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50 Google Engineers Volunteered to Patch Thousands of Java Open Source Projects

A year ago, several Google engineers got together and lay the foundation of Operation Rosehub, a project during which Google employees used some of their official work time to patch thousands of open source projects against a severe and widespread Java vulnerability. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/50-google-engineers-volunteered-to-patch-thousands-of-java-open-source-projects/
Kaspersky Releases Decryptor for the Dharma Ransomware

Kaspersky has tested a set of Dharma master decryption keys posted to BleepingComputer and has confirmed they are legitimate. These keys have been included in their RakhniDecryptor, which I have tested against a Dharma infection. The decryptor worked flawlessly! [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kaspersky-releases-decryptor-for-the-dharma-ransomware/
1 Bitcoin More Valuable Than an Ounce of Gold for the First Time

For the first time, yesterday, March 2, the price of 1 Bitcoin surpassed the trading value of an ounce of gold, with Bitcoin valued at $1,265 and an ounce of gold at $1,237. Today, Bitcoin continue to grow and outrun gold price, being currently valued at $1,289. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/1-bitcoin-more-valuable-than-an-ounce-of-gold-for-the-first-time/
Malware Retrieves PowerShell Scripts from DNS Records

Malware researchers have come across a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that uses a novel technique to evade detection on corporate networks by fetching malicious PowerShell commands stored inside a domain's DNS TXT records. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-retrieves-powershell-scripts-from-dns-records/
The Week in Ransomware - March 3rd 2017 - Dharma Decrypted and TorrentLocker is Back

Typical week in ransomware with a lot of small little variants released and resurgence of activity from Crypt0L0cker. The biggest news this week is that someone posted the master decryption keys for the Dharma Ransomware in the BleepingComputer.com forums, which were used to create working decryptors. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-march-3rd-2017-dharma-decrypted-and-torrentlocker-is-back/
Researchers Store Movie, Malware, and Computer OS Inside DNA Molecules

Scientists from the Data Science Institute at Columbia University and the New York Genome Center (NYGC) published new research this week detailing a new data storage technique that leverages DNA molecules to store digital information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/researchers-store-movie-malware-and-computer-os-inside-dna-molecules/
SHA1 Collision Attack Can Serve Backdoored Torrents to Track Down Pirates

A theoretical scenario that leverages the SHA1 collision attack disclosed recently by Google can serve backdoored BitTorrent files that execute code on the victim's machine, deliver malware, or alert copyright owners when their software has been pirated. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sha1-collision-attack-can-serve-backdoored-torrents-to-track-down-pirates/