Cerber, one of the most prevalent ransomware families this year, is now using random extensions for encrypted files and is now able to kill the processes of various database servers, researchers reveal.
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The Cyber Risk of Mixing Business with Pleasure
Technical and Process Controls for the Enterprise Must Extend to Employees and How They Engage in Personal Services
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Russian Hackers May Have Manipulated Leaked WADA Data
In a statement published Wednesday, October 5, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) provided an update on investigations into the August Fancy Bear hack and data leak in September. FireEye/Mandiant has been employed to do the forensic investigation. As of Oct.
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Suspected Lizard Squad Hackers Arrested in US, Netherlands
Two teenagers suspected of being members of the Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp hacking groups were arrested last month by law enforcement authorities in the United States and the Netherlands.
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Mirai IoT Botnet Not Only Contributor in Massive DDoS Attack: Akamai
Akamai this week shared additional details on the massive 665 gigabit per second (Gbps) distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that targeted Brian Krebs’ website.
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Mirai IoT Botnet Wasn’t Alone in Massive DDoS Attack: Akamai
Akamai this week shared additional details on the massive 665 gigabit per second (Gbps) distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that targeted Brian Krebs’ website.
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WildFire Ransomware Revived as “Hades Locker”
The actor behind WildFire, a piece of ransomware that emerged earlier this year, has decided to rebrand the malware after security researchers created a decryption tool for it.
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Card Data Stolen From eCommerce Sites Using Web Malware
Researchers have been monitoring a campaign in which cybercriminals compromised many ecommerce websites in an effort to steal payment card and other sensitive information provided by their customers.
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Hitting the Right Note With a Security Delivery Platform
In 1985, F. Murray Abraham won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his masterful performance as the cynical Salieri in the movie Amadeus. I loved that movie. From Wolfie’s maniacal and childlike laughter throughout to the choice scene when Salieri recounts his sneak peek at Mozart’s Serenade for Winds, K.361: 3rd Movement:
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FastPOS Malware Adopts Modular Design
FastPOS, a piece of point-of-sale (PoS) malware that emerged in early summer, has recently received a series of updates designed to make it more efficient just in time for the holiday season.
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