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Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2017 04:30:42 +0000

TrickBot has been a busy malware in the last month because of its various polymorphic propagation methods and techniques. We have seen collective versions and the same medium of propagation – the spam emails. These emails contain attachments to download or a direct link to spread the malicious payload. Trickbot…

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Security Wired

August 3, 2017 admin

WannaCry-Stopping Hacker MalwareTech Charged With Helping Write Kronos Banking Trojan

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 19:40:54 +0000

Marcus Hutchins is under arrest in Las Vegas for allegedly writing Kronos, a banking trojan, three years ago.

Independent Securiteam

August 3, 2017 admin

SSD Advisory – Dashlane DLL Hijacking

Credit to Author: SSD / Maor Schwartz| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 06:30:36 +0000

Vulnerability Summary The following advisory describes a DLL Hijacking vulnerability found in Dashlane. Dashlane is “a password manager app and secure digital wallet. The app is available on Mac, PC, iOS and Android. The app’s premium feature enables users to securely sync their data between an unlimited number of devices on all platforms.” Credit An … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Dashlane DLL Hijacking

Independent Security

August 3, 2017 admin

WannaCry Researcher Indicted for Allegedly Creating Banking Malware

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 19:07:54 +0000

On Wednesday, US authorities detained Marcus Hutchins, aka MalwareTech, for his alleged role in creating and distributing the Kronos banking trojan.

Independent Security

August 3, 2017 admin

Who Needs Aliens When Prehistoric Anus-Faced Worms Already Existed

Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 19:05:22 +0000

“Darting from the water depths, the spines would have been a terrifying sight to many of the smallest marine creatures that lived during that time.”

Independent Security

August 3, 2017 admin

Hackers Behind WannaCry Cashed Out Bitcoin While No One Was Watching

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:54:02 +0000

Hackers behind two strains of WannaCry have moved out their bitcoin proceedings in a very similar way.

Independent Security

August 3, 2017 admin

Big Tech Has Destroyed America’s Sustainable Electronics Standards

Credit to Author: Jason Koebler| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:27:21 +0000

Gadget companies have rigged America’s only meaningful electronic environmental certification.

Independent Security

August 3, 2017 admin

Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:22:50 +0000

Marcus Hutchins, AKA MalwareTech, previously registered a specific domain included in the ransomware’s code, which stopped the malware from spreading.