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Credit to Author: Andrew Stevens| Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 12:00:37 +0000
The best days are the ones you wake up to good news you weren’t expecting, right? Well, earlier this month we woke up to find out the Trend Micro Smart Protection Complete had received a five-star rating and “Best Buy” recommendation from one of the security industries leading publications at SC Magazine. “This is absolutely…
Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 21:36:52 +0000
By involving ethicists and social scientists in its product-building process, Facebook could better anticipate problems before they fester. The post The One Hire Facebook Really Needs to Make to Curb Violence appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 21:22:15 +0000
A sneaky new phishing scam has taken Gmail inboxes by storm. The post Don’t Open That Google Doc Unless You’re Positive It’s Legit appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 17:08:40 +0000
The most candid look yet at what prompted James Comey to make the Clinton email investigation public right before the election. The post FBI Boss Comey Finally Explains His Infamous Clinton Letter appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Ankita Ashesh| Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 06:16:42 +0000
In recent events, we have been observing that hackers have started targeting Microsoft SQL(MSSQL) servers using its open TCP port. The database is configured with weak password, despite administrators agreeing to the importance of it. The reasons could be ease of use to the operator, lack of security awareness or…
The post Brute force attack on Microsoft SQL appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 22:59:29 +0000
Recently there was a significant volume of new phishing emails aimed at capturing access to Google accounts…specifically your email and contacts. You can read more about it at The Verge, Quartz, and Ars Technica. This phish is a great—evil !?!—example of a sophisticated attempt to gain access to a large number of users accounts. In…
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 19:51:53 +0000
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| There’s a very clever phishing scam going around at the moment involving Google Docs App. Originally thought to be targeting journalists given the sheer number of them mentioning it on their Twitter feeds, it’s also been slinging its way across unrelated mailboxes – from orgs to schools/campuses. Categories: Tags: Googlegoogle docsMailnatorphishphishingspam |
The post Google Docs App spam goes phishing appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: Xiaopeng Zhang| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 10:50:33 -0700
Background Last week, FortiGuard Labs captured a JS file that functions as a malware downloader to spread a new variant of the Emotet Trojan. Its original file name is Invoice__779__Apr___25___2017___lang___gb___GB779.js. A JS file, as you may be aware, is a JavaScript file that can be executed by a Window Script Host (wscript.exe) simply by double-clicking on it. In this blog we will analyze how this new malware works by walking through it step by step in chronological order. A JS file used to spread malware The original JS code…
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