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Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:37:35 +0000

The story of a guy who just wanted to download a pirated copy of a game but got malware instead. It’s happening more and more often, and we explain why.

QuickHeal Security

February 15, 2019 admin

GandCrab Riding Emotet’s Bus!

Credit to Author: Bajrang Mane| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:03:57 +0000

Emotet Known for constantly changing its payload and infection vectors like spam mail, Malicious Doc and even Malicious JS files. It compromised a very high number of websites on the internet. Emotet malware campaign has existed since 2014. It comes frequently in intervals with different techniques and variants to deliver malware…

Security Wired

February 14, 2019 admin

Instead of a Wall, Congress Puts Border Money Where It Counts

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 19:05:29 +0000

President Trump has yet to sign the bill. If he doesn’t, another government shutdown looms.

Security TrendMicro

February 14, 2019 admin

Don’t Blame Employees who fall for a BEC scam!

Credit to Author: Chris Taylor| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:00:55 +0000

The BBC reports that a media company based in Scotland is now suing a former employee who fell for a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam. In the scam, the employee received emails which appeared to be from the managing director and requested wire transfers. The employee worked with her line manager on the first payment…

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Security Wired

February 14, 2019 admin

Don’t Get Your Valentine an Internet-Connected Sex Toy

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:02:40 +0000

Mozilla expands its “Privacy Not Included” gift guide to the bedroom: It’s all sexy fun and games until someone hacks a WiFi-enabled butt plug.

MalwareBytes Security

February 14, 2019 admin

Should you delete yourself from social media?

Credit to Author: Jean Taggart| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:30:00 +0000

All the recent news—from Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica snafu to various abuses of Twitter vulnerabilities—has you wondering: Should I delete myself from social media? We provide advice and links on how to tighten security if you want to cool down, or, if you’re ready to go nuclear, delete yourself permanently.

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MalwareBytes Security

February 14, 2019 admin

Hacker destroys VFEmail service, wipes backups

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:56:00 +0000

A hacker managed to compromise, and entirely destroy, a popular email service and all of its backups. What happened?

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Microsoft Security

February 14, 2019 admin

Step 5. Set up mobile device management: top 10 actions to secure your environment

Credit to Author: Debbie Seres| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:00:35 +0000

The Top 10 actions to secure your environment series outlines fundamental steps you can take with your investment in Microsoft 365 security solutions. In Step 5. Set up mobile device management, youll learn how to plan your Microsoft Intune deployment and set up Mobile Device Management (MDM) as part of your Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) strategy.

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