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2018-02-06 14:18:57 | Bitdefender Ironically Stopped Working on Safer Internet Day (lien direct) | IronicallyÂÂ on what has become known as Safer Internet Day,ÂÂ users of BitdefenderÂÂ Antivirus are reporting today that the security software has suddenly stopped working. After installing an update,ÂÂ BitdefenderÂÂ users are seeing errors that state "TheÂÂ Bitdefender Security Service (vsserv.exe) is unavailable". [...] | |||
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2018-02-06 10:52:55 | CSS Code Can Be Abused to Collect Sensitive User Data (lien direct) | With the recent upgrades to the CSS language, CSS code has become a powerful tool that could be abused to track users on websites, extract and steal data from a web page, collect data entered inside form fields (including passwords), and even deanonymize Dark Web users in some scenarios. [...] | |||
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2018-02-06 05:20:27 | Ransomware Victims Hit on Average by Two Attacks per Year (lien direct) | A study of 2,700 IT professionals across the globe has revealed that 54% of organizations suffered a ransomware attack in the last year, and most organizations were hit more than twice, with the average number of ransomware per attacks being two. [...] | |||
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2018-02-06 00:10:00 | Analytics Firm Admits It Collected Password Data by Accident (lien direct) | Mixpanel, a web and mobile analytics provider, has notified customers last week via email that it accidentally collected data entered in password fields due to a bug introduced in its SDK. [...] | |||
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2018-02-05 16:35:12 | More UK Teens Involved in Hacking Than Gangs (lien direct) | UK teens aged 11 to 14 are more likely to be hacking than smoking, shoplifting, being part of a neighborhood gang, or even having sexual intercourse. [...] | |||
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2018-02-05 15:30:52 | Fake Adobe Flash Update Sites Pushing CPU Miners (lien direct) | Sites telling you that Flash Player is out dated and then offering an update are installing CPU Miners are unsuspecting visitors. [...] | |||
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2018-02-05 11:40:05 | UK Cops Shut Down LuminosityLink RAT Operation (lien direct) | UK police revealed today they were behind the abrupt shutdown of a popular website that peddled a commercial remote access trojan (RAT) known as LuminosityLink. [...] | |||
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2018-02-05 08:37:56 | UK Court Rules Not to Extradite Hacker Lauri Love to the US (lien direct) | The UK will not extradite Lauri Love to face hacking charges in the US, according to a court ruling announced today. [...] | |||
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2018-02-05 07:10:08 | NSA Exploits Ported to Work on All Windows Versions Released Since Windows 2000 (lien direct) | A security researcher has ported three leaked NSA exploits to work on all Windows versions released in the past 18 years, starting with Windows 2000. [...] | |||
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2018-02-05 05:30:18 | Android Devices Targeted by New Monero-Mining Botnet (lien direct) | A new botnet appeared over the weekend, and it's targeting Android devices by scanning for open debug ports so it can infect victims with malware that mines the Monero cryptocurrency. [...] | |||
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2018-02-04 06:33:22 | LKRG: Linux to Get a Loadable Kernel Module for Runtime Integrity Checking (lien direct) | Members of the open source community are working on a new security-focused project for the Linux kernel. Named Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG), this is a loadable kernel module that will perform runtime integrity checking of the Linux kernel. [...] | |||
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2018-02-03 14:30:08 | Scammers Steal Over $1 Million Worth of Ethereum From Bee Token ICO Participants (lien direct) | Hundreds of users fell victims to email scams over the past week, sending over $1 million worth of Ethereum to a scammer who sent fake emails posing as the Bee Token ICO (Initial Coin Offering). [...] | |||
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2018-02-03 09:00:22 | Firefox 59 Will Add a New Privacy Feature That Strips Sensitive Data From URLs (lien direct) | Firefox 59 will strip referrer information from URLs while the user is in Private Browsing mode. The measure is meant to safeguard users from accidental data leaks of sensitive information. [...] | |||
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2018-02-03 05:20:53 | New JenX IoT DDoS Botnet Offered Part of Gaming Server Rental Scheme (lien direct) | The operators of a gaming server rental business are believed to have built an IoT DDoS botnet, which they are now offering as part of the server rental scheme. [...] | |||
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2018-02-02 17:31:45 | The Week in Ransomware - February 2nd 2018 - TOR Sites Stealing Ransom Payments & GandCrab (lien direct) | This has been an interesting week in ransomware news. We had the GandCrabÂÂ ransomwareÂÂ being released and distributed by exploit kits, TOR gateways stealing ransom payments from ransomware devs, and a bunch of towns getting hit with ransomware.ÂÂ [...] | |||
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2018-02-02 15:59:25 | (Déjà vu) System Cryptomix Ransomware Variant Released (lien direct) | Michael GillespieÂÂ discovered a new Cryptomix variant uploaded to ID-Ransomware this week. Today, I was able to find a sample so we can see what has changed. For the most part, it is the same as previous variants except it now appends the .SERVERÂÂ extension to encrypted files and changes the contact emails used by the ransomware.ÂÂ [...] | |||
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2018-02-02 11:03:17 | Scarabey Ransomware - A Scarab Version Targeting Enterprises (lien direct) | A new version of the Scarab ransomware has been spotted in the wild, but instead of being distributed via email spam campaigns, crooks are brute-forcing computers with weakly-secured RDP connections and are installing the ransomware manually on each system. [...] | |||
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2018-02-02 07:13:11 | Teen Arrested for Creating Malware That Steals Cryptocurrency Wallet Passwords (lien direct) | Japanese police have arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of creating malware that steals private keys (passwords) that are used to access cryptocurrency wallets. He's also under investigation for using these passwords to steal funds from victims, albeit no charges have been filed. [...] | |||
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2018-02-02 05:47:32 | Microsoft Office 2019 Will Work on Windows 10 Exclusively (lien direct) | Microsoft announced yesterday that future versions of the standalone Office 2019 app will work on Windows 10 versions exclusively. [...] | |||
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2018-02-02 04:46:41 | Mining Botnet Targeting Redis and OrientDB Servers Made Almost $1 Million (lien direct) | A Monero-mining botnet targeting Redis and OrientDB servers has infected nearly 4,400 servers and has mined over $925,000 worth of Monero since March 2017. [...] | |||
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2018-02-02 00:30:00 | First Malicious Chrome Extensions Detected Using Session Replay Scripts (lien direct) | Just three months after Princeton researchers were warning users of the dangers of "session replay" attacks, developers of malicious Chrome extensions have incorporated this "trick" into their latest "releases." [...] | |||
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2018-02-01 18:33:24 | PSA: Beware of Sites Pretending to be Manual Firefox Updates (lien direct) | A family of malicious Firefox addons have been discovered being pushed by sites pretending to be a manual update for Firefox.ÂÂ These sites utilize a combination of javascriptÂÂ alerts, user authentication prompts, and full screen views to try and coerce the user into installing the unwanted addons. [...] | ★★★★ | ||
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2018-02-01 14:52:36 | Windows 10 Overtakes Windows 7 to Become Most Popular Windows Version (lien direct) | Windows 10 has surpassed Windows 7 for the first time, according to analytics firm StatCounter. In a presser released today, the company says that according to data gathered in January 2018, Windows 10 reached 42.78% in terms of worldwide internet usage, compared to 41.86% for Windows 7, and 8.72% for Windows 8.1,. [...] | ★★★ | ||
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2018-02-01 13:00:09 | Ransomware Hero to Receive FBI Award (lien direct) | The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Tuesday that it would be awarding the FBI Director's Community Leadership Award to Michael Gillespie for his efforts in combating ransomware and helping users who fell victims to this threat. [...] | Guideline | ||
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2018-02-01 10:50:11 | New Adobe Flash Zero-Day Spotted in the Wild (lien direct) | South Korean authorities have issued a warning regarding a brand new Flash zero-day deployed in the wild. [...] | |||
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2018-02-01 06:50:21 | Smominru Botnet Infected Over 500,000 Windows Machines (lien direct) | Over 526,000 Windows computers —mainly Windows servers— have been infected with Monero mining software by a group that operates the biggest such botnet known to date. [...] | |||
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2018-02-01 00:03:54 | We May Soon See Malware Leveraging the Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities (lien direct) | Security researchers are seeing an ever-increasing number of malware samples that are experimenting with the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. [...] | |||
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2018-01-31 16:02:25 | MindLost Ransomware Is a Piece of Junk That Wants to Collect Credit Card Details (lien direct) | Security researchers have discovered a new strain of ransomware that encrypts users files and redirects users to an online page to pay the ransom via credit/debit card. [...] | |||
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2018-01-31 11:35:07 | Google Chrome to Feature Built-In Image Lazy Loading (lien direct) | Future versions of Google Chrome will feature built-in support for lazy loading, a mechanism to defer the loading of images and iframes if they are not visible on the user's screen at load time. [...] | |||
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2018-01-31 11:09:16 | Image Previewer: First Firefox Addon that Injects an In-Browser Miner? (lien direct) | A Firefox extension called Image Previewer was discovered today that not only displays popups, but also injects a Monero in-browser miner into Firefox. While we have seen numerous Chrome extensions injecting in-browser miners, this is the first time I have seen a Firefox addon with this behavior. [...] | |||
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2018-01-31 08:30:23 | Security Bug Affects Over 300,000 Oracle POS Systems (lien direct) | Hackers have a new security flaw in their arsenal they can exploit to install POS malware on Oracle Micros point-of-sale systems. [...] | |||
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2018-01-31 04:08:56 | Mozilla Fixes Severe Flaw in Firefox UI That Leads to Remote Code Execution (lien direct) | Mozilla has released Firefox 58.0.1 to fix a security issue that was hiding in the browser's UI code and would have allowed an attacker to run code on the user's computer, allowing a quick and easy path to delivering malware or even taking over the entire PC. [...] | |||
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2018-01-31 03:02:11 | Microsoft Drops the Hammer on Coercive Registry Cleaners & System Optimizers (lien direct) | Starting March 1st 2018, Windows Defender and other Microsoft products will begin to remove programs that display coercive behavior. This includes registry cleaners and system optimizers that offer free scans, display alarming messages, and then require the user to purchase it.before fixing anything. [...] | |||
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2018-01-30 19:53:08 | Google Removed Over 700,000 Malicious Android Apps From the Play Store in 2017 (lien direct) | Google says it removed over 700,000 bad or malicious apps from the Play Store in 2017, up 70% from 2016. [...] | |||
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2018-01-30 19:10:40 | Facebook Bans Ads for Cryptocurrencies and ICOs (lien direct) | In a new ad policy that rolled out today, Facebook, the Internet's largest social network, has banned all ads for cryptocurrencies and ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings). [...] | |||
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2018-01-30 18:40:00 | Suspect Arrested for Hacking GoGet Car-Sharing Service (lien direct) | Australian police have arrested a 37-year-old man on accusations of hacking GoGet, a car-sharing service. [...] | |||
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2018-01-30 18:10:34 | Rep. Devin Nunes Campaign Site Still Hosts Russian SEO Spam From Last Year\'s Hack (lien direct) | The campaign website of a controversial US politician was hacked last year and hosted Russian SEO spam, according to several sources. [...] | |||
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2018-01-30 12:13:05 | Teen Sentenced 8 Years in Prison for Buying Bomb on the Dark Web to Kill Parents (lien direct) | A UK court has sentenced a 19-year-old teenager to eight years in prison for buying a car bomb on the Dark Web with the intention of killing his parents. [...] | |||
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2018-01-30 08:20:25 | Dutch Banks, Tax Agency Under DDoS Attacks a Week After Big Russian Hack Reveal (lien direct) | At least three Dutch banks and the Dutch tax office reported on Monday suffering coordinated DDoS attacks against their respective infrastructures. [...] | |||
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2018-01-30 02:00:00 | Scientists Warn of Transduction Attacks on Sensors (lien direct) | Professors from universities in China and the US are warning about the impending danger of "transduction attacks" on sensors deployed with everyday devices. [...] | |||
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2018-01-30 00:15:00 | Cisco Fixes Remote Code Execution Bug Rated 10 Out of 10 on Severity Scale (lien direct) | Cisco has released software patches that fix a major vulnerability affecting Cisco devices running Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software. [...] | |||
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2018-01-29 21:21:06 | GandCrab Ransomware Distributed by Exploit Kits, Appends GDCB Extension (lien direct) | A new ransomware called GandCrab was released towards the end of last week that is currently being distributed via exploit kits. GandCrab has some interesting features not seen before in a ransomware, such as being the first to accept the DASH currency and the first to utilize the Namecoin powered .BIT tld.ÂÂ [...] | |||
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2018-01-29 19:38:45 | Tor-to-Web Proxy Caught Replacing Bitcoin Addresses on Ransomware Payment Sites (lien direct) | The operators of at least one Tor proxy service was recently caught replacing Bitcoin addresses on ransomware ransom payment sites, diverting funds meant to pay for ransomware decrypters to the site's operators. [...] | |||
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2018-01-29 12:00:14 | IOTA Cryptocurrency Users Lose $4 Million in Clever Phishing Attack (lien direct) | A clever hacker made off with nearly $4 million worth of IOTA cryptocurrency after patiently setting up an elaborate phishing site for almost half a year. [...] | |||
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2018-01-29 08:23:08 | Lenovo\'s Fingerprint Scanner Can Be Bypassed via a Hardcoded Password (lien direct) | Lenovo has issued security updates for a fingerprint scanner app it shipped with ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, and ThinkStation machines. [...] | |||
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2018-01-29 05:45:43 | ATM Jackpotting Attacks Hit the US for the First Time (lien direct) | Two of the world's largest ATM manufacturers have issued security alerts regarding ATM jackpotting attacks being detected in the US for the first time. [...] | |||
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2018-01-29 03:46:01 | Fitness Tracking App Accidentally Exposed Military Bases (lien direct) | Strava, a fitness tracking application that logs users' movements as they cycle, surf, or jog, has accidentally exposed or confirmed the location of various military bases and facilities all over the world. [...] | |||
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2018-01-28 15:10:13 | Microsoft Issues Windows Out-of-Band Update That Disables Spectre Mitigations (lien direct) | Microsoft has issued on Saturday an emergency out-of-band Windows update that disables patches for the Spectre Variant 2 bug (CVE-2017-5715). [...] | |||
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2018-01-28 07:01:26 | Hacker Steals Over $150,000 Worth of Ethereum From Experty ICO Participants (lien direct) | A hacker has tricked Experty ICO participants into sending Ethereum funds to the wrong wallet address. He was able to do this by sending emails with a fake pre-ICO sale announcement to Experty users who signed up for notifications. [...] | |||
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2018-01-27 14:21:22 | Malwarebytes Update Released to Fix High CPU & Memory Usage in Mbamservice.exe (lien direct) | An update pushed by MalwarebytesÂÂ today for their Malwarebytes Anti-Malware product has caused a lot of problems for those who use their program. This new protection update causedÂÂ mbamservice.exe to consume a lot of memory and upwards to 90% of the computer's CPU. A new update has been pushed that resolves these issues. [...] |
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