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Know your threats: the nine scariest malware monsters

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 20:31:14 +0000

It’s been a particularly ghoulish year in cybersecurity, from Russian hacks to ransomware outbreaks. The bad boogey man in the black hoodie has been pulling one over the collective public. It’s dark and creepy, but users refuse to stop peeking behind the door. It’s enough to make even the most grizzled IT admin run for…

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SecurityTrendMicro

Bad Rabbit Ransomware – What is it and how to stay safe

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:50:50 +0000

Trend Micro is tracking multiple reports of ransomware infections, known as Bad Rabbit, in many countries around the world. A suspected variant of Petya, Bad Rabbit is ransomware—malicious software that infects a computer and restricts user access to the infected machine until a ransom is paid to unlock it. We want to assure you that the…

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SecuritySophos

Attacco ransomware Bad Rabbit: la risposta di Sophos

Credit to Author: Tiziana Carboni| Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 09:51:09 +0000

In queste ore è in corso un forte attacco ransomware denominato Bad Rabbit che sta colpendo Russia, Ucraina e altre parti d’Europa. Sophos sta monitorando gli sviluppi dell’attacco e seguiranno aggiornamenti. In attesa di ulteriori informazioni, condividiamo di seguito il commento Chester Wisniewski, principal research scientist di Sophos: “Era solo questione di tempo prima che qualcuno sfruttasse [&#8230;]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&#038;blog=834173&#038;post=43691&#038;subd=sophos&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/6Vg9w-3so74″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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QuickHealSecurity

Android Ransomware Alert! DoubleLocker changes your phone’s PIN and encrypts your data

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:40:59 +0000

DoubleLocker is an Android ransomware the likes of which have never been seen before. The malware is designed to launch a two-pronged attack – it locks down the phone it infects and encrypts all files stored in the device. What is spreading DoubleLocker ransomware? The malware gets into a device…

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SecuritySophos

Neue Ransomware: Dieses Mal ist der Wolf im Hasenpelz unterwegs

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 06:50:10 +0000

Seit gestern ist eine neue Ransomwarewelle unterwegs, die bislang vor allem Russland, die Ukraine und Teile von Europa im Visier hat. Unser SophosLabs-Spezialist Chester Wisniewski hat sich „Bad Rabbit“ einmal näher angeschaut und ist nicht wirklich überrascht über dessen Auftritt. „Es war wohl tatsächlich nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis irgendjemand die Ideen und Techniken, [&#8230;]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&#038;blog=834173&#038;post=43685&#038;subd=sophos&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/xL2LnfgxZzs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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