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Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:00:34 +0000

SophosLabs researcher deconstructs popular Philadelphia ransomware kit to reveal how ransomware as a service is proliferating cybercrime <img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40760&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/VOeGXoMQAmc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Kaspersky Security

July 25, 2017 admin

No More Ransom: A very productive year

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11:41:10 +0000

No More Ransom turns 1. We recap what the joint initiative has achieved so far.

ComputerWorld Independent

July 25, 2017 admin

The fate of Apple's Touch ID | Tech Talk Ep 1

Is Apple about to replace Touch ID in its next iPhone?

ComputerWorld Independent

July 25, 2017 admin

The paranoid Android traveler’s data-protection checklist

Credit to Author: Richard Hoffman| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 03:01:00 -0700

International border crossings are often legal gray areas where government agents can, and sometimes do, ask travelers for access to their laptops, phones and other mobile devices. Complying with the request allows them to freely search, read or copy documents, emails, passwords, contacts and social media account information.

Here’s how to safeguard corporate and personal data when traveling with recent Android-based phones and tablets, using the Chrome browser. (Part 1 of this series, which focuses on the legal background of border searches, and traveling tips for Apple devices, is available here.)

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QuickHeal Security

July 25, 2017 admin

Beware of these fake apps on Google Play Store that use ‘Jio/Jeo’ in their names

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:53:52 +0000

Jio took the Indian telecom market by storm when it made its entry with free unlimited calls and data offers. People went into a kind of frenzy for acquiring this service. And with its ‘truly unbelievable’ offers, Jio also launched an array of apps in the Google Play Store such…

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Security TrendMicro

July 25, 2017 admin

CopyKittens Exposed by ClearSky and Trend Micro

Credit to Author: Bob McArdle| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11:00:49 +0000

What can a hacker do with access to your business email account? CopyKittens is a cyberespionage group that ClearSky has been reporting on since 2015, tracking their attacks on government-related bodies around the world. Trend Micro has supported this research at several points, including for their latest report released today on the group’s vast espionage campaigns. This research highlights new malware, exploitation, delivery, and command and control…

QuickHeal Security

July 24, 2017 admin

Malware alert! Beware of the BTCWare Aleta Ransomware

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 06:28:38 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs has observed the entry of a new BTCWare ransomware (first observed at the beginning of 2017) variant called ‘Aleta’. This ransomware is called so because it appends a “.aleta” extension to files it encrypts in an infected computer. Although BTCWare ransomware variants do not seem to…

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Security TrendMicro

July 24, 2017 admin

Forecasting the Future of Ransomware

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 00:56:02 +0000

Despite efforts on the part of enterprises to educate staff and enhance their ability to prevent infection, ransomware attacks still persist.