MalwareBytes – Page 297 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:47:21 +0000

A roundup of security news from April 15–21, including an explanation of like-farming, Ellen DeGeneres scam, flaws in VPN services, funky malware formats found in Ocean Lotus, and more.

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April 19, 2019 admin

“Funky malware format” found in Ocean Lotus sample

Credit to Author: hasherezade| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:00:52 +0000

Recently, one of our researchers presented at the SAS conference on “Funky malware formats”—atypical executable formats used by malware that are only loaded by proprietary loaders. In this post, we analyze one of those formats in a sample called Ocean Lotus from the APT 32 threat group in Vietnam.

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April 19, 2019 admin

Funky malware format found in Ocean Lotus sample

Credit to Author: hasherezade| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:37:54 +0000

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April 18, 2019 admin

Explained: like-farming

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Like-farming is a popular method on social media to harvest as many likes and shares as possible in order to increase the value of a site or domain. But what happens when scammers get in the game?

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April 17, 2019 admin

Malware targeting industrial plants: a threat to physical security

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 16:04:20 +0000

When malware shuts down the computer systems of an industrial plant, it could threaten the physical security of those working in or living near it. Here’s how to protect your workforce and your business from targeted threats.

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April 16, 2019 admin

Hackers snab emails and more in Microsoft Outlook, Hotmail, and MSN compromise

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:30:20 +0000

Hackers made use of a compromised Microsoft support agent’s credentials to sneak a peek at its users’ Hotmail, MSN, and Outlook emails. How bad is it, and what has Microsoft done to correct it?

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