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Pacemakers Can Be Hacked to Harm or Kill Patients
Scientists and medical professionals published a research paper in which they detailed a simple and inexpensive approach to creating a device that can be used to hack Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs), also referred to as pacemakers. [...]
Pacemakers Can Be Hacked to Harm or Kill Patients
Scientists and medical professionals published a research paper in which they detailed a simple and inexpensive approach to creating a device that can be used to hack Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs), also referred to as pacemakers. [...]
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Pacemakers Can Be Hacked to Harm or Kill Patients
Scientists and medical professionals published a research paper in which they detailed a simple and inexpensive approach to creating a device that can be used to hack Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs), also referred to as pacemakers.
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Mirai Botnet Behind Internet Problems for 100,000 TalkTalk and UK Post Office Users
Over 100,000 UK Internet customers had connectivity problems over the weekend, with most of the affected users being clients of the UK Postal Office, TalkTalk, and Kcom ISPs. [...]
Mirai Botnet Behind Internet Problems for 100,000 TalkTalk and UK Post Office Users
Over 100,000 UK Internet customers had connectivity problems over the weekend, with most of the affected users being clients of the UK Postal Office, TalkTalk, and Kcom ISPs. [...]
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Mirai Botnet Behind Internet Problems for 100,000 TalkTalk and UK Post Office Users
Over 100,000 UK Internet customers had connectivity problems over the weekend, with most of the affected users being clients of the UK Postal Office, TalkTalk, and Kcom ISPs.
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Upcoming WordPress Features Will Require Hosts to Support HTTPS
WordPress creator and Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg announced today that upcoming versions of the WordPress CMS would include features that would require hosts to support HTTPS. [...]
Upcoming WordPress Features Will Require Hosts to Support HTTPS
WordPress creator and Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg announced today that upcoming versions of the WordPress CMS would include features that would require hosts to support HTTPS. [...]
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Upcoming WordPress Features Will Require Hosts to Support HTTPS
WordPress creator and Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg announced today that upcoming versions of the WordPress CMS would include features that would require hosts to support HTTPS.
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Visbot Malware Found on 6,691 Magento Online Stores
Nearly 6,700 online stores running on top of the Magento platform are infected with the Visbot malware that hides on web servers, steals credit card information, encrypts it, hides it inside an image, and sends the encrypted credit card data to a crook's servers afterward. [...]
Visbot Malware Found on 6,691 Magento Online Stores
Nearly 6,700 online stores running on top of the Magento platform are infected with the Visbot malware that hides on web servers, steals credit card information, encrypts it, hides it inside an image, and sends the encrypted credit card data to a crook's servers afterward. [...]
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Visbot Malware Found on 6,691 Magento Online Stores
Nearly 6,700 online stores running on top of the Magento platform are infected with the Visbot malware that hides on web servers, steals credit card information, encrypts it, hides it inside an image, and sends the encrypted credit card data to a crook's…
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Hackers Stole $45 Million from Russia's Central Bank
Unidentified hackers have stolen $45 million (?2 billion) from customer accounts at Russia's Central Bank, but officials have managed to recover $26 million (?1.66 billion) from the stolen funds, said the bank in a report released today. [...]
Hackers Stole $45 Million from Russia's Central Bank
Unidentified hackers have stolen $45 million (?2 billion) from customer accounts at Russia's Central Bank, but officials have managed to recover $26 million (?1.66 billion) from the stolen funds, said the bank in a report released today. [...]
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Hackers Stole $45 Million from Russia's Central Bank
Unidentified hackers have stolen $45 million (₽2 billion) from customer accounts at Russia's Central Bank, but officials have managed to recover $26 million (₽1.66 billion) from the stolen funds, said the bank in a report released today.
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The Week in Ransomware - December 2nd 2016 - Screenlockers, Kangaroo, the SFMTA, and More!
Lots of small ransomware infections / screenlockers this week, but no major infections were discovered. Thankfully, security researchers were able to create a bunch of decryptors and make them available for victim's to recover their files. Of particular note was the San Francisco MTA getting hit hard by the HDDCryptor ransomware. [...]
The Week in Ransomware - December 2nd 2016 - Screenlockers, Kangaroo, the SFMTA, and More!
Lots of small ransomware infections / screenlockers this week, but no major infections were discovered. Thankfully, security researchers were able to create a bunch of decryptors and make them available for victim's to recover their files. Of particular note was the San Francisco MTA getting hit hard by the HDDCryptor ransomware. [...]
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The Week in Ransomware - December 2nd 2016 - Screenlockers, Kangaroo, the SFMTA, and More!
Lots of small ransomware infections / screenlockers this week, but no major infections were discovered. Thankfully, security researchers were able to create a bunch of decryptors and make them available for victim's to recover their files. Of particular note…
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Researchers Bypass Apple's Activation Lock on iPhones and iPads
Two researchers have found a way to bypass the Apple Activation Lock on both iPhones and iPads, running the two most recent versions of iOS, 10.1 and 10.1.1. [...]
Researchers Bypass Apple's Activation Lock on iPhones and iPads
Two researchers have found a way to bypass the Apple Activation Lock on both iPhones and iPads, running the two most recent versions of iOS, 10.1 and 10.1.1. [...]
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Researchers Bypass Apple's Activation Lock on iPhones and iPads
Two researchers have found a way to bypass the Apple Activation Lock on both iPhones and iPads, running the two most recent versions of iOS, 10.1 and 10.1.1.
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Android Malware Uses TeamViewer Mobile App to Take Control of Remote Devices
Crooks are spreading Android malware disguised as a one-time password (OTP) generator app for banking apps that steals the user's banking credentials and then installs the TeamViewer QuickSupport app to allow attackers to take over the victim's phone. [...]
Android Malware Uses TeamViewer Mobile App to Take Control of Remote Devices
Crooks are spreading Android malware disguised as a one-time password (OTP) generator app for banking apps that steals the user's banking credentials and then installs the TeamViewer QuickSupport app to allow attackers to take over the victim's phone. [...]
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Android Malware Uses TeamViewer Mobile App to Take Control of Remote Devices
Crooks are spreading Android malware disguised as a one-time password (OTP) generator app for banking apps that steals the user's banking credentials and then installs the TeamViewer QuickSupport app to allow attackers to take over the victim's phone.
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Hackers Stole $31 Million from Russia's Central Bank
Unidentified hackers have stolen $31 million (?2 billion) from customer accounts at Russia's Central Bank, but officials have managed to recover $26 million (?1.66 billion) from the stolen funds, said the bank in a report released today. [...]
Hackers Stole $31 Million from Russia's Central Bank
Unidentified hackers have stolen $31 million (?2 billion) from customer accounts at Russia's Central Bank, but officials have managed to recover $26 million (?1.66 billion) from the stolen funds, said the bank in a report released today. [...]
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Hackers Stole $31 Million from Russia's Central Bank
Unidentified hackers have stolen $31 million (₽2 billion) from customer accounts at Russia's Central Bank, but officials have managed to recover $26 million (₽1.66 billion) from the stolen funds, said the bank in a report released today.
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Chrome 55 Now Blocks Flash, Uses HTML5 by Default
Chrome 55, released earlier this week, now blocks all Adobe Flash content by default, according to a plan set in motion by Google engineers earlier this year. [...]
Chrome 55 Now Blocks Flash, Uses HTML5 by Default
Chrome 55, released earlier this week, now blocks all Adobe Flash content by default, according to a plan set in motion by Google engineers earlier this year. [...]
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Chrome 55 Now Blocks Flash, Uses HTML5 by Default
Chrome 55, released earlier this week, now blocks all Adobe Flash content by default, according to a plan set in motion by Google engineers earlier this year.
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An Unknown Botnet Is Launching Daily DDoS Attacks for the Last 10 Days
Since November 23, an unidentified group has been using a massive botnet to launch large DDoS attacks on a daily basis, targeting a small number of targets concentrated on the US west coast. [...]
An Unknown Botnet Is Launching Daily DDoS Attacks for the Last 10 Days
Since November 23, an unidentified group has been using a massive botnet to launch large DDoS attacks on a daily basis, targeting a small number of targets concentrated on the US west coast. [...]
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An Unknown Botnet Is Launching Daily DDoS Attacks for the Last 10 Days
Since November 23, an unidentified group has been using a massive botnet to launch large DDoS attacks on a daily basis, targeting a small number of targets concentrated on the US west coast.
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Sysadmin Gets Two Years in Prison for Sabotaging ISP
A judge in New York has sentenced Dariusz J. Prugar, 32, of Syracuse, New York, to two years in prison for hacking his former employee, Pa Online, an internet service provider (ISP) formerly located in Enola, Pennsylvania. [...]
Sysadmin Gets Two Years in Prison for Sabotaging ISP
A judge in New York has sentenced Dariusz J. Prugar, 32, of Syracuse, New York, to two years in prison for hacking his former employee, Pa Online, an internet service provider (ISP) formerly located in Enola, Pennsylvania. [...]
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Sysadmin Gets Two Years in Prison for Sabotaging ISP
A judge in New York has sentenced Dariusz J. Prugar, 32, of Syracuse, New York, to two years in prison for hacking his former employee, Pa Online, an internet service provider (ISP) formerly located in Enola, Pennsylvania.
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Ransomware Author "Pornopoker" Arrested in Russia
Russian authorities have arrested a man suspected of writing and distributing ransomware. The suspect, whose name hasn't been released yet, goes by the nickname of Pornopoker. [...]
Ransomware Author "Pornopoker" Arrested in Russia
Russian authorities have arrested a man suspected of writing and distributing ransomware. The suspect, whose name hasn't been released yet, goes by the nickname of Pornopoker. [...]
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Ransomware Author "Pornopoker" Arrested in Russia
Russian authorities have arrested a man suspected of writing and distributing ransomware. The suspect, whose name hasn't been released yet, goes by the nickname of Pornopoker.
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Visa Payment Cards Vulnerable to Brute-Forcing
A study released by researchers from Newcastle University shows that it could take an attacker around six seconds to guess payment card details, which he could later use to carry out fraudulent transactions. [...]
Visa Payment Cards Vulnerable to Brute-Forcing
A study released by researchers from Newcastle University shows that it could take an attacker around six seconds to guess payment card details, which he could later use to carry out fraudulent transactions. [...]
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Visa Payment Cards Vulnerable to Brute-Forcing
A study released by researchers from Newcastle University shows that it could take an attacker around six seconds to guess payment card details, which he could later use to carry out fraudulent transactions.
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Kelihos Botnet Delivering Shade (Troldesh) Ransomware with No_More_Ransom Extension
Over the last two weeks, the Kelihos spam botnet has been busy spreading the latest version of the Shade ransomware (also known as Troldesh), which now appends the ".no_more_ransom" extension at the end of each encrypted file. [...]
Kelihos Botnet Delivering Shade (Troldesh) Ransomware with No_More_Ransom Extension
Over the last two weeks, the Kelihos spam botnet has been busy spreading the latest version of the Shade ransomware (also known as Troldesh), which now appends the ".no_more_ransom" extension at the end of each encrypted file. [...]
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Kelihos Botnet Delivering Shade (Troldesh) Ransomware with No_More_Ransom Extension
Over the last two weeks, the Kelihos spam botnet has been busy spreading the latest version of the Shade ransomware (also known as Troldesh), which now appends the ".no_more_ransom" extension at the end of each encrypted file.
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New Deal: 98% off the CompTIA-IT Certification Career Advancement Bundle
Today's deal is for an online course to prepare you for the CompTIA A+ (901 & 902), CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+ and Essentials certification exams. These courses normally have a combined price of $4,099, this bundle has been reduced 98% to $59. [...]
New Deal: 98% off the CompTIA-IT Certification Career Advancement Bundle
Today's deal is for an online course to prepare you for the CompTIA A+ (901 & 902), CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+ and Essentials certification exams. These courses normally have a combined price of $4,099, this bundle has been reduced 98% to $59. [...]
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New Deal: 98% off the CompTIA-IT Certification Career Advancement Bundle
Today's deal is for an online course to prepare you for the CompTIA A+ (901 & 902), CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+ and Essentials certification exams. These courses normally have a combined price of $4,099, this bundle has been reduced 98% to $59.
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Google Preparing "Invisible ReCAPTCHA" System for No User Interaction
The service helped reduce the time needed to fill in forms, and maintained the same high-level of spam detection we've become accustomed from the reCAPTCHA service. [...]
Google Preparing "Invisible ReCAPTCHA" System for No User Interaction
The service helped reduce the time needed to fill in forms, and maintained the same high-level of spam detection we've become accustomed from the reCAPTCHA service. [...]
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Google Preparing "Invisible ReCAPTCHA" System for No User Interaction
The service helped reduce the time needed to fill in forms, and maintained the same high-level of spam detection we've become accustomed from the reCAPTCHA service.
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Locky Ransomware switches to Egyptian Mythology with the Osiris Extension
Once again, the developers of the Locky Ransomware have decided to change the extension of encrypted files. This time, the ransomware developers moved away from Norse gods and into Egyptian mythology by using the .osiris extension for encrypted files. [...]
Locky Ransomware switches to Egyptian Mythology with the Osiris Extension
Once again, the developers of the Locky Ransomware have decided to change the extension of encrypted files. This time, the ransomware developers moved away from Norse gods and into Egyptian mythology by using the .osiris extension for encrypted files. [...]
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Locky Ransomware switches to Egyptian Mythology with the Osiris Extension
Once again, the developers of the Locky Ransomware have decided to change the extension of encrypted files. This time, the ransomware developers moved away from Norse gods and into Egyptian mythology by using the .osiris extension for encrypted files.
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DailyMotion Allegedly Hacked, 85 Million User Accounts Stolen
An unknown hacker has supposedly breached video sharing platform DailyMotion and stolen details for 87.6 million accounts, belonging to approximately 85 million users, according to data breach index website LeakedSource. [...]
DailyMotion Allegedly Hacked, 85 Million User Accounts Stolen
An unknown hacker has supposedly breached video sharing platform DailyMotion and stolen details for 87.6 million accounts, belonging to approximately 85 million users, according to data breach index website LeakedSource. [...]
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DailyMotion Allegedly Hacked, 85 Million User Accounts Stolen
An unknown hacker has supposedly breached video sharing platform DailyMotion and stolen details for 87.6 million accounts, belonging to approximately 85 million users, according to data breach index website LeakedSource.
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Canadian Government Is Asking Citizens If They Want Encryption Backdoors
The Canadian government is asking citizens for their feedback on several privacy and cyber-security topics, as part of a public consultation period for upcoming changes to Canada's national security framework. [...]
Canadian Government Is Asking Citizens If They Want Encryption Backdoors
The Canadian government is asking citizens for their feedback on several privacy and cyber-security topics, as part of a public consultation period for upcoming changes to Canada's national security framework. [...]
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Canadian Government Is Asking Citizens If They Want Encryption Backdoors
The Canadian government is asking citizens for their feedback on several privacy and cyber-security topics, as part of a public consultation period for upcoming changes to Canada's national security framework.