MoneroPay Ransomware Disguised as Wallet for Fake SpriteCoin CryptoCurrency
A ransomware called MoneroPay has been discovered that takes advantage of the cryptocurrency craze by spreading itself as a wallet for a fake coin called SpriteCoin. While users were installing what they was a new cryptocoin and synching it to the blockchain, secretly behind the scenes MoneroPay was silently encrypting the computer. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/moneropay-ransomware-disguised-as-wallet-for-fake-spritecoin-cryptocurrency/
A ransomware called MoneroPay has been discovered that takes advantage of the cryptocurrency craze by spreading itself as a wallet for a fake coin called SpriteCoin. While users were installing what they was a new cryptocoin and synching it to the blockchain, secretly behind the scenes MoneroPay was silently encrypting the computer. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/moneropay-ransomware-disguised-as-wallet-for-fake-spritecoin-cryptocurrency/
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MoneroPay Ransomware Disguised as Wallet for Fake SpriteCoin CryptoCurrency
A ransomware called MoneroPay has been discovered that takes advantage of the cryptocurrency craze by spreading itself as a wallet for a fake coin called SpriteCoin. While users were installing what they was a new cryptocoin and synching it to the blockchain…
Infected Android Games Spread Adware to More Than 4.5 Million Users
An Android app component meant to provide inter-user chatting capabilities has been opening websites and clicking on ads in phones' background. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infected-android-games-spread-adware-to-more-than-4-5-million-users/
An Android app component meant to provide inter-user chatting capabilities has been opening websites and clicking on ads in phones' background. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infected-android-games-spread-adware-to-more-than-4-5-million-users/
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Infected Android Games Spread Adware to More Than 4.5 Million Users
An Android app component meant to provide inter-user chatting capabilities has been opening websites and clicking on ads in phones' background.
Maersk Reinstalled 45,000 PCs and 4,000 Servers to Recover From NotPetya Attack
The world's largest container shipping company —A.P. Møller-Maersk— said it recovered from the NotPetya ransomware incident by reinstalling over 4,000 servers, 45,000 PCs, and 2500 applications over the course of ten days in late June and early July 2017. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maersk-reinstalled-45-000-pcs-and-4-000-servers-to-recover-from-notpetya-attack/
The world's largest container shipping company —A.P. Møller-Maersk— said it recovered from the NotPetya ransomware incident by reinstalling over 4,000 servers, 45,000 PCs, and 2500 applications over the course of ten days in late June and early July 2017. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maersk-reinstalled-45-000-pcs-and-4-000-servers-to-recover-from-notpetya-attack/
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Maersk Reinstalled 45,000 PCs and 4,000 Servers to Recover From NotPetya Attack
The world's largest container shipping company —A.P. Møller-Maersk— said it recovered from the NotPetya ransomware incident by reinstalling over 4,000 servers, 45,000 PCs, and 2500 applications over the course of ten days in late June and early July 2017.
Reddit Brings Two-factor Authentication To All Users. Here's How to Enable It
As of today, you can now secure your Reddit account using two-factor authentication . This feature was previously in beta, but has now been rolled out to all Reddit users. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reddit-brings-two-factor-authentication-to-all-users-heres-how-to-enable-it/
As of today, you can now secure your Reddit account using two-factor authentication . This feature was previously in beta, but has now been rolled out to all Reddit users. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reddit-brings-two-factor-authentication-to-all-users-heres-how-to-enable-it/
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Reddit Brings Two-factor Authentication To All Users. Here's How to Enable It
As of today, you can now secure your Reddit account using two-factor authentication . This feature was previously in beta, but has now been rolled out to all Reddit users.
Malware Epidemic: Monero Mining Campaigns Are Becoming a Real Problem
Malware that secretly mines Monero is becoming a real problem in the real world, with the number of different incidents growing with each week. For example, only this past week, three new attacks came to light. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-epidemic-monero-mining-campaigns-are-becoming-a-real-problem/
Malware that secretly mines Monero is becoming a real problem in the real world, with the number of different incidents growing with each week. For example, only this past week, three new attacks came to light. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-epidemic-monero-mining-campaigns-are-becoming-a-real-problem/
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Malware Epidemic: Monero Mining Campaigns Are Becoming a Real Problem
Malware that secretly mines Monero is becoming a real problem in the real world, with the number of different incidents growing with each week. For example, only this past week, three new attacks came to light.
BlackMailware Found On Porn Site Threatens to Report Users are Spreading Child Porn
A new infection is being distributed by porn sites that tries to blackmail a victim into paying a ransom by stating they will tell law enforcement that the victim is spreading child porn. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackmailware-found-on-porn-site-threatens-to-report-users-are-spreading-child-porn/
A new infection is being distributed by porn sites that tries to blackmail a victim into paying a ransom by stating they will tell law enforcement that the victim is spreading child porn. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackmailware-found-on-porn-site-threatens-to-report-users-are-spreading-child-porn/
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BlackMailware Found On Porn Site Threatens to Report Users are Spreading Child Porn
A new infection is being distributed by porn sites that tries to blackmail a victim into paying a ransom by stating they will tell law enforcement that the victim is spreading child porn.
Malwarebytes: Ransomware Was Bigger Than Ever in 2017
An end-of-the-year report from US cyber-security firm Malwarebytes reveals that ransomware, adware, and cryptojacking were extremely popular with cyber-criminals in 2017. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malwarebytes-ransomware-was-bigger-than-ever-in-2017/
An end-of-the-year report from US cyber-security firm Malwarebytes reveals that ransomware, adware, and cryptojacking were extremely popular with cyber-criminals in 2017. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malwarebytes-ransomware-was-bigger-than-ever-in-2017/
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Malwarebytes: Ransomware Was Bigger Than Ever in 2017
An end-of-the-year report from US cyber-security firm Malwarebytes reveals that ransomware, adware, and cryptojacking were extremely popular with cyber-criminals in 2017.
Suspect Arrested in Massive Theft of Dell Computer Components Worth $7 Million
A trio of Secret Service agents, DHS investigators, and West Hartford (Connecticut) police officers have arrested a man who they believe is at the center of a massive fraud operation through which he stole Dell computer parts worth more than $7 million. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/suspect-arrested-in-massive-theft-of-dell-computer-components-worth-7-million/
A trio of Secret Service agents, DHS investigators, and West Hartford (Connecticut) police officers have arrested a man who they believe is at the center of a massive fraud operation through which he stole Dell computer parts worth more than $7 million. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/suspect-arrested-in-massive-theft-of-dell-computer-components-worth-7-million/
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Suspect Arrested in Massive Theft of Dell Computer Components Worth $7 Million
A trio of Secret Service agents, DHS investigators, and West Hartford (Connecticut) police officers have arrested a man who they believe is at the center of a massive fraud operation through which he stole Dell computer parts worth more than $7 million.
Keylogger Campaign Hits Over 2,000 WordPress Sites
Security researchers have discovered over 2,000 WordPress sites —possibly more— infected with a keylogger that's being loaded on the WordPress backend login page and a cryptojacking script (in-browser cryptocurrency miner) on their frontends. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/keylogger-campaign-hits-over-2-000-wordpress-sites/
Security researchers have discovered over 2,000 WordPress sites —possibly more— infected with a keylogger that's being loaded on the WordPress backend login page and a cryptojacking script (in-browser cryptocurrency miner) on their frontends. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/keylogger-campaign-hits-over-2-000-wordpress-sites/
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Keylogger Campaign Hits Over 2,000 WordPress Sites
Security researchers have discovered over 2,000 WordPress sites —possibly more— infected with a keylogger that's being loaded on the WordPress backend login page and a cryptojacking script (in-browser cryptocurrency miner) on their frontends.
Crooks Created 28 Fake Ad Agencies to Disguise Massive Malvertising Campaign
A group of cyber-criminals created 28 fake ad agencies and bought over 1 billion ad views in 2017, which they used to deliver malicious ads that redirected unsuspecting users to tech support scams or sneaky pages peddling malware-laden software updates or software installers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crooks-created-28-fake-ad-agencies-to-disguise-massive-malvertising-campaign/
A group of cyber-criminals created 28 fake ad agencies and bought over 1 billion ad views in 2017, which they used to deliver malicious ads that redirected unsuspecting users to tech support scams or sneaky pages peddling malware-laden software updates or software installers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crooks-created-28-fake-ad-agencies-to-disguise-massive-malvertising-campaign/
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Crooks Created 28 Fake Ad Agencies to Disguise Massive Malvertising Campaign
A group of cyber-criminals created 28 fake ad agencies and bought over 1 billion ad views in 2017, which they used to deliver malicious ads that redirected unsuspecting users to tech support scams or sneaky pages peddling malware-laden software updates or…
The Velso Ransomware Being Manually Installed by Attackers
A new ransomware is actively infecting victims called the Velso Ransomware. This ransomware appends the .velso extension to encrypted files and then drops a ransom note that contains an email address that a victim can use to contact the developer. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-velso-ransomware-being-manually-installed-by-attackers/
A new ransomware is actively infecting victims called the Velso Ransomware. This ransomware appends the .velso extension to encrypted files and then drops a ransom note that contains an email address that a victim can use to contact the developer. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-velso-ransomware-being-manually-installed-by-attackers/
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The Velso Ransomware Being Manually Installed by Attackers
A new ransomware is actively infecting victims called the Velso Ransomware. This ransomware appends the .velso extension to encrypted files and then drops a ransom note that contains an email address that a victim can use to contact the developer.
Dridex Group Created BitPaymer (FriedEx) Ransomware
The authors of the infamous Dridex banking trojan and the Necurs spam botnet appear to have also created the FriedEx ransomware, according to an ESET report released earlier today. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dridex-group-created-bitpaymer-friedex-ransomware/
The authors of the infamous Dridex banking trojan and the Necurs spam botnet appear to have also created the FriedEx ransomware, according to an ESET report released earlier today. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dridex-group-created-bitpaymer-friedex-ransomware/
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Dridex Group Created BitPaymer (FriedEx) Ransomware
The authors of the infamous Dridex banking trojan and the Necurs spam botnet appear to have also created the FriedEx ransomware, according to an ESET report released earlier today.
Coincheck Loses $500 Million in Biggest Cryptocoin Hack Ever
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck announced today that it lost over 500 million NEM tokens, worth over $500 million at the time of the incident. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/coincheck-loses-500-million-in-biggest-cryptocoin-hack-ever/
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck announced today that it lost over 500 million NEM tokens, worth over $500 million at the time of the incident. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/coincheck-loses-500-million-in-biggest-cryptocoin-hack-ever/
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Coincheck Loses $500 Million in Biggest Cryptocoin Hack Ever
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck announced today that it lost over 500 million NEM tokens, worth over $500 million at the time of the incident.
The Week in Ransomware - January 26th 2018 - SamSam & Hack Attacks
While we are continuing to see less ransomware developed and more attackers focusing on a few large-impact strains, Ransomware is unfortunately not dead. This was particularly apparent this week with plenty of news to go around. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-january-26th-2018-samsam-and-hack-attacks/
While we are continuing to see less ransomware developed and more attackers focusing on a few large-impact strains, Ransomware is unfortunately not dead. This was particularly apparent this week with plenty of news to go around. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-january-26th-2018-samsam-and-hack-attacks/
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The Week in Ransomware - January 26th 2018 - SamSam & Hack Attacks
While we are continuing to see less ransomware developed and more attackers focusing on a few large-impact strains, Ransomware is unfortunately not dead. This was particularly apparent this week with plenty of news to go around.
Coinhive Cryptojacker Deployed on YouTube via Google Ads
Some smart crooks found a way to insert and deliver the Coinhive in-browser miner inside ads delivered via the Google DoubleClick ad delivery platform. Ads delivered this way made their way on countless sites, and even on Google's own property —YouTube. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinhive-cryptojacker-deployed-on-youtube-via-google-ads/
Some smart crooks found a way to insert and deliver the Coinhive in-browser miner inside ads delivered via the Google DoubleClick ad delivery platform. Ads delivered this way made their way on countless sites, and even on Google's own property —YouTube. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinhive-cryptojacker-deployed-on-youtube-via-google-ads/
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Coinhive Cryptojacker Deployed on YouTube via Google Ads
Some smart crooks found a way to insert and deliver the Coinhive in-browser miner inside ads delivered via the Google DoubleClick ad delivery platform. Ads delivered this way made their way on countless sites, and even on Google's own property —YouTube.
Hacker Compromised Official phpBB Download Links
An unknown attacker has compromised download links for the phpBB forum software, according to a statement released today by the phpBB development team. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-compromised-official-phpbb-download-links/
An unknown attacker has compromised download links for the phpBB forum software, according to a statement released today by the phpBB development team. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-compromised-official-phpbb-download-links/
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Hacker Compromised Official phpBB Download Links
An unknown attacker has compromised download links for the phpBB forum software, according to a statement released today by the phpBB development team.
Malwarebytes Update Released to Fix High CPU & Memory Usage in Mbamservice.exe
An update pushed by Malwarebytes today for their Malwarebytes Anti-Malware product has caused a lot of problems for those who use their program. This new protection update caused mbamservice.exe to consume a lot of memory and upwards to 90% of the computer's CPU. A new update has been pushed that resolves these issues. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malwarebytes-update-released-to-fix-high-cpu-and-memory-usage-in-mbamservice-exe/
An update pushed by Malwarebytes today for their Malwarebytes Anti-Malware product has caused a lot of problems for those who use their program. This new protection update caused mbamservice.exe to consume a lot of memory and upwards to 90% of the computer's CPU. A new update has been pushed that resolves these issues. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malwarebytes-update-released-to-fix-high-cpu-and-memory-usage-in-mbamservice-exe/
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Malwarebytes Update Released to Fix High CPU & Memory Usage in Mbamservice.exe
An update pushed by Malwarebytes today for their Malwarebytes Anti-Malware product has caused a lot of problems for those who use their program. This new protection update caused mbamservice.exe to consume a lot of memory and upwards to 90% of the computer's…
Hacker Steals Over $150,000 Worth of Ethereum From Experty ICO Participants
A hacker has tricked Experty ICO participants into sending Ethereum funds to the wrong wallet address. He was able to do this by sending emails with a fake pre-ICO sale announcement to Experty users who signed up for notifications. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-steals-over-150-000-worth-of-ethereum-from-experty-ico-participants/
A hacker has tricked Experty ICO participants into sending Ethereum funds to the wrong wallet address. He was able to do this by sending emails with a fake pre-ICO sale announcement to Experty users who signed up for notifications. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-steals-over-150-000-worth-of-ethereum-from-experty-ico-participants/
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Hacker Steals Over $150,000 Worth of Ethereum From Experty ICO Participants
A hacker has tricked Experty ICO participants into sending Ethereum funds to the wrong wallet address. He was able to do this by sending emails with a fake pre-ICO sale announcement to Experty users who signed up for notifications.
Microsoft Issues Windows Out-of-Band Update That Disables Spectre Mitigations
Microsoft has issued on Saturday an emergency out-of-band Windows update that disables patches for the Spectre Variant 2 bug (CVE-2017-5715). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-issues-windows-out-of-band-update-that-disables-spectre-mitigations/
Microsoft has issued on Saturday an emergency out-of-band Windows update that disables patches for the Spectre Variant 2 bug (CVE-2017-5715). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-issues-windows-out-of-band-update-that-disables-spectre-mitigations/
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Microsoft Issues Windows Out-of-Band Update That Disables Spectre Mitigations
Microsoft has issued on Saturday an emergency out-of-band Windows update that disables patches for the Spectre Variant 2 bug (CVE-2017-5715).
Fitness Tracking App Accidentally Exposed Military Bases
Strava, a fitness tracking application that logs users' movements as they cycle, surf, or jog, has accidentally exposed or confirmed the location of various military bases and facilities all over the world. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/fitness-tracking-app-accidentally-exposed-military-bases/
Strava, a fitness tracking application that logs users' movements as they cycle, surf, or jog, has accidentally exposed or confirmed the location of various military bases and facilities all over the world. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/fitness-tracking-app-accidentally-exposed-military-bases/
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Fitness Tracking App Accidentally Exposed Military Bases
Strava, a fitness tracking application that logs users' movements as they cycle, surf, or jog, has accidentally exposed or confirmed the location of various military bases and facilities all over the world.