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Equifax Website Redirected Users to Adware, Scam Sites

On Wednesday, and probably the previous days, Equifax's credit report assistance website (aa.econsumer.equifax.com) was caught redirecting users to all sort of nasty websites that were peddling fake Flash Player update files laced with adware, fake Android and iOS updates, and scam sites offering products at cheap prices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/equifax-website-redirected-users-to-adware-scam-sites/
New x1881 CryptoMix Ransomware Variant Released

A new variant of the CryptoMix ransomware that is appending the .x1881 extension to encrypted file names. It's has been about three weeks since a new CryptoMix variant was released, which is quite long for this family of ransomware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-x1881-cryptomix-ransomware-variant-released/
New Anubi Ransomware In the Wild

A new ransomware called Anubi was discovered by Malwarebytes security researcher S!Ri that appends the .[anubi@cock.li].anubi extension to encrypted files. While not much is known about how this ransomware is distributed, as it is in the wild I thought I would provide a brief summary of the ransomware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-anubi-ransomware-in-the-wild/
The Week in Ransomware - October 13th 2017 - DoubleLocker, Locky, and More

Like usual, this week has been dominated mostly by small variants that most likely will never make it into distribute. We did, though, see a new CryptoMix and Locky variant released, that are actively distributed. The biggest news was the discovery of a new Android ransomware called DoubleLocker. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-october-13th-2017-doublelocker-locky-and-more/
To Nobody's Surprise, Ships Are Just as Easy to Hack as Anything Else

Modern-day ships aren't that hard to hack according to Ken Munro, a security researcher at Pen Test Partners, a UK cyber-security company. Speaking at a conference in Athens, Greece, Munro detailed some of the most appalling security lapses he found while investigating naval ships that had equipment exposed online. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/to-nobodys-surprise-ships-are-just-as-easy-to-hack-as-anything-else/
New KRACK Attack Breaks WPA2 WiFi Protocol

Mathy Vanhoef, a researcher from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), has discovered a severe flaw in the Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol that secures all modern protected Wi-Fi networks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-krack-attack-breaks-wpa2-wifi-protocol/
Adobe Patches Flash Zero-Day Used by BlackOasis APT

Last week, Adobe claimed it wouldn't release security updates for the first time since July 2012 because it had nothing to patch. Less than six days later, the company released a critical update for Flash Player that fixes a zero-day vulnerability exploited in live attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adobe-patches-flash-zero-day-used-by-blackoasis-apt/
Russia Fines Telegram $14,000 for Not Giving FSB an Encryption Backdoor

Russia has fined Telegram 800,000 Russian ruble β€” approximately $14,000 β€” for failing to comply with a government order that required the company to provide access to encrypted conversations to Russian intelligence agency FSB. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/russia-fines-telegram-14-000-for-not-giving-fsb-an-encryption-backdoor/