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Ransomware Turns to Big Targets—With Even Bigger Fallout
A new generation of ransomware is wreaking havoc, whether you’re directly infected or not. The post Ransomware Turns to Big Targets—With Even Bigger Fallout appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCount the awards: Choosing an antivirus solution
How to avoid marketing tricks and make an informed choice when purchasing an antivirus solution.
Read MoreData Privacy Day – 10 tips to keep your data secure
Recognized annually on January 28th, Data Privacy Day is defined as a centered approach towards respecting privacy, safeguarding data, and enabling trust. It is a global effort to raise and promote awareness around protecting one’s data and privacy. With this thought in mind, we have put together these 10 security…
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Read MoreSpoofed Grindr Accounts Turned One Man’s Life Into a ‘Living Hell’
When someone started making fake Grindr profiles for Matthew Herrick, more than 700 men came to his home and work. The post Spoofed Grindr Accounts Turned One Man’s Life Into a ‘Living Hell’ appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreA look back at the Zyns iframer campaign
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| Behind compromised sites or malvertising, you will often find trails that can take you back years and see how infection chains evolved, or didn’t, over time. Categories: Tags: campaigneitestexploit kitsiframemalvertisingmalwareransomwareZyns iframer |
Locky Bart ransomware and backend server analysis
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| The developers of Locky Bart already had very successful ransomware campaigns running called “Locky” and “Locky v2”. After some users reported being infected with Locky Bart, we investigated it to find the differences as to gain greater knowledge and understanding of this new version. Categories: Tags: analysisAnti-Ransomwarebackend serverbartbinaryLockyLocky Bart ransomwareransomware |
Threat Actors will come up with new Targeted Attack Tactics that Circumvent Current Anti-evasion Solutions
In the Trend Micro 2017 Security Predictions report, we cover many of the threats that organizations will have to deal with this year and none could be more challenging that a targeted attack. We recently saw a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center which said 2016 had the most data breaches in US history. Within…