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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 08 May 2017 18:00:38 +0000
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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 1st of May to the 7th. We touched on topics like Mac malware, OWASP, and password management. Categories: Tags: adwareGooglegoogle docsmacOSOSX.Dokrecapweekly blog roundupWorld Password Day |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Jon Clay| Date: Mon, 08 May 2017 18:13:50 +0000
In April 2017 my monthly threat webinar focused on a cyberespionage group our Forward-Looking Threat Researcher, Feike Hacquebord, has been following for many years and recently published a report into the most recent two years of activities. In this post I want to focus on their tools and tactics versus who they target since this…
Credit to Author: Darlene Storm| Date: Mon, 08 May 2017 09:33:00 -0700
Location, location, location … you’ve heard it many times before but not when it comes to a ransomware deciding a ransom amount. Fatboy, a ransomware-as-a-service, is believed to be the first ransomware that automatically adjusts the ransom amount based on a victim’s location.
Just when you think you’ve heard every conceivable ransomware demand – not just ransoms paid in bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies like Monero, or paid in iTunes or Amazon gift cards, ransomware which costs nothing for decryption as long as you infect two other people, or even ransomware that demands a high score on a shooter game before decrypting drives – now there’s a ransomware that charges victims based on the Big Mac Index.
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Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 08 May 2017 17:04:43 +0000
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| The website of the popular HandBrake DVD-ripping app has been hacked, and for 4 days, a maliciously-modified copy of the app was installing a new variant of the mysterious Proton malware. Categories: Tags: apple phishingbackdoorEric Petithandbrake hackmacmac backdoormalwarephishproton |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Jeremy Hsu| Date: Mon, 08 May 2017 15:00:21 +0000
The US Marines have been testing disposable drones that can deliver battlefield supplies without risking lives The post Disposable Drones Could Deliver Supplies Under Enemy Fire appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Mon, 08 May 2017 08:04:00 -0700
Hackers compromised a download server for HandBrake, a popular open-source program for converting video files, and used it to distribute a macOS version of the application that contained malware.
The HandBrake development team posted a security warning on the project’s website and support forum on Saturday, alerting Mac users who downloaded and installed the program from May 2 to May 6 to check their computers for malware.
The attackers compromised only a download mirror hosted under download.handbrake.fr, with the primary download server remaining unaffected. Because of this, users who downloaded HandBrake-1.0.7.dmg during the period in question have a 50/50 chance of having received a malicious version of the file, the HandBreak team said.
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Credit to Author: Justin Foster| Date: Mon, 08 May 2017 12:00:42 +0000
Throughout the history of cloud computing, 2006 was a momentous year. In 2006 Amazon Web Services released S3, the first pay per GB storage service. By August, they released EC2, allowing you to spin up a server and pay by the hour in the cloud. In the decade that has followed, AWS has emerged as…
Credit to Author: Michael Kan| Date: Mon, 08 May 2017 04:31:00 -0700
PC vendors this week will start rolling out patches that fix a severe vulnerability found in certain Intel-based business systems, including laptops, making them easier to hack.
Intel on Friday released a new notice urging clients to take steps to secure their systems.
The chipmaker has also released a downloadable tool that can help IT administrators and users discover whether a machine they own has the vulnerability.
In addition, vendors including Fujitsu, HP and Lenovo have released lists showing which products are affected and when the patches will roll out.
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