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Crypton Ransomware Is Here and It's "Not So Bad"
Security researcher MalwareHunterTeam has discovered a new ransomware family that its creators have named Crypton. After a flood of poorly coded .NET-based ransomware families have invaded VirusTotal, Crypton is a little bit more complex. [...]
Crypton Ransomware Is Here and It's "Not So Bad"
Security researcher MalwareHunterTeam has discovered a new ransomware family that its creators have named Crypton. After a flood of poorly coded .NET-based ransomware families have invaded VirusTotal, Crypton is a little bit more complex. [...]
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Crypton Ransomware Is Here and It's "Not So Bad"
Security researcher MalwareHunterTeam has discovered a new ransomware family that its creators have named Crypton. After a flood of poorly coded .NET-based ransomware families have invaded VirusTotal, Crypton is a little bit more complex.
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Windows 10 Insider Build 14971 includes Paint 3D and makes PowerShell the default Command Shell
Today Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14971 for PC to Insiders on the fast ring. This release adds the ability to read EPUB book in Microsoft Edge, includes the Paint 3D application, and makes the PowerShell the default shell from file explorer and the Win+X Menu. [...]
Windows 10 Insider Build 14971 includes Paint 3D and makes PowerShell the default Command Shell
Today Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14971 for PC to Insiders on the fast ring. This release adds the ability to read EPUB book in Microsoft Edge, includes the Paint 3D application, and makes the PowerShell the default shell from file explorer and the Win+X Menu. [...]
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Windows 10 Insider Build 14971 includes Paint 3D and makes PowerShell the default Command Shell
Today Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14971 for PC to Insiders on the fast ring. This release adds the ability to read EPUB book in Microsoft Edge, includes the Paint 3D application, and makes the PowerShell the default shell…
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What.cd Private Music Torrent Tracker Has Shut Down
What.cd, an invite-only music torrent tracker, has shut down yesterday, following a report in French media of police raids. [...]
What.cd Private Music Torrent Tracker Has Shut Down
What.cd, an invite-only music torrent tracker, has shut down yesterday, following a report in French media of police raids. [...]
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What.cd Private Music Torrent Tracker Has Shut Down
What.cd, an invite-only music torrent tracker, has shut down yesterday, following a report in French media of police raids.
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Hacker Group Breaches Mega.nz Servers
A hacking group using the name Amn3s1a Team has dumped data online that they claim to have stolen from several Mega.nz servers. In a statement released following the public data dump, Mega Chairman Stephen Hall confirmed the incident but said no user data was compromised. [...]
Hacker Group Breaches Mega.nz Servers
A hacking group using the name Amn3s1a Team has dumped data online that they claim to have stolen from several Mega.nz servers. In a statement released following the public data dump, Mega Chairman Stephen Hall confirmed the incident but said no user data was compromised. [...]
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Hacker Group Breaches Mega.nz Servers
A hacking group using the name Amn3s1a Team has dumped data online that they claim to have stolen from several Mega.nz servers. In a statement released following the public data dump, Mega Chairman Stephen Hall confirmed the incident but said no user data…
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UK Passes the Most Extreme Surveillance Law in the History of Western Democracy
The UK government passed yesterday a new sweeping cyber-surveillance that grants authorities the legal power to collect web traffic and telephony data on all UK citizens in bulk, even on people that have never committed a crime or aren't the subjects of an official investigation. [...]
UK Passes the Most Extreme Surveillance Law in the History of Western Democracy
The UK government passed yesterday a new sweeping cyber-surveillance that grants authorities the legal power to collect web traffic and telephony data on all UK citizens in bulk, even on people that have never committed a crime or aren't the subjects of an official investigation. [...]
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UK Passes the Most Extreme Surveillance Law in the History of Western Democracy
The UK government passed yesterday a new sweeping cyber-surveillance that grants authorities the legal power to collect web traffic and telephony data on all UK citizens in bulk, even on people that have never committed a crime or aren't the subjects of an…
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Chrome Users on Fedora Exposed to Drive-By Download Attacks
A combination of poor design choices and insecure software exposes Chrome users on Fedora desktop to drive-by downloads, security researcher Chris Evans has revealed. [...]
Chrome Users on Fedora Exposed to Drive-By Download Attacks
A combination of poor design choices and insecure software exposes Chrome users on Fedora desktop to drive-by downloads, security researcher Chris Evans has revealed. [...]
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Chrome Users on Fedora Exposed to Drive-By Download Attacks
A combination of poor design choices and insecure software exposes Chrome users on Fedora desktop to drive-by downloads, security researcher Chris Evans has revealed.
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Seven Months Later, ID Ransomware Can Detect 238 Ransomware Families
Ever since it launched in April 2016, the ID Ransomware service has been slowly, but surely, becoming the default destination for victims looking for information to aid them in solving their ransomware infections. [...]
Seven Months Later, ID Ransomware Can Detect 238 Ransomware Families
Ever since it launched in April 2016, the ID Ransomware service has been slowly, but surely, becoming the default destination for victims looking for information to aid them in solving their ransomware infections. [...]
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Seven Months Later, ID Ransomware Can Detect 238 Ransomware Families
Ever since it launched in April 2016, the ID Ransomware service has been slowly, but surely, becoming the default destination for victims looking for information to aid them in solving their ransomware infections.
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Secretions and Residue on Your Phone Give Away Your Lifestyle Choices
The dirt and secretions that users have on their hands rubs on their phones and leave clues behind about the owner's identity, his daily habits, the places he's been, his lifestyle, medical treatments, and more. [...]
Secretions and Residue on Your Phone Give Away Your Lifestyle Choices
The dirt and secretions that users have on their hands rubs on their phones and leave clues behind about the owner's identity, his daily habits, the places he's been, his lifestyle, medical treatments, and more. [...]
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Secretions and Residue on Your Phone Give Away Your Lifestyle Choices
The dirt and secretions that users have on their hands rubs on their phones and leave clues behind about the owner's identity, his daily habits, the places he's been, his lifestyle, medical treatments, and more.
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RIG-E Exploit Kit now distributing New CHIP Ransomware
Brad Duncan, a security researcher for Rackspace, is well known for monitoring exploit kit activity and the payloads that are being distributed by them. In an article posted yesterday, Brad shows how the RIG-E (Empire) exploit kit has started to distribute a new ransomware called CHIP. [...]
RIG-E Exploit Kit now distributing New CHIP Ransomware
Brad Duncan, a security researcher for Rackspace, is well known for monitoring exploit kit activity and the payloads that are being distributed by them. In an article posted yesterday, Brad shows how the RIG-E (Empire) exploit kit has started to distribute a new ransomware called CHIP. [...]
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RIG-E Exploit Kit now distributing New CHIP Ransomware
Brad Duncan, a security researcher for Rackspace, is well known for monitoring exploit kit activity and the payloads that are being distributed by them. In an article posted yesterday, Brad shows how the RIG-E (Empire) exploit kit has started to distribute…
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The Week in Ransomware - November 18th 2016 - Crysis, CryptoLuck, CHIP, and More
Very busy ransomware week. We have two new ransomware infections being pushed out by exploit kits, some decryptors, and lots of small variants being released. The big news is the release of the master decryption keys for the CrySiS ransomware and Kaspersky's Rakhnidecryptor being updated to use them. [...]
The Week in Ransomware - November 18th 2016 - Crysis, CryptoLuck, CHIP, and More
Very busy ransomware week. We have two new ransomware infections being pushed out by exploit kits, some decryptors, and lots of small variants being released. The big news is the release of the master decryption keys for the CrySiS ransomware and Kaspersky's Rakhnidecryptor being updated to use them. [...]
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The Week in Ransomware - November 18th 2016 - Crysis, CryptoLuck, CHIP, and More
Very busy ransomware week. We have two new ransomware infections being pushed out by exploit kits, some decryptors, and lots of small variants being released. The big news is the release of the master decryption keys for the CrySiS ransomware and Kaspersky's…
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Second Chinese Firm in a Week Found Hiding Backdoor in Firmware of Android Devices
Security researchers have discovered that third-party firmware included with over 2.8 million low-end Android smartphones allows attackers to compromise Over-the-Air (OTA) update operations and execute commands on the target's phone with root privileges. [...]
Second Chinese Firm in a Week Found Hiding Backdoor in Firmware of Android Devices
Security researchers have discovered that third-party firmware included with over 2.8 million low-end Android smartphones allows attackers to compromise Over-the-Air (OTA) update operations and execute commands on the target's phone with root privileges. [...]
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Second Chinese Firm in a Week Found Hiding Backdoor in Firmware of Android Devices
Security researchers have discovered that third-party firmware included with over 2.8 million low-end Android smartphones allows attackers to compromise Over-the-Air (OTA) update operations and execute commands on the target's phone with root privileges.
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Ask.com Toolbar Updater Abused to Download Malware
Security firm Red Canary claims to have stopped a malware campaign that experimented with using the Ask.com toolbar as a method of delivering malware to end users. [...]
Ask.com Toolbar Updater Abused to Download Malware
Security firm Red Canary claims to have stopped a malware campaign that experimented with using the Ask.com toolbar as a method of delivering malware to end users. [...]
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Ask.com Toolbar Updater Abused to Download Malware
Security firm Red Canary claims to have stopped a malware campaign that experimented with using the Ask.com toolbar as a method of delivering malware to end users.
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IRS Petitions Coinbase for Data on All Active US Bitcoin Traders
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has filed a motion asking the US Federal Court of Northern California to force Coinbase to disclose the personal details of all US users that have conducted Bitcoin trades between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2015. [...]
IRS Petitions Coinbase for Data on All Active US Bitcoin Traders
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has filed a motion asking the US Federal Court of Northern California to force Coinbase to disclose the personal details of all US users that have conducted Bitcoin trades between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2015. [...]
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IRS Petitions Coinbase for Data on All Active US Bitcoin Traders
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has filed a motion asking the US Federal Court of Northern California to force Coinbase to disclose the personal details of all US users that have conducted Bitcoin trades between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2015.
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Office Depot Accused of Running a Real-World Tech Support Scam
Office Depot employees have been selling unnecessary tech repair services after telling customers that their laptops and computers were infected with malware, reporters from Seattle TV station KIRO 7 said this week after being tipped off by a former employee. [...]
Office Depot Accused of Running a Real-World Tech Support Scam
Office Depot employees have been selling unnecessary tech repair services after telling customers that their laptops and computers were infected with malware, reporters from Seattle TV station KIRO 7 said this week after being tipped off by a former employee. [...]
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Office Depot Accused of Running a Real-World Tech Support Scam
Office Depot employees have been selling unnecessary tech repair services after telling customers that their laptops and computers were infected with malware, reporters from Seattle TV station KIRO 7 said this week after being tipped off by a former employee.
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Facebook Spam Campaign Spreading Nemucod Downloader and Locky Ransomware
An ongoing Facebook spam campaign is spreading the Nemucod malware downloader among users, which in some cases was seen downloading the Locky ransomware at later stages. [...]
Facebook Spam Campaign Spreading Nemucod Downloader and Locky Ransomware
An ongoing Facebook spam campaign is spreading the Nemucod malware downloader among users, which in some cases was seen downloading the Locky ransomware at later stages. [...]
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Facebook Spam Campaign Spreading Nemucod Downloader and Locky Ransomware
An ongoing Facebook spam campaign is spreading the Nemucod malware downloader among users, which in some cases was seen downloading the Locky ransomware at later stages.
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Android Malware Whitelists Itself to Stay Active While Your Phone Sleeps
An Android banking trojan is requesting users to whitelist its process against the Android Doze power saving module in order to stay connected to its command and control (C&C) servers and continue its malicious behavior. [...]
Android Malware Whitelists Itself to Stay Active While Your Phone Sleeps
An Android banking trojan is requesting users to whitelist its process against the Android Doze power saving module in order to stay connected to its command and control (C&C) servers and continue its malicious behavior. [...]
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Android Malware Whitelists Itself to Stay Active While Your Phone Sleeps
An Android banking trojan is requesting users to whitelist its process against the Android Doze power saving module in order to stay connected to its command and control (C&C) servers and continue its malicious behavior.
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A Botnet of IoT Devices Is Behind Many Instagram Fake Profiles
A botnet of IoT (Internet of Things) devices created with the Linux/Moose malware is behind many bots that are plaguing social networks such as YouTube, Periscope, Twitter, and Instagram, above all. [...]
A Botnet of IoT Devices Is Behind Many Instagram Fake Profiles
A botnet of IoT (Internet of Things) devices created with the Linux/Moose malware is behind many bots that are plaguing social networks such as YouTube, Periscope, Twitter, and Instagram, above all. [...]
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A Botnet of IoT Devices Is Behind Many Instagram Fake Profiles
A botnet of IoT (Internet of Things) devices created with the Linux/Moose malware is behind many bots that are plaguing social networks such as YouTube, Periscope, Twitter, and Instagram, above all.
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Locky Ransomware now using the Aesir Extension for Encrypted Files
Early this morning, a new Locky campaign was discovered that is spewing out emails that pretend to be an ISP complaint stating that SPAM has been detected coming from the computer. Further testing of the new sample shows that Locky has also changed the extension for encrypted files to .AESIR. [...]
Locky Ransomware now using the Aesir Extension for Encrypted Files
Early this morning, a new Locky campaign was discovered that is spewing out emails that pretend to be an ISP complaint stating that SPAM has been detected coming from the computer. Further testing of the new sample shows that Locky has also changed the extension for encrypted files to .AESIR. [...]
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Locky Ransomware now using the Aesir Extension for Encrypted Files
Early this morning, a new Locky campaign was discovered that is spewing out emails that pretend to be an ISP complaint stating that SPAM has been detected coming from the computer. Further testing of the new sample shows that Locky has also changed the extension…
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Security Firm Detects 57M Attempts to Exploit 2-Year-Old Router Firmware Backdoor
The case of the Netis router firmware backdoor shows you that even if a company puts out a patch to resolve security issues, the problem lingers on for years, as users fail to update their devices, or the patch itself fails to properly fix the issue. [...]
Security Firm Detects 57M Attempts to Exploit 2-Year-Old Router Firmware Backdoor
The case of the Netis router firmware backdoor shows you that even if a company puts out a patch to resolve security issues, the problem lingers on for years, as users fail to update their devices, or the patch itself fails to properly fix the issue. [...]
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Security Firm Detects 57M Attempts to Exploit 2-Year-Old Router Firmware Backdoor
The case of the Netis router firmware backdoor shows you that even if a company puts out a patch to resolve security issues, the problem lingers on for years, as users fail to update their devices, or the patch itself fails to properly fix the issue.
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Apple wants You to Open Your Heart to Everyone
At a time when there is so much divisiveness in the world, Apple has released a new video ad called "Frankie's Holiday" with a description of "An unexpected holiday visitor finally receives the warm welcome he's always yearned for.". [...]
Apple wants You to Open Your Heart to Everyone
At a time when there is so much divisiveness in the world, Apple has released a new video ad called "Frankie's Holiday" with a description of "An unexpected holiday visitor finally receives the warm welcome he's always yearned for.". [...]
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Apple wants You to Open Your Heart to Everyone
At a time when there is so much divisiveness in the world, Apple has released a new video ad called "Frankie's Holiday" with a description of "An unexpected holiday visitor finally receives the warm welcome he's always yearned for.".