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The Dark Web Has Shrunk by 85%

The number of Dark web services has gone down significantly following the Freedom Hosting II hack that took place at the start of February, and is only around 4,400 services, according to a recently published OnionScan report. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-dark-web-has-shrunk-by-85-percent/
Shamoon Disk-Wiping Malware Upgraded with Ransomware Module

The Shamoon disk-wiping malware has received a major upgrade during the past few months, and now features a ransomware module, along with support for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, researchers from Kaspersky Lab revealed on Monday. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shamoon-disk-wiping-malware-upgraded-with-ransomware-module/
Vault 7: CIA Developed 24 Decoy Applications to Spy on Targets

Along the tens of hacking tools dumped today by WikiLeaks claiming to belong to the CIA, there was one that was different from the others. Named "Fine Dining," this isn't a zero-day exploit or vulnerability like most, but a collection of malware-laced applications. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vault-7-cia-developed-24-decoy-applications-to-spy-on-targets/
Emsisoft Releases a Decryptor for the CryptON Ransomware

Yesterday, Emsisoft's CTO and malware researcher Fabian Wosar? released a decryptor for the CryptON Ransomware. This ransomware has been around since the end of February and has had a few variants released. It was named CryptON based on a string found within the executable. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/emsisoft-releases-a-decryptor-for-the-crypton-ransomware/
FCC Blocks Privacy Rules That Prevented ISPs From Selling User Data

The FCC announced it suspended the coming into effect of regulation aimed at improving user Internet privacy, which would have blocked Internet service providers from selling private user data to advertisers without their specific consent. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/fcc-blocks-privacy-rules-that-prevented-isps-from-selling-user-data/
New Cerber Ransomware Variant Released That Keeps Original Filename

A new version of the Cerber Ransomware was released today that deviates from its normal course of encrypting not only a file, but the filename as well. This version will now keep the file name the same, but only append a random extension to the encrypted files. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cerber-ransomware-variant-released-that-keeps-original-filename/