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Free decryption tools now available for Dharma ransomware

Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 12:24:00 -0800

Computer users who have been affected by the Dharma ransomware and have held onto their encrypted files can now restore them for free. Researchers have created decryption tools for this ransomware strain after someone recently leaked the decryption keys.

Dharma first appeared in November and is based on an older ransomware program known as Crysis. It’s easy to recognize files affected by it because they will have the extension: .[email_address].dharma, where the email address is the one used by the attacker as a point of contact.

On Wednesday, a user named gektar published a link to a Pastebin post on the BleepingComputer.com technical support forum. The post, he claimed, contained the decryption keys for all Dharma variants.

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Coachella-gate: fire in the disco

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 19:09:02 +0000

If you’re registered on the Coachella website, you may have been swept up in a data breach hawking user details for sale on the Dark Web…

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Australians beware: myGov phishing on the prowl

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:00:57 +0000

We look at a myGov phish which has been doing the rounds recently. There’s even some peculiar antics going on late into the phish – shall we take a look?

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Byline: Securing Your Growing Home Network

Credit to Author: Anthony Giandomenico| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 07:45:18 -0800

For the enterprise, we recommend a three phase approach to security based around learning what is on your network, dividing the network into separated segments, and then implementing appropriate security that provides critical protections without compromising functionality and interoperability.

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Chrome for MacOS to block rogue ad injections and settings changes

Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 07:46:00 -0800

Google has expanded its Safe Browsing service, allowing Google Chrome on macOS to better protect users from programs that locally inject ads into web pages or that change the browser’s home page and search settings.

The Safe Browsing service is used by Google’s search engine, as well as by Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, to block users from accessing websites that host malicious code or malicious software. Chrome also uses the service to scan downloaded files and to block users from executing those that are flagged as malicious.

“Safe Browsing is broadening its protection of macOS devices, enabling safer browsing experiences by improving defenses against unwanted software and malware targeting macOS,” Google said in a blog post Wednesday. “As a result, macOS users may start seeing more warnings when they navigate to dangerous sites or download dangerous files.”

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