Researchers have created an experimental worm that is capable of spreading from one programmable logic controller (PLC) to another without needing a PC or a server.
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Twitter Cuts Intel Agencies Off From Analysis Service: Report
Twitter has barred US intelligence agencies from accessing a service that sorts through posts on the social media platform in real time and has proved useful in the fight against terrorism, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Over Two Dozen Flaws Found in Aruba Products
Google security engineer Sven Blumenstein has identified over two dozen vulnerabilities affecting several products from HPE-owned network access solutions provider Aruba Networks.
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Founder of Online Underworld Bank Gets 20 Years in Prison
The founder of an online underworld bank that allegedly laundered billions of dollars for criminals was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.
Arthur Budovsky, 42, had pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit money laundering on January 29, three days before the scheduled start of his trial in New York.
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Law Firm Warns Against ‘Panama Papers’ Being Released Online
Panama City – The law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal said Friday it has issued a cease-and-desist letter to a journalists' collective urging it not to release online a trove of documents plundered from its computer servers.
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Jaku Botnet: Active Operation With Possible Links to Darkhotel APT Group
Jaku Botnet is an Active Botnet Operation Possibly Controlled by Darkhotel Threat Actors
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Pre-installed Lenovo Bloatware Causing More Security Problems
Lenovo's problems with pre-installed bloatware causing major security problems for computer users aren’t going away anytime soon.
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Attackers Still Target Old Flaw Exploited by Stuxnet
The most commonly targeted vulnerability in 2015 was a Windows flaw that came to light in 2010 after being exploited by the notorious Stuxnet malware, Microsoft said in its latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR).
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Hackers Disrupt Locky Ransomware Campaign
Hackers caused disruption to a Locky campaign after they breached one of the attackers’ server and replaced the real ransomware with a harmless file containing the string “Stupid Locky.”
According to Avira researcher Sven Carlsen, the attack started with a spam email designed to trick recipients into opening an attachment by informing them of an unpaid fine.
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Spain Smashes Nigerian ‘CEO Swindle’ Scammer Network
Madrid – Police have arrested 44 people in Britain and Spain suspected of involvement in a scam to hack into accounts belonging to company bosses and steal thousands of euros, officers said Friday.
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