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Credit to Author: Michael Xie| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:45:59 +0000
It may go without saying, but the security of the connected car must be powerful. The security weaknesses seen in many IoT devices must stop here. So add things like encryption to protect financial transactions, locations and the privacy of communications between driving and safety systems.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Anna Markovskaya| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:14:36 +0000
Adult content is an ace in the hole for cybercriminals attacking Android devices.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Amar Patil| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:53:36 +0000
In Jan 2018, Greenfield, Indiana-based Hancock Health (healthcare network) was attacked by SamSam ransomware. It encrypted the files containing patients’ data which disrupted their critical services. Even though SamSam is not a new ransomware, it has evolved over a period of time. We had observed its first variant in Feb…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Oleg Glebov| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:00:16 +0000
A purely protective solution is not enough anymore.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:21:57 +0000
Costin Raiu joins the Kaspersky Daily team to discuss the 10th anniversary of Security Analyst Summit as well as what attendees can learn at #TheSAS2018.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Amar Patil| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:53:36 +0000
In Jan 2018, Greenfield, Indiana-based Hancock Health (healthcare network) was attacked by SamSam ransomware. It encrypted the files containing patients’ data which disrupted their critical services. Even though SamSam is not a new ransomware, it has evolved over a period of time. We had observed its first variant in Feb…
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Credit to Author: Eric Chong| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:45:00 +0000
On 6th December 2017, FortiGuard Labs discovered a compromised website – acenespargc[.]com. Looking into the source code, we noticed a suspicious encrypted script which the uses eval() function to convert all the characters into numbers. We used a tool called CharCode Translator to reverse the numbers back into characters. We were then able to retrieve a link which redirects to a scam page or phishing website. Part 1 Part 2 The above is just a simple example. The threat actor can actually…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:21:49 +0000
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| Browsers are usually the first point of contact between victims and threat actors. With a few bits of code, crooks manage once again to freeze Google Chrome and scare users into calling for assistance. Categories: Tags: chromefreezeGooglejamtech support scams |
The post Tech support scammers find new way to jam Google Chrome (updated) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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