remote backdoor affecting Bitcoin mining equipment sold by Bitmain, the largest vendor of crypto-currency mining hardware on the market. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/backdoor-code-discovered-in-popular-bitcoin-mining-equipment/
An unknown security researcher has published details on a vulnerability named "Antbleed," which the author claims is a remote backdoor affecting Bitcoin mining equipment sold by Bitmain, the largest vendor of crypto-currency mining hardware on the market. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/backdoor-code-discovered-in-popular-bitcoin-mining-equipment/
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Backdoor Code Discovered in Popular Bitcoin Mining Equipment
An anonymous security researcher has published details on a vulnerability named "Antbleed," which the author claims is a remote backdoor affecting Bitcoin mining equipment sold by Bitmain, the largest vendor of crypto-currency mining hardware on the market.
Over 85,000 Hacked RDP Servers Still Available for Sale on xDedic Marketplace
There are over 85,000 RDP servers available for sale or rent via xDedic, a marketplace for selling or renting hacked servers that was exposed in June 2016. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-85-000-hacked-rdp-servers-still-available-for-sale-on-xdedic-marketplace/
There are over 85,000 RDP servers available for sale or rent via xDedic, a marketplace for selling or renting hacked servers that was exposed in June 2016. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-85-000-hacked-rdp-servers-still-available-for-sale-on-xdedic-marketplace/
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Over 85,000 Hacked RDP Servers Still Available for Sale on xDedic Marketplace
There are over 85,000 RDP servers available for sale or rent via xDedic, a marketplace for selling or renting hacked servers that was exposed in June 2016.
Security Experts Worry as Hajime Botnet Grows to 300,000 Bots
The ever-growing Hajime botnet is starting to worry security researchers as the botnet has reached a massive size, estimated at 300,000 infected devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-experts-worry-as-hajime-botnet-grows-to-300-000-bots/
The ever-growing Hajime botnet is starting to worry security researchers as the botnet has reached a massive size, estimated at 300,000 infected devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-experts-worry-as-hajime-botnet-grows-to-300-000-bots/
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Security Experts Worry as Hajime Botnet Grows to 300,000 Bots
The ever-growing Hajime botnet is starting to worry security researchers as the botnet has reached a massive size, estimated at 300,000 infected devices.
Malvertising Domain Had So Much Traffic It Reached #517 in the Alexa Ranking
A group known as NoTrove is driving massive amounts of traffic to survey pages, scams sites, and shady software download portals, so much so that one of the domains they used in their campaings peaked at #517 in Amazon's Alexa traffic ranking, according to a report released today by digital threat management firm RiskIQ. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malvertising-domain-had-so-much-traffic-it-reached-517-in-the-alexa-ranking/
A group known as NoTrove is driving massive amounts of traffic to survey pages, scams sites, and shady software download portals, so much so that one of the domains they used in their campaings peaked at #517 in Amazon's Alexa traffic ranking, according to a report released today by digital threat management firm RiskIQ. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malvertising-domain-had-so-much-traffic-it-reached-517-in-the-alexa-ranking/
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Malvertising Domain Had So Much Traffic It Reached #517 in the Alexa Ranking
A group known as NoTrove is driving massive amounts of traffic to survey pages, scams sites, and shady software download portals, so much so that one of the domains they used in their campaings peaked at #517 in Amazon's Alexa traffic ranking, according to…
Chrome Will Mark HTTP Sites in Incognito Mode as Not Secure
Google announced plans to increase the usage of the "Not secure" indicator on sites loaded via HTTP. The company's plan includes two major changes. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/chrome-will-mark-http-sites-in-incognito-mode-as-not-secure/
Google announced plans to increase the usage of the "Not secure" indicator on sites loaded via HTTP. The company's plan includes two major changes. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/chrome-will-mark-http-sites-in-incognito-mode-as-not-secure/
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Chrome Will Mark HTTP Sites in Incognito Mode as Not Secure
Google announced plans to increase the usage of the "Not secure" indicator on sites loaded via HTTP. The company's plan includes two major changes.
Several Cable Modem Models Affected by SNMP God Mode Flaw
A severe security flaw in the implementation of the SNMP protocol allows an attacker to take over at least 78 cable modem models, according to a team of researchers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/several-cable-modem-models-affected-by-snmp-god-mode-flaw/
A severe security flaw in the implementation of the SNMP protocol allows an attacker to take over at least 78 cable modem models, according to a team of researchers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/several-cable-modem-models-affected-by-snmp-god-mode-flaw/
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Several Cable Modem Models Affected by SNMP God Mode Flaw
A severe security flaw in the implementation of the SNMP protocol allows an attacker to take over at least 58 cable modem models, according to a team of researchers.
WikiLeaks Publishes CIA Anti-Whistleblowers Tool for Microsoft Office Documents
Today, WikiLeaks continued its "Vault 7" campaign by dumping another set of CIA files, but this time around, the organization also included the tool's source code, something they have not leaked in previous data dumps. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/gaming/wikileaks-publishes-cia-anti-whistleblowers-tool-for-microsoft-office-documents/
Today, WikiLeaks continued its "Vault 7" campaign by dumping another set of CIA files, but this time around, the organization also included the tool's source code, something they have not leaked in previous data dumps. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/gaming/wikileaks-publishes-cia-anti-whistleblowers-tool-for-microsoft-office-documents/
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WikiLeaks Publishes CIA Anti-Whistleblowers Tool for Microsoft Office Documents
Today, WikiLeaks continued its "Vault 7" campaign by dumping another set of CIA files, but this time around, the organization also included the tool's source code, something they have not leaked in previous data dumps.
Open Ports Create Backdoors in Millions of Smartphones
Applications that open ports on Android smartphones are opening those phones to remote hacking, claims a team of researchers from the University of Michigan. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/open-ports-create-backdoors-in-millions-of-smartphones/
Applications that open ports on Android smartphones are opening those phones to remote hacking, claims a team of researchers from the University of Michigan. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/open-ports-create-backdoors-in-millions-of-smartphones/
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Open Ports Create Backdoors in Millions of Smartphones
Applications that open ports on Android smartphones are opening those phones to remote hacking, claims a team of researchers from the University of Michigan.
Italian Botnet Operator Who Made Over $325,000 Extradited to the US
US officials successfully extradited a 30-year-old Italian man for his role in creating and running a botnet of hacked servers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/italian-botnet-operator-who-made-over-325-000-extradited-to-the-us/
US officials successfully extradited a 30-year-old Italian man for his role in creating and running a botnet of hacked servers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/italian-botnet-operator-who-made-over-325-000-extradited-to-the-us/
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Italian Botnet Operator Who Made Over $325,000 Extradited to the US
The Week in Ransomware - April 28th 2017 -
Was a good week as not a lot of news when it comes to ransomware. Some more in-dev crap and nothing really new this week. The biggest news is that Cerber is now being distributed via MALSPAM that utilizes CVE-2017-0199 in the attached DOC files. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-april-28th-2017-/
Was a good week as not a lot of news when it comes to ransomware. Some more in-dev crap and nothing really new this week. The biggest news is that Cerber is now being distributed via MALSPAM that utilizes CVE-2017-0199 in the attached DOC files. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-april-28th-2017-/
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The Week in Ransomware - April 28th 2017 -
Was a good week as not a lot of news when it comes to ransomware. Some more in-dev crap and nothing really new this week. The biggest news is that Cerber is now being distributed via MALSPAM that utilizes CVE-2017-0199 in the attached DOC files.