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Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 12:00:50 +0000
Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: A Coachella Smartphone Thief Forgot About ‘Find My iPhone’ appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: Michael Kan| Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 04:43:00 -0700
Has your computer been infected with a suspected NSA spying implant? A security researcher has come up with a free tool that can tell.
Luke Jennings of security firm Countercept wrote a script in response to last week’s high-profile leak of cyberweapons that some researchers believe are from the National Security Agency. It’s designed to detect an implant called Doublepulsar, which is delivered by many of the Windows-based exploits found in the leak and can be used to load other malware.
The script, which requires some programming skill to use, is available for download on GitHub.
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Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 11:00:54 +0000
No one wants murder videos on Facebook. But no one wants Facebook to censor their baby videos, either. The post Want to Stop Facebook Violence? You Won’t Like the Choices appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 23:38:53 +0000
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| For a while, it appeared that Locky ransomware had completely disappeared and allowed for Cerber to take the number one spot as the most distributed piece of ransomware. But after a long absence, Locky returns in full swing. Categories: Tags: cerberCerber ransomwareLockyLocky ransomwareransomware |
The post Locky ransomware is back, but we already protect against it appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:00:24 +0000
Encrypted calling is tricky to get right, but that’s changing fast. The post Encrypted Chat Took Over. Let’s Encrypt Calls, Too appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 19:29:36 +0000
Last month Yours Truly got snookered by a too-good-to-be-true online scam in which some dirtball hijacked an Amazon merchant’s account and used it to pimp steeply discounted electronics that he never intended to sell. Amazon refunded my money, and the legitimate seller never did figure out how his account was hacked. But such attacks are becoming more prevalent of late as crooks increasingly turn to online crimeware services that make it a cakewalk to cash out stolen passwords.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:44:58 +0000
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| We finally have gotten our hands on a sample of Moker Trojan (that was discovered in 2015). This article will be a deep dive in its capabilities. Categories: Tags: EKexploit kitmalwareMokerratRIG EKtrojan |
The post Elusive Moker Trojan is back appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:23:45 +0000
I’ve never been one to adopt the latest fashion trends, aside from what I wore growing up in the 1980s. I wore shoulder pads, blue eyeliner, designer jeans, and even parachute pants. While I continue to rock my 80s hair to this day, other trends I thought were long gone are making a comeback. (Shoulder…