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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 21:48:42 +0000
A new type of ransomware called XData is spreading at an alarming rate. The post Another Ransomware Nightmare Could Be Brewing in Ukraine appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 16:30:46 +0000
Hacking big companies and small tends to work—until the hack goes public. The post High-Profile Extortion Hacks Aren’t Paying Off appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 15:00:51 +0000
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| Identifying and removing the malware is our job, but what do you need to do yourself, to control the aftermath of malware that steals interesting information from an infected computer? Categories: Tags: cybersecurityinfoseckeyloggermalwarespywarethreat actortrojan |
The post Information stolen? What now? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 15:00:24 +0000
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| The Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) began an initiative called Privacy Awareness Week, or PAW, with the purpose of educating users about current privacy issues and promoting the importance of keeping their personal information safe. This remains the core of why it exists for more than a decade now. Categories: Tags: asia pacific privacy authoritycybersecuritycybersecurity awarenesspawprivacyprivacy awareness weekprivacy primer |
The post Privacy Awareness Week: A primer appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 11:30:54 +0000
The harder part will be determining when certain vulnerabilities, like WannaCry, are too big to keep secret. The post Why Governments Won’t Let Go of Secret Software Bugs appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Kim Zetter| Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 17:00:15 +0000
Ransomware is malware that locks your keyboard or computer to prevent you from accessing your data until you pay a ransom. The post What Is Ransomware? A Guide to the Global Cyberattack’s Scary Method appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 09 May 2017 16:36:52 +0000
NSA Director Michael Rogers provides the first US government confirmation that Russia successfully compromised elements of the French election. The post The NSA Confirms It: Russia Hacked French Election ‘Infrastructure’ appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Eric Niiler| Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2017 11:00:03 +0000
Last year, the US finished last in Locked Shields, NATO’s cyber war games. This year, it had its eye on redemption. The post The US Takes On the World in NATO’s Cyber War Games appeared first on WIRED.
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