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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…
Another Misguided Teen Arrested for DDoSing High School Network
Police in Shelton, Connecticut have arrested a teenager for launching DDoS attacks on his/her former high school's network. [...]
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Police in Shelton, Connecticut have arrested a teenager for launching DDoS attacks on his/her former high school's network. [...]
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Another Misguided Teen Arrested for DDoSing High School Network
Police in Shelton, Connecticut have arrested a teenager for launching DDoS attacks on his/her former high school's network.
iPhone Chipmaker Foxconn Set to Replace Most Human Workers with Robots
Foxconn, the Chinese hardware manufacturer that builds chips for Apple's iPhone and iPad devices, is currently overhauling its entire factories and replacing most of its workforce with robots. [...]
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Foxconn, the Chinese hardware manufacturer that builds chips for Apple's iPhone and iPad devices, is currently overhauling its entire factories and replacing most of its workforce with robots. [...]
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iPhone Chipmaker Foxconn Set to Replace Most Human Workers with Robots
Foxconn, the Chinese hardware manufacturer that builds chips for Apple's iPhone and iPad devices, is currently overhauling its entire factories and replacing most of its workforce with robots.
Google Fixes User Tracking Issue in Pixel Smartphones
Google engineers have addressed a serious user privacy bug that affected only versions of the Android operating system installed on the company's latest line of Pixel smartphones. [...]
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Google engineers have addressed a serious user privacy bug that affected only versions of the Android operating system installed on the company's latest line of Pixel smartphones. [...]
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Google Fixes User Tracking Issue in Pixel Smartphones
Google engineers have addressed a serious user privacy bug that affected only versions of the Android operating system installed on the company's latest line of Pixel smartphones.
Android Was 2016's Most Vulnerable Product
With 2016 officially over, we can crown Android as 2016's product with most vulnerabilities, and Oracle as the vendor with the most security bugs. [...]
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With 2016 officially over, we can crown Android as 2016's product with most vulnerabilities, and Oracle as the vendor with the most security bugs. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-was-2016s-most-vulnerable-product/
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Android Was 2016's Most Vulnerable Product
With 2016 officially over, we can crown Android as 2016's product with most vulnerabilities, and Oracle as the vendor with the most security bugs.
MongoDB Databases Held Up for Ransom by Mysterious Attacker
An attacker going by the name of Harak1r1 is hijacking unprotected MongoDB databases, stealing their content, and asking for a Bitcoin ransom to return the data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mongodb-databases-held-up-for-ransom-by-mysterious-attacker/
An attacker going by the name of Harak1r1 is hijacking unprotected MongoDB databases, stealing their content, and asking for a Bitcoin ransom to return the data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mongodb-databases-held-up-for-ransom-by-mysterious-attacker/
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MongoDB Databases Held Up for Ransom by Mysterious Attacker
An attacker going by the name of Harak1r1 is hijacking unprotected MongoDB databases, stealing their content, and asking for a Bitcoin ransom to return the data.
Attacks on Phones of Bitcoin Moguls Continue with Recent KeepKey Security Breach
On the last day of 2016, KeepKey, a vendor of Bitcoin hardware wallets, has notified users of a security breach that inadvertently exposed some of its customers' details. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/attacks-on-phones-of-bitcoin-moguls-continue-with-recent-keepkey-security-breach/
On the last day of 2016, KeepKey, a vendor of Bitcoin hardware wallets, has notified users of a security breach that inadvertently exposed some of its customers' details. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/attacks-on-phones-of-bitcoin-moguls-continue-with-recent-keepkey-security-breach/
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Attacks on Phones of Bitcoin Moguls Continue with Recent KeepKey Security Breach
On the last day of 2016, KeepKey, a vendor of Bitcoin hardware wallets, has notified users of a security breach that inadvertently exposed some of its customers' details.