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Polish banks on alert after mystery malware found on computers
The discovery of malware on computers and servers of several Polish banks has put the country’s financial sector on alert over potential compromises.
Polish media reported last week that the IT security teams at many Polish banks have been busy recently searching their systems for a particular strain of malware after several unnamed banks found it on their computers.
It’s not clear what the malware’s end goal is, but in at least one case it was used to exfiltrate data from a bank’s computer to an external server. The nature of the stolen information could not be immediately determined because it was encrypted, Polish IT news blog Zaufana Trzecia Strona reported Friday.
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What Would You Change About the Internet?
Can you imagine a world without the Internet? It doesn’t bear thinking about. We spend so much of our lives online today that it’s well and truly woven into the fabric of society – for better and worse. While the Internet can make us happier, more productive, more sociable creatures, it’s not all positive. As…
Byline: Protecting Connected Cars
I recently bought a new car with all the bells and whistles. It warns me if I stray out of my lane. It warns me if there is a car in my blind spot. It has adaptive cruise control that slows down if a car pulls in front of me. When I back up, it alerts me of cross traffic, even pedestrians and dogs. It monitors road conditions and automatically enables all-wheel drive if roads are wet or conditions are cold or icy. And that’s just the start. It has collision detection, and automatic braking, and a fully connected entertainment and communications…
Celebrate Safer Internet Day
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Want to Keep Hackers Out of Gadgets? Try International Law
Opinion: A Yale cyberlaw expert explains how international law could make it harder for hackers to hamper IoT devices. The post Want to Keep Hackers Out of Gadgets? Try International Law appeared first on WIRED.
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Gamers wanting to squeeze every bit of performance out of their systems may be tempted to turn off their antivirus. Cybercriminals love that. How to set up security for maximum gaming performance.
Read MoreRansomware soars in 2016, while malware declines
A global cyberthreat report released Tuesday found that 2016 was a mixed bag: malware was down slightly, but ransomware attacks soared, up 167 times the number recorded in 2015.
In addition to that huge increase in ransomware, 2016 saw a new line of cybercrime from a large-scale DDoS attack through internet of things devices. The principal case occurred in October when the Mirai botnet attacked unprotected IoT devices, such as internet-ready cameras, resulting in a DDoS attack on Dyn servers.
The 2016 report, by cybersecurity company SonicWall, looked at data from daily network feeds sent from more than 1 million sensors in nearly 200 countries.
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