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Millions of Websites Vulnerable Due to Security Bug in Popular PHP Script
A security flaw discovered in a common PHP script allows knowledgeable attackers to execute code on a website that uses a vulnerable version of the script, which in turn can allow an attacker to take control over the underlying server. [...]
Millions of Websites Vulnerable Due to Security Bug in Popular PHP Script
A security flaw discovered in a common PHP script allows knowledgeable attackers to execute code on a website that uses a vulnerable version of the script, which in turn can allow an attacker to take control over the underlying server. [...]
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Millions of Websites Vulnerable Due to Security Bug in Popular PHP Script
A security flaw discovered in a common PHP script allows knowledgeable attackers to execute code on a website that uses a vulnerable version of the script, which in turn can allow an attacker to take control over the underlying server.
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CERT Switzerland Temporarily Cripples Tofsee Botnet
Last week, the Swiss Governmental Computer Emergency Response Team (GovCERT), together with SWITCH, the registrar of .ch top-level domain names, have taken action against the Tofsee malware botnet that was abusing Swiss domains to host its dynamic command and control (C&C) servers. [...]
CERT Switzerland Temporarily Cripples Tofsee Botnet
Last week, the Swiss Governmental Computer Emergency Response Team (GovCERT), together with SWITCH, the registrar of .ch top-level domain names, have taken action against the Tofsee malware botnet that was abusing Swiss domains to host its dynamic command and control (C&C) servers. [...]
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CERT Switzerland Temporarily Cripples Tofsee Botnet
Last week, the Swiss Governmental Computer Emergency Response Team (GovCERT), together with SWITCH, the registrar of .ch top-level domain names, have taken action against the Tofsee malware botnet that was abusing Swiss domains to host its dynamic command…
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Thai Police Arrests Nine Anonymous Hackers for Role in #OpSingleGateway Attacks
Thai officials announced on Monday the arrests of nine teenagers who have participated in cyber-attacks against government websites. [...]
Thai Police Arrests Nine Anonymous Hackers for Role in #OpSingleGateway Attacks
Thai officials announced on Monday the arrests of nine teenagers who have participated in cyber-attacks against government websites. [...]
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Thai Police Arrests Nine Anonymous Hackers for Role in #OpSingleGateway Attacks
Thai officials announced on Monday the arrests of nine teenagers who have participated in cyber-attacks against government websites.
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Adups Backdoor Found in Latest Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet
Barnes & Noble has joined the list of Android device vendors who sold smartphones and tablets affected by the Adups backdoor. [...]
Adups Backdoor Found in Latest Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet
Barnes & Noble has joined the list of Android device vendors who sold smartphones and tablets affected by the Adups backdoor. [...]
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Adups Backdoor Found in Latest Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet
Barnes & Noble has joined the list of Android device vendors who sold smartphones and tablets affected by the Adups backdoor.
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US Customs Starts Collecting Social Media Details from Foreigners Entering the US
Starting last week, foreign travelers entering the US without a visa are now asked to provide details about their social media presence. [...]
US Customs Starts Collecting Social Media Details from Foreigners Entering the US
Starting last week, foreign travelers entering the US without a visa are now asked to provide details about their social media presence. [...]
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US Customs Starts Collecting Social Media Details from Foreigners Entering the US
Starting last week, foreign travelers entering the US without a visa are now asked to provide details about their social media presence.
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Android Ransomware Infects LG Smart TV
Security firms have been warning us for more than a year about the possibility of Android malware jumping from phones and tablets to other Android-powered devices, such smart TVs. [...]
Android Ransomware Infects LG Smart TV
Security firms have been warning us for more than a year about the possibility of Android malware jumping from phones and tablets to other Android-powered devices, such smart TVs. [...]
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Android Ransomware Infects LG Smart TV
Security firms have been warning us for more than a year about the possibility of Android malware jumping from phones and tablets to other Android-powered devices, such smart TVs.
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Business Man Pleads Guilty for Operation Resume Hoard
David W. Kent pleaded guilty last week of hacking his former company to boost his current business, which he then tried to sell back to his former firm, together with the stolen data. [...]
Business Man Pleads Guilty for Operation Resume Hoard
David W. Kent pleaded guilty last week of hacking his former company to boost his current business, which he then tried to sell back to his former firm, together with the stolen data. [...]
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Business Man Pleads Guilty for Operation Resume Hoard
David W. Kent pleaded guilty last week of hacking his former company to boost his current business, which he then tried to sell back to his former firm, together with the stolen data.
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Switcher Android Malware Hacks TP-Link Routers, Changes DNS Settings
An Android trojan named Switcher (Trojan.AndroidOS.Switcher) targets Android devices in order to take over local WiFi routers and hijack the web traffic passing through them. [...]
Switcher Android Malware Hacks TP-Link Routers, Changes DNS Settings
An Android trojan named Switcher (Trojan.AndroidOS.Switcher) targets Android devices in order to take over local WiFi routers and hijack the web traffic passing through them. [...]
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Switcher Android Malware Hacks TP-Link Routers, Changes DNS Settings
An Android trojan named Switcher (Trojan.AndroidOS.Switcher) targets Android devices in order to take over local WiFi routers and hijack the web traffic passing through them.
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650Gbps DDoS Attack from Leet Botnet Rivals Mirai Attacks
Mirai-based DDoS botnets have lost the exclusivity on high output DDoS attacks, according to DDoS mitigation firm Imperva, who says that it mitigated a DDoS attack of over 650 Gbps and over 150 million packets per seconds (Mpps) on December 21. [...]
650Gbps DDoS Attack from Leet Botnet Rivals Mirai Attacks
Mirai-based DDoS botnets have lost the exclusivity on high output DDoS attacks, according to DDoS mitigation firm Imperva, who says that it mitigated a DDoS attack of over 650 Gbps and over 150 million packets per seconds (Mpps) on December 21. [...]
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650Gbps DDoS Attack from Leet Botnet Rivals Mirai Attacks
Mirai-based DDoS botnets have lost the exclusivity on high output DDoS attacks, according to DDoS mitigation firm Imperva, who says that it mitigated a DDoS attack of over 650 Gbps and over 150 million packets per seconds (Mpps) on December 21.
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Congress Report Rules Against Encryption Backdoors
Last week, a report published by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee has made it crystal clear that the US government considers encryption backdoors as a threat to its "national interests." [...]
Congress Report Rules Against Encryption Backdoors
Last week, a report published by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee has made it crystal clear that the US government considers encryption backdoors as a threat to its "national interests." [...]
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Congress Report Rules Against Encryption Backdoors
Last week, a report published by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee has made it crystal clear that the US government considers encryption backdoors as a threat to its "national interests."
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KillDisk Disk-Wiping Malware Adds Ransomware Component
A malware family previously used to sabotage computers by deleting and rewriting files has added a ransomware component, now encrypting files and demanding a huge ransom. [...]
KillDisk Disk-Wiping Malware Adds Ransomware Component
A malware family previously used to sabotage computers by deleting and rewriting files has added a ransomware component, now encrypting files and demanding a huge ransom. [...]
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KillDisk Disk-Wiping Malware Adds Ransomware Component
A malware family previously used to sabotage computers by deleting and rewriting files has added a ransomware component, now encrypting files and demanding a huge ransom.
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Microsoft Tests New 'Green Screen of Death' on Latest Windows 10 Builds
Windows 10 Insider builds will now feature a Green Screen of Death (GSOD) instead of the classic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error page we have all become accustomed to. [...]
Microsoft Tests New 'Green Screen of Death' on Latest Windows 10 Builds
Windows 10 Insider builds will now feature a Green Screen of Death (GSOD) instead of the classic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error page we have all become accustomed to. [...]
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Microsoft Tests New 'Green Screen of Death' on Latest Windows 10 Builds
Windows 10 Insider builds will now feature a Green Screen of Death (GSOD) instead of the classic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error page we have all become accustomed to.
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It's Almost 2017 and Users Are Still Getting Infected with Malware via Fake AV Software
You'd expect that by now, users should be aware that downloading "cracks" for any kind of software would come with inherent dangers, such as adware, infostealers, backdoors, and even ransomware. Sadly, this isn't the case and a fairly decent amount of users are still get infected with all sort of nasties this way. [...]
It's Almost 2017 and Users Are Still Getting Infected with Malware via Fake AV Software
You'd expect that by now, users should be aware that downloading "cracks" for any kind of software would come with inherent dangers, such as adware, infostealers, backdoors, and even ransomware. Sadly, this isn't the case and a fairly decent amount of users are still get infected with all sort of nasties this way. [...]
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It's Almost 2017 and Users Are Still Getting Infected with Malware via Fake AV Software
You'd expect that by now, users should be aware that downloading "cracks" for any kind of software would come with inherent dangers, such as adware, infostealers, backdoors, and even ransomware. Sadly, this isn't the case and a fairly decent amount of users…
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Three Chinese Charged with Hacking Law Firms and Stealing Insider Trading Data
The US charged three Chinese nationals with hacking two New York law firms and stealing data from their email servers, which they later used to make a profit on the stock market. [...]
Three Chinese Charged with Hacking Law Firms and Stealing Insider Trading Data
The US charged three Chinese nationals with hacking two New York law firms and stealing data from their email servers, which they later used to make a profit on the stock market. [...]
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Three Chinese Charged with Hacking Law Firms and Stealing Insider Trading Data
The US charged three Chinese nationals with hacking two New York law firms and stealing data from their email servers, which they later used to make a profit on the stock market.
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Steganography Is Very Popular with Exploit Kits All of a Sudden
Steganography, the technique of embedding hidden messages inside public files, has become very popular with exploit kit operators in 2016. [...]
Steganography Is Very Popular with Exploit Kits All of a Sudden
Steganography, the technique of embedding hidden messages inside public files, has become very popular with exploit kit operators in 2016. [...]
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Steganography Is Very Popular with Exploit Kits All of a Sudden
Steganography, the technique of embedding hidden messages inside public files, has become very popular with exploit kit operators in 2016.
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Unpatched Vulnerability Affecting PHP 7 Servers
PHP 7 is affected by an unpatched vulnerability that opens servers running the latest branch of the PHP programming language to attacks. [...]
Unpatched Vulnerability Affecting PHP 7 Servers
PHP 7 is affected by an unpatched vulnerability that opens servers running the latest branch of the PHP programming language to attacks. [...]
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Unpatched Vulnerability Affecting PHP 7 Servers
PHP 7 is affected by an unpatched vulnerability that opens servers running the latest branch of the PHP programming language to attacks.
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Turkey Wants to Build Army of Hackers
Turkish officials announced plans to hire computer experts to serve as white-hat hackers and help protect the country's infrastructure against cyber-security threats. [...]
Turkey Wants to Build Army of Hackers
Turkish officials announced plans to hire computer experts to serve as white-hat hackers and help protect the country's infrastructure against cyber-security threats. [...]
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Turkey Wants to Build Army of Hackers
Turkish officials announced plans to hire computer experts to serve as white-hat hackers and help protect the country's infrastructure against cyber-security threats.
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Firefox 52 Borrows One More Privacy Feature from the Tor Browser
Mozilla engineers have added a mechanism to Firefox 52 that prevents websites from fingerprinting users using system fonts. [...]
Firefox 52 Borrows One More Privacy Feature from the Tor Browser
Mozilla engineers have added a mechanism to Firefox 52 that prevents websites from fingerprinting users using system fonts. [...]
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Firefox 52 Borrows One More Privacy Feature from the Tor Browser
Mozilla engineers have added a mechanism to Firefox 52 that prevents websites from fingerprinting users using system fonts.
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US Ejects 35 Russian Diplomats in Response to Election Hacks
In a statement issued yesterday by the White House, President Barack Obama has ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats in response to multiple hacking incidents that took place during the recent US Presidential Election. [...]
US Ejects 35 Russian Diplomats in Response to Election Hacks
In a statement issued yesterday by the White House, President Barack Obama has ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats in response to multiple hacking incidents that took place during the recent US Presidential Election. [...]
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US Ejects 35 Russian Diplomats in Response to Election Hacks
In a statement issued yesterday by the White House, President Barack Obama has ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats in response to multiple hacking incidents that took place during the recent US Presidential Election.
The Week in Ransomware - December 30th 2016 - Infected TVs and Open Source Ransomware Sucks
2016 is almost over and it has been a crazy year in ransomware. There wasn't any big news released this week, but of particular note are the released decryptors, an LG TV being infected with ransomware, and MalwareTech's article on why open source ransomware helps noone. [...]
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2016 is almost over and it has been a crazy year in ransomware. There wasn't any big news released this week, but of particular note are the released decryptors, an LG TV being infected with ransomware, and MalwareTech's article on why open source ransomware helps noone. [...]
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The Week in Ransomware - December 30th 2016 - Infected TVs and Open Source Ransomware Sucks
2016 is almost over and it has been a crazy year in ransomware. There wasn't any big news released this week, but of particular note are the released decryptors, an LG TV being infected with ransomware, and MalwareTech's article on why open source ransomware…