The developers of Libarchive have released a new version of the open-source library to address several potentially serious vulnerabilities.
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Conficker Remains Top Malware by Number of Attacks
As one of the oldest active threats, Conficker continues to lead the malware landscape by number of registered attacks, accounting for 14 percent of recognized incidents, Check Point researchers say.
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Massive Cerber Campaigns Hit Multiple Countries
The Cerber ransomware is an international threat and has infected users all around the world, but researchers at Check Point observed campaigns over the past two months that focused mainly on three geographies, namely the United States, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
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More Evidence Links Russia to DNC Attack
Several security firms have found evidence that the recent attacks against the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the formal governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party, were launched by Russia-linked threat groups.
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Apple Patches RCE Flaw in AirPort Routers
Apple has released firmware updates for its AirPort routers to address a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.
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Law Enforcement Cracks Down on Airline Fraud
Global law enforcement agencies have been sharing intelligence to crack down on airline ticket fraud, and appear to be taking action roughly every six months to make arrests. In June 2015, 130 individuals "found in possession of airline tickets bought using stolen credit card details" were detained.
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Chinese Spying Drops in Volume, Becomes More Focused
Chinese cyberspies continue to target organizations in the United States and other countries, but their activities have dropped in volume and have become more focused and calculated, according to a new report from FireEye.
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Tor Implements Improved Anonymity Protection
The Tor (The Onion Router) browser is looking to enhance the security of its users by employing new features aimed at preventing deanonymization attacks against them.
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Exploit Kit Activity Down 96% Since April
Angler and Nuclear, two of the exploit kits (EKs) that dominated the landscape for years, are gone, with Neutrino and RIG being the leading crimekits now, but still far from reaching the EK traffic registered just a couple months ago.
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Over 176,000 Unique Hacked Servers Sold on xDedic Marketplace
Last week, Kaspersky Lab security researchers shared research on xDedic, a shady marketplace where access to hacked servers was being sold, and revealed that it spotted over 70,000 items for sale.
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