TrickBot, the Dyre-linked Trojan that emerged in October 2016, is now targeting users in Singapore, India and Malaysia, IBM X-Force security researchers warn.
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0-Day Exploits Could Wreak Havoc on Linux Desktops
Researcher Reveals 0-Day Linux Exploit Leveraging SNES
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“Shadow Brokers” Put NSA Exploits Up for Direct Sale
After a failed attempt to sell stolen exploits from the National Security Agency at an auction just months ago, the hacker group calling itself Shadow Brokers has decided to sell them directly via a new website.
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No More Ransom Alliance Gains Momentum
In July 2016 the Dutch National Police, Europol, Kaspersky Lab and Intel Security launched the No More Ransom project and website. A primary purpose is to help victims of ransomware recover encrypted files without having to pay the criminals.
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Updated Tordow Android Malware Gets Ransomware Capabilities
An updated variant of the Tordow Android malware emerged last month featuring additional data collection capabilities and ransomware-like behavior, security researchers warn.
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission Hacked
Russian-Speaking Hacker Selling Data Stolen from U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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Joomla Patches Dangerous Security Flaws
Joomla this week resolved a High severity vulnerability that allowed an attacker to modify other user accounts by resetting their usernames and passwords.
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Cybersecurity Ghosts of Past, Present, and Future
Thirty-some-odd years ago, my older brother wrote a “book” entitled The Christmas That Was Coal. It begins with a tale of a boy who’d been very naughty (not unlike Cousin Constantine), followed by a few more miscellaneous short stories, including (a personal favorite) “Christmas on the Moon.” Every year, my parents set that fabric-covered, satin-ribbon-wrapped book on their coffee table.
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Yahoo Hack Shows Data’s Use for Information Warfare
The 2013 hack affecting a billion Yahoo users shows how seemingly innocuous bits of data gleaned from cyber attacks can be exploited for espionage and information warfare, as well as for profit.
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Yahoo Hack Shows Data as Tool of Information Warfare
The massive hack affecting a billion Yahoo users shows how seemingly innocuous bits of data gleaned from cyber attacks can be exploited for profit — and potentially for espionage and information warfare.
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