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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:01:43 +0000

The “jackpotting” ATM attack drained tens of millions of dollars worldwide before landing in the United States.

February 1, 2018 admin

If Robert Mueller Is Fired, the Russia Probe Could Continue

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 20:41:03 +0000

The special counsel is under attack, but if Robert Mueller gets fired, the investigation into Trump’s Russia ties and obstruction of justice could keep going.

Security Sophos

February 1, 2018 admin

Cryptominers on Google Play: how Sophos protects customers

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:38:24 +0000

SophosLabs has discovered a new, worrisome dimension to the trend of attackers targeting Android mobile users for cryptocurrency mining<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/cdLYcpn6-80″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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February 1, 2018 admin

Data Privacy in the Age of IoT

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:06:53 +0000

On Data Privacy Day, January 28th, we should have all taken a few moments to think more carefully about safeguarding our personal data, staying safe online, and improving our privacy habits. Just what does that mean in the age of IoT — the Internet of Things? In previous years, cyber threats mostly consisted of ransomware,…

Kaspersky Security

February 1, 2018 admin

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 22

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:00:02 +0000

In this week’s edition of Kaspersky Lab’s podcast, Jeff and Dave discuss a Bitcoin heist, Fiddy’s bitcoins and the NotPetya repercussions for Maersk.

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January 31, 2018 admin

The Evolution of Ransomware

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 23:28:03 +0000

Experts don’t see an end to ransomware anytime in the near future.

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January 31, 2018 admin

Scarab ransomware: new variant changes tactics

Credit to Author: vhioureas| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:28:22 +0000

We’ve found that a variant of the Scarab ransomware, called Scarabey, is distributed via a different technique, with a different payload code, and a new target: Russia.

Scarabey, like most ransomware, is designed to demand a Bitcoin payment from its victims after encrypting files on their systems. However, instead of being distributed via Necurs malspam like the original Scarab, Scarabey was found targeting Russian users and being distributed via RDP/manual dropping on servers and systems.

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