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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:30:00 +0000

Apple adds a new page to their website, aiming to address the growing trend of smartphone addiction in children and its harmful effects on users.

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MalwareBytes Security

March 19, 2018 admin

A week in security (March 12 – March 18)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:53:29 +0000

A roundup of notable security news from March 12 to 18, including data theft, mobile malware, compromised clients, and more.

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Security Wired

March 19, 2018 admin

Meltdown, Spectre, and the Costs of Unchecked Innovation

Credit to Author: Vijith Assar| Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Spectre fixes forced browsers to break the compatibility covenant of the web. Other unchecked technologies could cause even deeper damage.

Security Wired

March 19, 2018 admin

Trump Campaign Data Consultants Cambridge Analytica Took 50 Million Facebook Users’ Data

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 16:20:05 +0000

New reports indicate that Cambridge Analytica, the data team affiliated with Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, harvested data from 50 million Facebook users—and Facebook failed to stop them.

Security Wired

March 19, 2018 admin

Security News This Week: A Smartphone Botnet Army Keeps Growing Stronger

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0000

A major botnet, an Equifax indictment, and more of the week’s top security news.

Security Wired

March 19, 2018 admin

Hacker Adrian Lamo Has Died at 37

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 23:02:20 +0000

The Colombian-American hacker became famous in the early 2000s for breaking into the systems at organizations like *The New York Times*, and later for his role in Chelsea Manning’s arrest.

QuickHeal Security

March 19, 2018 admin

An in-depth analysis of a new, emerging “.url” malware campaign – An analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:19:13 +0000

Last week, we had blogged about the emergence of a new attack vector ‘.url’ which is used to spread malware. In this blog post, we will deep-dive into the attack chain of this ‘.url’ vector and elaborate on the Quant Loader malware which is actively making use of it. Let’s…

QuickHeal Security

March 19, 2018 admin

An analysis of the Zenis ransomware by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:56:40 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new ransomware that goes by the name ‘Zenis’. The ransomware not only encrypts files but also intentionally deletes the infected system’s backup. The behavior of Zenis ransomware Upon inside a computer, the ransomware performs the following checks before it starts encrypting…