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Napoleon: a new version of Blind ransomware

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:00:15 +0000

The ransomware previously known as Blind has been spotted recently with a .napoleon extension and a bug fix that means files can no longer be decrypted by victims. In this post, we’ll analyze the sample for its structure, behavior, and distribution method.

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SecuritySophos

The problem with firewalls

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:01:55 +0000

Why “more of the same” is no longer an option.<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&#038;blog=834173&#038;post=44406&#038;subd=sophos&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/eoDqNplHBV8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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MalwareBytesSecurity

Interesting disguise employed by new Mac malware HiddenLotus

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:00:22 +0000

A new piece of Mac malware called HiddenLotus is using a clever new trick to fool users into opening it.

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SecurityTrendMicro

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of December 4, 2017

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2017 14:45:44 +0000

It snowed in Austin, Texas last night. It’s not a big deal for those of you who live in areas where you’re used to snow, but for those of us who are native Texans, it’s a big deal. Funny enough, I had scheduled a maintenance appointment for later today to make sure our heater is…

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FortinetSecurity

Market Segments Feel the Impact of GDPR

Credit to Author: Patrick Grillo| Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2017 13:45:59 +0000

At the end of the day, complying with GDPR may very well simply turn out to be the right thing to do to protect the privacy and interests of all of an organization’s stakeholder communities. As a society, we simply can’t go on shrugging off data breaches that harm millions of people, often on multiple occasions in their lifetime.

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