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Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:46:40 +0000

The recently leaked source code actually isn’t Carbanak — it’s another advanced financial malware family. And the leak will likely have a huge ripple effect.

QuickHeal Security

July 10, 2018 admin

A new ransom-miner malware campaign emerging in wild!

Credit to Author: Preksha Saxena| Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:16:26 +0000

Since the past few weeks, Quick Heal Security Labs has been observing a series of interesting malware blocked at our customer end. The further analysis of the malware ‘t.exe’ revealed that the malware seems to be Trojan dropper. Interestingly, this multipurpose malware is downloading a ransomware component, a crypto-mining malware…

MalwareBytes Security

July 9, 2018 admin

SamSam ransomware: controlled distribution for an elusive malware

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 16:14:30 +0000

SamSam ransomware is a unique malware for its explicit human interaction on selected targets and care to erase most of its tracks.

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Microsoft Security

July 8, 2018 admin

Machine learning vs. social engineering

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2018 13:00:56 +0000

Machine learning is a key driver in the constant evolution of security technologies at Microsoft. Machine learning allows Microsoft 365 to scale next-gen protection capabilities and enhance cloud-based, real-time blocking of new and unknown threats. Just in the last few months, machine learning has helped us to protect hundreds of thousands of customers against ransomware,

MalwareBytes Security

July 2, 2018 admin

New macro-less technique to distribute malware

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:12:47 +0000

The latest macro-less technique to distribute malware via Office documents does not involve exploits. Just a little bit of social engineering.

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MalwareBytes Security

July 2, 2018 admin

A week in security (June 25 – July 1)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 17:56:24 +0000

A round up of the security news from June 25 – July 1, including a look at the EU cyber force proposal, cryptomining dialing things down, and the risks of handing out personal information online.

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Tags: cryptomining malware phishing roundup week in security world cup

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MalwareBytes Security

June 27, 2018 admin

World Cup 2018: malware attacks gunning for goal

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 18:29:49 +0000

The World Cup is in full swing, and attackers are busy both on and off the pitch. Which of the competing nations are under fire from malware authors? Who is sailing through qualifying rounds mostly untouched? What are the most popular threats in the midst of the biggest footballing nations? Read on to find out.

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Tags: cyber football hacking malware russia world cup

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Security TrendMicro

June 18, 2018 admin

Is My Mac Secure from Malware and Viruses?

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 21:29:25 +0000

Do you own a Mac? If so, you might have the common perception that they’re more secure from internet threats than Windows PCs. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. The truth is that Macs have historically not been targeted by hackers as frequently as Windows systems, simply because there were fewer to attack, so it didn’t…

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