Russia on Friday said it had uncovered plans by foreign intelligence services to carry out massive cyberattacks this month targeting the country's financial system.
The FSB security service said in a statement that it had received information on "plans by foreign secret services to carry out large-scale cyberattacks from December 5."
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Dark Web Vendor “IcyEagle” Sentenced to Prison
Aaron James Glende, a 35-year-old from Winona, Minnesota, was sentenced this week by an Atlanta court to four years and two months in prison for selling stolen information on a dark web marketplace called AlphaBay.
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FBI, GCHQ Get Foreign Hacking Authority
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Continue readingBug Allows Activation Lock Bypass on iPhone, iPad
Researchers have found a bug that can be used to bypass Apple’s Activation Lock feature and gain access to the homescreen of locked iPhones and iPads running the latest version of iOS.
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Global Police Smash Huge Online Crime Network: Europol
In one of the biggest takedowns to date, police across the globe have smashed a massive criminal network providing online services including malware attacks that infected half a million computers worldwide, Europol said Thursday.
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Multifunctional “Proteus” Malware Emerges
A recently observed piece of multifunctional malware can be used to mine for crypto-currencies, log user keystrokes, and download additional malware onto compromised machines, Fortinet security researchers have discovered.
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European Banks Targeted by “SmsSecurity” Android Trojan
The cybercriminals behind a campaign first analyzed in 2014 continue to improve their Android malware, including with anti-analysis mechanisms, device rooting capabilities, and remote access features via the TeamViewer app.
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Kelihos Botnet Spreading Troldesh Ransomware
The Kelihos botnet has switched to dropping ransomware onto targeted computers, and is currently spreading the Troldesh malware family, security researchers warn.
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Shamoon Wiper Attacks Return to the Gulf
Destructive Malware Hit Targets in Saudi Arabia Set to Wipe Disks on Nov 17.
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Microsoft Experts Launch Anti-Recon Tool for Windows 10, Server 2016
Itai Grady and Tal Be’ery of the Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) research team have released a new tool designed to help security teams harden the Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 machines on their network against reconnaissance attempts.
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