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Windows 10 Overtakes Windows 7 to Become Most Popular Windows Version

Windows 10 has surpassed Windows 7 for the first time, according to analytics firm StatCounter. In a presser released today, the company says that according to data gathered in January 2018, Windows 10 reached 42.78% in terms of worldwide internet usage, compared to 41.86% for Windows 7, and 8.72% for Windows 8.1,. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-overtakes-windows-7-to-become-most-popular-windows-version/
PSA: Beware of Sites Pretending to be Manual Firefox Updates

A family of malicious Firefox addons have been discovered being pushed by sites pretending to be a manual update for Firefox.  These sites utilize a combination of javascript alerts, user authentication prompts, and full screen views to try and coerce the user into installing the unwanted addons. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/psa-beware-of-sites-pretending-to-be-manual-firefox-updates/
Teen Arrested for Creating Malware That Steals Cryptocurrency Wallet Passwords

Japanese police have arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of creating malware that steals private keys (passwords) that are used to access cryptocurrency wallets. He's also under investigation for using these passwords to steal funds from victims, albeit no charges have been filed. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/teen-arrested-for-creating-malware-that-steals-cryptocurrency-wallet-passwords/
Scarabey Ransomware - A Scarab Version Targeting Enterprises

A new version of the Scarab ransomware has been spotted in the wild, but instead of being distributed via email spam campaigns, crooks are brute-forcing computers with weakly-secured RDP connections and are installing the ransomware manually on each system. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scarabey-ransomware-a-scarab-version-targeting-enterprises/
System Cryptomix Ransomware Variant Released

Michael Gillespie discovered a new Cryptomix variant uploaded to ID-Ransomware this week. Today, I was able to find a sample so we can see what has changed. For the most part, it is the same as previous variants except it now appends the .SERVER extension to encrypted files and changes the contact emails used by the ransomware.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/system-cryptomix-ransomware-variant-released/
The Week in Ransomware - February 2nd 2018 - TOR Sites Stealing Ransom Payments & GandCrab

This has been an interesting week in ransomware news. We had the GandCrab ransomware being released and distributed by exploit kits, TOR gateways stealing ransom payments from ransomware devs, and a bunch of towns getting hit with ransomware.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-february-2nd-2018-tor-sites-stealing-ransom-payments-and-gandcrab/
LKRG: Linux to Get a Loadable Kernel Module for Runtime Integrity Checking

Members of the open source community are working on a new security-focused project for the Linux kernel. Named Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG), this is a loadable kernel module that will perform runtime integrity checking of the Linux kernel. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/lkrg-linux-to-get-a-loadable-kernel-module-for-runtime-integrity-checking/