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Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 19:04:36 +0000

By now, companies and consumers alike are well aware of the threat of a data breach. Large and small businesses across every sector have been targeted, and many customers are now familiar with the notification that their username, password or other details might have been compromised. The unfortunate fact is that, despite efforts on the…

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Security Sophos

November 28, 2018 admin

Neues DDoS-Botnetz im Anmarsch – Chalubo attackiert schlecht geschützte SSH-Server

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 08:29:11 +0000

Im August dieses Jahres hat sich ein neues Botnetz auf den Weg gemacht und attackiert schlecht gesicherte SSH-Server. SophosLabs hat sich das unter dem Namen Chalubo oder auch ChaCha-Lua-bot aktive Schadprogramm näher angeschaut und herausgefunden, dass es die riesige Anzahl globaler Linux-Server angeht, die SSH (Secure Shell) für Remote-Administration nutzen. Dazu gehört heutzutage auch die […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/a6rSqC4LoWM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

November 27, 2018 admin

Malwarebytes’ 2019 security predictions

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Every year, we at Malwarebytes Labs like to stare into our crystal ball and foretell the future of malware. And while all hope is for a threat-free 2019, the reality likely includes botnets, IoT, artificial intelligence, and even more data breaches. When it comes to security, we can pretty much assure you that attacks will keep happening—just as the sun rises and sets.

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Tags: AI botnets byos EternalBlue IoT soundloggers

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MalwareBytes Security

November 26, 2018 admin

A week in security (November 19 – 25)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 18:21:37 +0000

A roundup of last week’s security news from November 19–25, including a business email compromise attack, deep dive into DNA testing kits, and more troubles for Tesla.

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Tags: Android dna Google Play lastpass malware phishing roundup tesla week in security

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QuickHeal Security

November 25, 2018 admin

8 reasons not to count on your expired antivirus software to protect you!!

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 05:52:43 +0000

You are at your computer, engaged in some important work and suddenly a message pops up on the screen, “Your Antivirus software license has expired”. You conveniently choose to ignore the notification, intending to get back to it whenever you get free, but, you never do! What Happens when Antivirus…

Kaspersky Security

November 6, 2018 admin

Top 5 most notorious cyberattacks

Credit to Author: John Snow| Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 09:52:23 +0000

Epidemics, espionage, destruction: We present the most memorable cyberattacks of recent years.

QuickHeal Security

October 31, 2018 admin

Obfuscated Equation Editor Exploit (CVE-2017-11882) spreading Hawkeye Keylogger

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2018 06:17:45 +0000

Cyber-attacks through phishing emails are increasing and generally, attackers use DOC embedded macros to infiltrate victim’s machine. Recently Quick Heal Security Labs came across a Phishing e-mail sample which uses Microsoft’s equation editor exploit to spread Hawkeye keylogger. Cybercriminals use different techniques to steal confidential data. Now they are offering…

MalwareBytes Security

October 29, 2018 admin

A week in security (October 22 – 28)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:00:00 +0000

A roundup of security news from October 22 to October 28, including more headaches for airlines, how to avoid being a victim of a sextortion scam, and problems with search engines, browsers, and email.

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Tags: airline bad ads British Airways cathartic pacific breach Crypto scams extortion mac malware malware North Korea phishing vulnerability

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