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WannaCry: Not dead yet

November 26, 2018 admin Business, ransomware, SMB, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Nikolay Pankov| Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 16:20:03 +0000

Our statistics show that WannaCry, far from fading away, was responsible for 30% of ransomware attacks in Q3 2018.

Compromising vital infrastructure: air traffic control

November 15, 2018 admin air traffic, air traffic control, ATCA, ATO, Aviation, Business, control, cybercrime, data breaches, DRONES, EUROCONTROL, freight, NotPetya, ransomware, spam, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:12:06 +0000

The aviation industry and air traffic (control) are vital elements of our infrastructure. While flying is reportedly safe, how does that landscape look cybersecurity-wise?

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Tags: air traffic air traffic control ATCA ATO aviation control data breaches drones EUROCONTROL freight NotPetya ransomware spam WannaCry

Kaspersky Security

Top 5 most notorious cyberattacks

November 6, 2018 admin APT, Attacks, botnets, cryptors, cyberweapons, Darkhotel, ddos, ExPetr, malware, Mirai, NotPetya, ransomware, stuxnet, Threats, WannaCry

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.

MalwareBytes Security

Compromising vital infrastructure: transport and logistics

November 6, 2018 admin Business, cyberattacks, cybercrime, hacking, Infrastructure, logistics, NotPetya, phishing, prevent ransomware attacks, protection, ransomware, transport, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 18:05:11 +0000

Transport and logistics are vital infrastructure, because we need them to deliver our daily necessities, but who is responsible for protecting them?

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Tags: cyberattacks hacking infrastructure logistics NotPetya phishing prevent ransomware attacks protection ransomware transport WannaCry

Kaspersky Security

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 59

October 18, 2018 admin Alexa, Amazon, IoT, news, NHS, Pentagon, podcast, privacy, smart locks, Threats, WannaCry, Yale Locks

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:30:58 +0000

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, we discuss smart locks locking people out, Alexa playing doctor, and more.

MalwareBytes Security

Emotet on the rise with heavy spam campaign

September 21, 2018 admin campaign, cybercrime, emotet, EternalBlue, malicious documents, malicious spam, malware, threat statistics, trickbot, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 22:55:12 +0000

Over the last few days, we’ve noticed a large increase in malicious spam spreading Emotet, as well as a higher number of detections from our customers. Looks like we’re in the middle of an active Emotet campaign.

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Tags: campaign emotet EternalBlue malicious documents malicious spam threat statistics trickbot WannaCry

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A week in security (September 3 – 9)

September 10, 2018 admin a week in security, Android, Brighton Police, fake, Fire Eye, five eyes, Fortnite, Mac App Store, mastercard, Mega.nz, protonmail, security cameras, Security world, spyware, Talos, Techcrunch, tesla, WannaCry, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:44:57 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 3 – 9, including spyware going mainstream, Mac App Store apps stealing and abusing customer data, and Fortnite install concerns.

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Tags: a week in security Android Brighton Police fake Fire Eye five eyes fortnite Mac App Store mastercard Mega.nz protonmail security cameras spyware Talos TechCrunch tesla WannaCry

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Security Sophos

Nur Vorkasse bitte – Neue WannaCrypt-Ransomware ist aufdringlich

September 4, 2018 admin malware, ransomware, Security Tips, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 10:24:35 +0000

Gibt es Schlimmeres als einen Ransomware-Angriff, der sämtliche Dateien zerhackt und Geld fordert, damit der Computer wieder befreit wird? WannaCry hat der Ransomware-Gefahr eine ganz neue Dimension verliehen, indem es den Prozess der Datenzerstörung mit einem selbst-verbreitenden Computer-Virus kombinierte. Als Ergebnis konnte WannaCry sich automatisch ins eigene Netzwerk einschleichen und hatte das Potenzial, Hunderte oder […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/QLhkSXxyFmU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>