March 2017 – Page 7 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Grant Gross| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:19:00 -0700

Privacy advocates haven’t given up the fight after Congress voted to allow ISPs to sell customers’ browsing histories and other personal information without their permission.

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted 215 to 205 to strike down ISP privacy regulations approved by the Federal Communications Commission only months ago. The House’s passage of a resolution of disapproval followed a Senate vote to pass the same resolution days earlier.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Republican-pushed bill. But Sen. Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said he will introduce new legislation to require the FCC to pass new ISP privacy rules.

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ComputerWorld Independent

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New Mirai IoT variant launched 54-hour DDoS attack against a US college

Credit to Author: Darlene Storm| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:10:00 -0700

A new variant of the Mirai IoT malware was spotted in the wild when it launched a 54-hour DDoS attack against an unnamed US college.

While the attack occurred on February 28, Imperva Incapsula is informing the world about it today. The researchers believe it is a new variant of Mirai, one that is “more adept at launching application layer assaults.”

The average traffic flow was 30,000 requests per second (RPS) and peaked at about 37,000 RPS, which the DDoS mitigation firm said was the most it has seen out of any Mirai botnet so far. “In total, the attack generated over 2.8 billion requests.”

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MalwareBytes Security

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Explained: Sage ransomware

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 15:00:24 +0000

Sage is yet another ransomware that has become a common threat nowadays. Similarly to Spora, it has capabilities to encrypt files offline. The malware is actively developed and currently, we are facing outbreak of version 2.2. of this product.

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Tags: encryption hasherezade malware phish ransomware Sage ransomware Spora Ransomware

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MalwareBytes Security

March 29, 2017 admin

What are exploits? (And why you should care)

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:00:25 +0000

At one point in the not-so-distant past, exploits were responsible for delivering 80 percent of malware to people’s systems. But exploits seem to be experiencing a lull today. Does this mean they’re gone for good or is this simply the calm before the storm? Let’s break down this stealthy threat so you can not only know your enemy, but also be appropriately prepared should the exploit attacks return.

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Tags: EKs exploit kits exploits malvertising ransomware vulnerabilities

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Security Wired

March 29, 2017 admin

If You Want to Stop Big Data Breaches, Start With Databases

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:00:49 +0000

The root of so many high-profile data leaks are the insecure databases that underpin the internet. The post If You Want to Stop Big Data Breaches, Start With Databases appeared first on WIRED.

Kaspersky Security

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