MalwareBytes – Page 308 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 17:16:00 +0000

As of this writing, the government shutdown of 2019 is the longest ever in America. Will the government’s stable of cybersecurity talent be the next casualty—now and in the long run?

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Tags: careers cybersecurity cybersecurity jobs cybersecurity talent DHS furlough government shutdown NIST security certificates US Defense Department

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January 14, 2019 admin

A week in security (January 7 – 13)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:45:37 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from January 7 to 13, including breaches, takedowns, bug fixes, and social media issues.

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January 14, 2019 admin

Government shutdown impacts .gov websites, puts Americans in danger

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Today, TechCrunch posted a concerning story about the shutdown and most importantly, they covered the reporting of NetCraft, a U.K. internet service company, about how numerous US government websites are now inaccessible due to expired security certificates. This is going to be a quick post to help explain what happened and more importantly, how cyber criminals will use this situation to their advantage.

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Tags: access government shutdown security security certificates shutdown trump wall

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January 11, 2019 admin

Luas data ransom: the hacker who cried wolf?

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Irish tram firm Luas were recently compromised and told to pay 1 Bitcoin, or risk user data being fired into the void. The deadline for paying the ransom has now passed: So what happens next? And is anyone out there really at risk?

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Tags: bitcoin data breach hacked hacking haveibeenpwned luas ransom ransomware

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January 10, 2019 admin

Social Security Number scammers are at it again

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 21:05:26 +0000

The Federal Trade Commission recently released a warning about a sharp increase in Social Security Number scammers. Have you gotten one of their robocalls? Here’s how to recognize the scam and what to do about it.

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Tags: Federal Trade Commission FTC robocall scam Security Disability Social Security Administration social security number scam social security scam SSA ssa scam SSD ssd vulnerability SSN ssn scam

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January 8, 2019 admin

Ryuk ransomware attacks businesses over the holidays

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:49:45 +0000

Over the holiday, a little-known ransomware family called Ryuk caused serious damage to numerous organizations. The attacks leave a lot of questions unanswered. What do we know so far?

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Tags: attribution BitPaymer ransomware Christmas data resolution dataresolution.net emotet exploit Hermes holiday Lazarus malicious office documents malspam malwarebytes anti-exploit malwarebytes anti-ransomware North Korea Onslow water and sewer authority OWASA protection ransom ransomware ryuk stats tips tribune publishing trickbot

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January 7, 2019 admin

Australia’s Early Warning Network compromised

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 17:59:03 +0000

An Australian Early Warning System notifying subscribers of severe weather alerts was compromised over the weekend, with messages sent across a variety of formats. What did the hackers get up to? And why did they do it?

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Tags: 2fa compromise danger early warning network early warning system email login PAGASA PHIVOLCS phonemail sms two-factor authentication weather

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January 7, 2019 admin

A week in security (December 31, 2018 – January 6, 2019)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 17:33:05 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from December 31, 2018 to January 6, 2019, including fresh breaches in the New Year, mobile malware, GandCrab, and how we remembered 2018.

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