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Operators of decade-old Malware-as-a-Service outfit charged
As Crackas With Attitude hacker “Incursio” got handed a 2-year prison sentence for gaining unauthorized access to government computers and online accounts of a …
Review: Advanced Persistent Security
About the authors Ira Winkler, CISSP is President of the Internet Security Advisors Group. He is considered one of the world’s most influential security professionals. Araceli …
South Korean bitcoin exchange hacked, user accounts plundered
Bithumb, a South Korean bitcoin and ether exchange, has suffered a data breach that resulted in customer losses potentially reaching billions of South Korean won (currently, a …
Windows 10 will use protected folders to thwart crypto ransomware
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (the next major update of Microsoft’s popular OS) is scheduled to be released in September, and will come with major new end-to-end …
Facebook moderators can inspect private messages of users suspected of terror links
Pressured by European governments, Facebook, Twitter and Google are trying to tackle the extremist propaganda and recruitment on their social networks and sites. It’s an …
The role of web filtering in a modern security architecture
In its most basic and simplest form, filtering access to content on the web can be achieved by rather blunt instruments such as DNS black-holes. And, in the early 2000s, this …
NotPetya attacker can’t provide decryption keys, researchers warn
While defenders and security researchers are sifting artefacts that could help prevent new NotPetya ransomware attacks and perhaps point to the identity of the attacker, the …
Azure AD Connect vulnerability allows attackers to reset admin passwords
A vulnerability in Azure AD Connect could be exploited by attackers to reset passwords and gain unauthorized access to on-premises AD privileged user accounts, Microsoft …
DHS to enforce extra security checks instead of airplane carry-on laptop ban
Travelers from all over the world who plan to fly into the US will be subjected to more rigorous security checks before being allowed to board the plane, the Department of …
Making HTTPS phishing sites easier to spot
For years, we taught users that a website’s URL that includes https at its very beginning is a relatively good indicator of whether they can safely input sensitive …
NotPetya outbreak: What we know so far
Tuesday’s ransomware outbreak hit many businesses and government entities around the world, but by far the most numerous victims are located in Ukraine. The infection …
Explosive global attack delivers destructive Petya ransomware
Less than two months after the disastrous, global WannaCry infestation, a variant of the Petya ransomware dubbed PetrWrap has started hitting companies in Ukraine, Russia and …
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