Mac Malware Linked to Infamous Russian Cyber-Espionage Group
Russian cyberspies known as APT28 have created a Mac version of their famous XAgent (X-Agent, Sofacy) malware, which already has versions for Windows, iOS, and Android. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mac-malware-linked-to-infamous-russian-cyber-espionage-group/
Russian cyberspies known as APT28 have created a Mac version of their famous XAgent (X-Agent, Sofacy) malware, which already has versions for Windows, iOS, and Android. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mac-malware-linked-to-infamous-russian-cyber-espionage-group/
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Mac Malware Linked to Infamous Russian Cyber-Espionage Group
Russian cyberspies known as APT28 have created a Mac version of their famous XAgent (X-Agent, Sofacy) malware, which already has versions for Windows, iOS, and Android.
Researchers Discover Self-Healing Malware That Targets Magento Stores
Dutch malware experts have found a new malware strain that targets online shops running on the Magento platform, which can self-heal using code hidden in the website's database. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-discover-self-healing-malware-that-targets-magento-stores/
Dutch malware experts have found a new malware strain that targets online shops running on the Magento platform, which can self-heal using code hidden in the website's database. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-discover-self-healing-malware-that-targets-magento-stores/
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Researchers Discover Self-Healing Malware That Targets Magento Stores
Dutch malware experts have found a new malware strain that targets online shops running on the Magento platform, which can self-heal using code hidden in the website's database.
Hacker Rasputin Breaches Over 60 Universities and Government Agencies
A financially-motivated, Russian-speaking hacker known as Rasputin, has breached and stolen data from universities in the US and the UK, and federal, state, and local US government agencies. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-rasputin-breaches-over-60-universities-and-government-agencies/
A financially-motivated, Russian-speaking hacker known as Rasputin, has breached and stolen data from universities in the US and the UK, and federal, state, and local US government agencies. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-rasputin-breaches-over-60-universities-and-government-agencies/
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Hacker Rasputin Breaches Over 60 Universities and Government Agencies
A financially-motivated, Russian-speaking hacker known as Rasputin, has breached and stolen data from universities in the US and the UK, and federal, state, and local US government agencies.
Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday Moved to March 14
After Microsoft said on Tuesday that it was postponing its February Patch Tuesday indefinitely, the company issued a new statement today, announcing that February's patches will arrive on March 14, next month. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-february-patch-tuesday-moved-to-march-14/
After Microsoft said on Tuesday that it was postponing its February Patch Tuesday indefinitely, the company issued a new statement today, announcing that February's patches will arrive on March 14, next month. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-february-patch-tuesday-moved-to-march-14/
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Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday Moved to March 14
After Microsoft said on Tuesday that it was postponing its February Patch Tuesday indefinitely, the company issued a new statement today, announcing that February's patches will arrive on March 14, next month.
Researchers Create New System That Makes Bitcoin Transactions Harder to Track
Researchers from Boston University, North Carolina State University, and George Mason University have created a new protocol called TumbleBit that they say can anonymize Bitcoin transactions better than any other previously developed Bitcoin mixing service. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/researchers-create-new-system-that-makes-bitcoin-transactions-harder-to-track/
Researchers from Boston University, North Carolina State University, and George Mason University have created a new protocol called TumbleBit that they say can anonymize Bitcoin transactions better than any other previously developed Bitcoin mixing service. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/researchers-create-new-system-that-makes-bitcoin-transactions-harder-to-track/
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Researchers Create New System That Makes Bitcoin Transactions Harder to Track
Researchers from Boston University, North Carolina State University, and George Mason University have created a new protocol called TumbleBit that they say can anonymize Bitcoin transactions better than any other previously developed Bitcoin mixing service.
Microsoft Exec Calls for a Geneva Convention for Cyber-Weapons
Brad Smith, Chief Legal Officer at Microsoft, has called on the world's nations to come together and sign a pact that regulates the use and proliferation of cyber-weapons, similar to the Geneva Convention signed in 1949. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/microsoft-exec-calls-for-a-geneva-convention-for-cyber-weapons/
Brad Smith, Chief Legal Officer at Microsoft, has called on the world's nations to come together and sign a pact that regulates the use and proliferation of cyber-weapons, similar to the Geneva Convention signed in 1949. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/microsoft-exec-calls-for-a-geneva-convention-for-cyber-weapons/
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Microsoft Exec Calls for a Geneva Convention for Cyber-Weapons
Brad Smith, Chief Legal Officer at Microsoft, has called on the world's nations to come together and sign a pact that regulates the use and proliferation of cyber-weapons, similar to the Geneva Convention signed in 1949.
ISIS Supporters Targeted with Android OmniRAT Malware
Islamic State supporters are being targeted with a modified version of the Telegram Android app that contains a version of the OmniRAT remote access toolkit. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/isis-supporters-targeted-with-android-omnirat-malware/
Islamic State supporters are being targeted with a modified version of the Telegram Android app that contains a version of the OmniRAT remote access toolkit. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/isis-supporters-targeted-with-android-omnirat-malware/
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ISIS Supporters Targeted with Android OmniRAT Malware
Islamic State supporters are being targeted with a modified version of the Telegram Android app that contains a version of the OmniRAT remote access toolkit.
China's Top Three Bitcoin Traders Freeze Withdrawals for a Month
China's top three Bitcoin exchange platforms have announced plans to freeze all withdrawals following harsher regulations from China's Central Bank. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/chinas-top-three-bitcoin-traders-freeze-withdrawals-for-a-month/
China's top three Bitcoin exchange platforms have announced plans to freeze all withdrawals following harsher regulations from China's Central Bank. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/chinas-top-three-bitcoin-traders-freeze-withdrawals-for-a-month/
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China's Top Three Bitcoin Traders Freeze Withdrawals for a Month
China's top three Bitcoin exchange platforms have announced plans to freeze all withdrawals following harsher regulations from China's Central Bank.
Hermes Ransomware Decrypted in Live Video by Emsisoft's Fabian Wosar
Today Fabian Wosar decided to live stream his analysis of the new Hermes Ransomware. It was a pleasure surprise when it was discovered that the ransomware could be decrypted and Fabian quickly demonstrated how to generate a key and create a decryptor. This article contains further technical analysis of the Hermes ransomware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hermes-ransomware-decrypted-in-live-video-by-emsisofts-fabian-wosar/
Today Fabian Wosar decided to live stream his analysis of the new Hermes Ransomware. It was a pleasure surprise when it was discovered that the ransomware could be decrypted and Fabian quickly demonstrated how to generate a key and create a decryptor. This article contains further technical analysis of the Hermes ransomware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hermes-ransomware-decrypted-in-live-video-by-emsisofts-fabian-wosar/
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Hermes Ransomware Decrypted in Live Video by Emsisoft's Fabian Wosar
Today Fabian Wosar decided to live stream his analysis of the new Hermes Ransomware. It was a pleasure surprise when it was discovered that the ransomware could be decrypted and Fabian quickly demonstrated how to generate a key and create a decryptor. This…
Millions of Smart Cars Vulnerable Due to Insecure Android Apps
After testing seven Android apps from seven popular car makers, security experts from Kaspersky Lab concluded that many of these mobile applications contain basic security flaws that could facilitate the theft of modern, connected cars. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-smart-cars-vulnerable-due-to-insecure-android-apps/
After testing seven Android apps from seven popular car makers, security experts from Kaspersky Lab concluded that many of these mobile applications contain basic security flaws that could facilitate the theft of modern, connected cars. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-smart-cars-vulnerable-due-to-insecure-android-apps/
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Millions of Smart Cars Vulnerable Due to Insecure Android Apps
After testing seven Android apps from seven popular car makers, security experts from Kaspersky Lab concluded that many of these mobile applications contain basic security flaws that could facilitate the theft of modern, connected cars.
The Future of Firefox Add-Ons
Over the coming year, Firefox will be putting the finishing touches on a plan it set in motion in 2015, which was to replace the aging Add-ons API with a new system called WebExtensions, based on the same extensions API used by Chromium browsers such as Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera, and others. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/the-future-of-firefox-add-ons/
Over the coming year, Firefox will be putting the finishing touches on a plan it set in motion in 2015, which was to replace the aging Add-ons API with a new system called WebExtensions, based on the same extensions API used by Chromium browsers such as Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera, and others. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/the-future-of-firefox-add-ons/
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The Future of Firefox Add-Ons
Over the coming year, Firefox will be putting the finishing touches on a plan it set in motion in 2015, which was to replace the aging Add-ons API with a new system called WebExtensions, based on the same extensions API used by Chromium browsers such as Chrome…
Opera Browser Gets a New UI
Starting with Opera 44, currently the Developer Edition, Opera will receive a brand new user interface, which includes a few minor changes compared to the existing UI, along with a new major feature, which is Facebook Messenger integration. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/opera-browser-gets-a-new-ui/
Starting with Opera 44, currently the Developer Edition, Opera will receive a brand new user interface, which includes a few minor changes compared to the existing UI, along with a new major feature, which is Facebook Messenger integration. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/opera-browser-gets-a-new-ui/
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Opera Browser Gets a New UI
Starting with Opera 44, currently the Developer Edition, Opera will receive a brand new user interface, which includes a few minor changes compared to the existing UI, along with a new major feature, which is Facebook Messenger integration.
Revenge Hacks Cost Former Employee 34 Months in Prison, $1.1 Million in Damages
Brian P. Johnson, 44, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will have to spend the next 34 months in federal prison and pay $1,134,828 in damages after hacking his former employer shortly after being fired. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/revenge-hacks-cost-former-employee-34-months-in-prison-1-1-million-in-damages/
Brian P. Johnson, 44, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will have to spend the next 34 months in federal prison and pay $1,134,828 in damages after hacking his former employer shortly after being fired. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/revenge-hacks-cost-former-employee-34-months-in-prison-1-1-million-in-damages/
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Revenge Hacks Cost Former Employee 34 Months in Prison, $1.1 Million in Damages
Brian P. Johnson, 44, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will have to spend the next 34 months in federal prison and pay $1,134,828 in damages after hacking his former employer shortly after being fired.
'Android for Work' Security Containers Bypassed with Relative Ease
Mobile security experts from Skycure have found two methods for bypassing the security containers put around "Android for Work," allowing attackers to access business data saved in this seemingly secure environment. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mobile/android-for-work-security-containers-bypassed-with-relative-ease/
Mobile security experts from Skycure have found two methods for bypassing the security containers put around "Android for Work," allowing attackers to access business data saved in this seemingly secure environment. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mobile/android-for-work-security-containers-bypassed-with-relative-ease/
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'Android for Work' Security Containers Bypassed with Relative Ease
Mobile security experts from Skycure have found two methods for bypassing the security containers put around "Android for Work," allowing attackers to access business data saved in this seemingly secure environment.
The Week in Ransomware - February 17th 2017 - Live Hermes Reversing & SCADA POC Ransomware
It was a very slow week when it comes to ransomware, which is a great thing. Hopefully it will stay that way.The biggest news this week is the POC ransomware targeting ICS/SCADA that was demonstrated at RSA this week and the live streaming by Fabian Wosar of him reversing and cracking a a new ransomware called Hermes. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-february-17th-2017-live-hermes-reversing-and-scada-poc-ransomware/
It was a very slow week when it comes to ransomware, which is a great thing. Hopefully it will stay that way.The biggest news this week is the POC ransomware targeting ICS/SCADA that was demonstrated at RSA this week and the live streaming by Fabian Wosar of him reversing and cracking a a new ransomware called Hermes. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-february-17th-2017-live-hermes-reversing-and-scada-poc-ransomware/
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The Week in Ransomware - February 17th 2017 - Live Hermes Reversing, & SCADA POC Ransomware
It was a very slow week when it comes to ransomware, which is a great thing. Hopefully it will stay that way.The biggest news this week is the POC ransomware targeting ICS/SCADA that was demonstrated at RSA this week and the live streaming by Fabian Wosar…
A Corporate Inbox Receives 4.3 Times More Malware Than a Regular Inbox
Corporate email addresses are 4.3 more likely to receive malware compared to personal accounts, 6.2 times more likely to receive phishing lures, and 0.4 times less likely to receive spam. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-corporate-inbox-receives-4-3-times-more-malware-than-a-regular-inbox/
Corporate email addresses are 4.3 more likely to receive malware compared to personal accounts, 6.2 times more likely to receive phishing lures, and 0.4 times less likely to receive spam. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-corporate-inbox-receives-4-3-times-more-malware-than-a-regular-inbox/
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A Corporate Inbox Receives 4.3 Times More Malware Than a Regular Inbox
Corporate email addresses are 4.3 more likely to receive malware compared to personal accounts, 6.2 times more likely to receive phishing lures, and 0.4 times less likely to receive spam.
Users Continue to Install Malware on Their Phone 5 Years After Adobe Discontinued Flash for Android
It is unbelievable that almost five years after Adobe announced it would stop developing Flash Player for Android, users are still installing a non-existent piece of software, which in almost all cases is just malware in disguise. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/users-continue-to-install-malware-on-their-phone-5-years-after-adobe-discontinued-flash-for-android/
It is unbelievable that almost five years after Adobe announced it would stop developing Flash Player for Android, users are still installing a non-existent piece of software, which in almost all cases is just malware in disguise. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/users-continue-to-install-malware-on-their-phone-5-years-after-adobe-discontinued-flash-for-android/
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Users Continue to Install Malware on Their Phone 5 Years After Adobe Discontinued Flash for Android
It is unbelievable that almost five years after Adobe announced it would stop developing Flash Player for Android, users are still installing a non-existent piece of software, which in almost all cases is just malware in disguise.
A Source Code Typo Allowed an Attacker to Steal 370,000 Zerocoin ($592,000)
The Zcoin project announced yesterday that a typo in the Zerocoin source code allowed an attacker to steal 370,000 Zerocoin, which is about $592,000 at today's price. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-source-code-typo-allowed-an-attacker-to-steal-370-000-zerocoin-592-000-/
The Zcoin project announced yesterday that a typo in the Zerocoin source code allowed an attacker to steal 370,000 Zerocoin, which is about $592,000 at today's price. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-source-code-typo-allowed-an-attacker-to-steal-370-000-zerocoin-592-000-/
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A Source Code Typo Allowed an Attacker to Steal 370,000 Zerocoin ($592,000)
The Zcoin project announced yesterday that a typo in the Zerocoin source code allowed an attacker to steal 370,000 Zerocoin, which is about $592,000 at today's price.
After Microsoft Delayed Patch Tuesday, Google Discloses Windows Bug
For the second time in three months, Google engineers have disclosed a bug in the Windows OS without Microsoft having released a fix before Google's announcement. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/after-microsoft-delayed-patch-tuesday-google-discloses-windows-bug/
For the second time in three months, Google engineers have disclosed a bug in the Windows OS without Microsoft having released a fix before Google's announcement. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/after-microsoft-delayed-patch-tuesday-google-discloses-windows-bug/
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After Microsoft Delayed Patch Tuesday, Google Discloses Windows Bug
For the second time in three months, Google engineers have disclosed a bug in the Windows OS without Microsoft having released a fix before Google's announcement.
Germany Bans "My Friend Cayla" Toys Over Hacking Fears and Data Collection
Germany's telecommunications regulator has issued a ban against a line of smart toys called "My Friend Cayla," calling the toy an espionage device, and recommending that parents destroy all toy instances at once. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/germany-bans-my-friend-cayla-toys-over-hacking-fears-and-data-collection/
Germany's telecommunications regulator has issued a ban against a line of smart toys called "My Friend Cayla," calling the toy an espionage device, and recommending that parents destroy all toy instances at once. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/germany-bans-my-friend-cayla-toys-over-hacking-fears-and-data-collection/
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Germany Bans "My Friend Cayla" Toys Over Hacking Fears and Data Collection
Germany's telecommunications regulator has issued a ban against a line of smart toys called "My Friend Cayla," calling the toy an espionage device, and recommending that parents destroy all toy instances at once.