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Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:23:40 +0000

With the collapse of the main Deepfakes hubs on Reddit, users have moved away to other forums. Problem is, at least one of them is mining for cryptocurrency. Can your PC handle it?

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February 5, 2018 admin

James Lyne talks cryptomining with PBS

Credit to Author: Matthew Phillion| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 20:54:50 +0000

Sophos’ James Lyne talks through the latest threat to our digital wallets on the Nightly Business Report on PBS<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/u5UunF-eOfQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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February 5, 2018 admin

A week in security (January 29 – February 04)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:45:17 +0000

A compilation of notable security news from January 28 to February 4, featuring PUPs, a new Mac malware, two new ransomware variants, robocalls, and more.

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February 2, 2018 admin

New Mac cryptominer distributed via a MacUpdate hack

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 21:20:01 +0000

A new Mac cryptocurrency miner, called OSX.CreativeUpdate, was being distributed from the MacUpdate website, in the guise of known apps such as Firefox.

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February 2, 2018 admin

Ransomware’s difficult second album

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at the difficulties faced by ransomware authors as they try to adapt and evolve to the next form of stealthier Bitcoin hoarding: cryptocurrency mining.

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February 1, 2018 admin

Cryptominers on Google Play: how Sophos protects customers

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:38:24 +0000

SophosLabs has discovered a new, worrisome dimension to the trend of attackers targeting Android mobile users for cryptocurrency mining<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/cdLYcpn6-80″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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January 25, 2018 admin

Presenting: Malwarebytes Labs 2017 State of Malware Report

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:00:00 +0000

In our 2017 State of Malware report, we examined attack methods, malware developments, and distribution techniques used by cybercriminals over the last 12 months.

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January 15, 2018 admin

A week in security (January 1 – January 7)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:48:57 +0000

A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from January 1 to January 7, including Meltdown and Spectre updates, miners, wire fraud refunds, and fake apps on Google Play.

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