Cisco Talos and Flashpoint have teamed up to conduct an in-depth analysis of Floki Bot, a Zeus-based banking Trojan that has been sold on cybercrime marketplaces since September 2016.
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Massive Stealthy Malvertising Campaign Uncovered
A stealthy malvertising campaign has been flying under the radar for the last few months, targeting millions of readers visiting popular and mainstream news sites. The campaign is notable for stealth bordering on paranoia from the threat group, probably AdGholas.
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Researchers Devise New Dirty COW Attack Against Android
A newly discovered attack that abuses the Dirty COW vulnerability in the Linux kernel can be leveraged to write malicious code directly into processes, Trend Micro security researchers say.
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Hackers Can Exploit Roundcube Flaw by Sending an Email
Researchers discovered that the open source webmail software Roundcube is affected by a critical vulnerability that can be used to execute arbitrary commands on the system simply by sending an email.
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Turning Point as Social Media Tackles Online ‘Terror’
Facing mounting pressure to use their technological clout to curb the spread of jihadist propaganda, major US social networks have finally joined forces in an effort to curb "terrorist content."
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HP Enhances Network Printer Security
HP announced this week several improvements to its Managed Print Services (MPS) in an effort to help organizations defend against attacks leveraging network printers.
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Windows 10 Creators Update Brings New Security Capabilities
Microsoft Introduces New Enterprise Security Capabilities With Windows 10 Creators Update
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Hacking Europe’s Smart Cities
Municipal planners in Europe are embracing digital technologies to deliver various services to the citizens. Smart-city services connect Internet-enabled sensors on buses, in rental bike racks, or parking meters, and then make use of an app or SMS with the citizen’s smartphone for payment. But Europe’s rich hacking culture has makers and breakers poking and prodding at these new systems every day.
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Locky Variant Osiris Distributed via Excel Documents
The infamous Locky ransomware has once again switched to a new extension to append to encrypted files, but reverted to malicious Office documents for distribution, security researchers have discovered.
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Google Patches 74 Vulnerabilities in Android
Google this week released the December 2016 set of monthly patches for the Android platform which resolved a total of 74 vulnerabilities, 11 which were rated Critical severity.
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