A new Locky ransomware variant sold by Brazilian malware developers has been delivered to targeted organizations using Windows script (WSF) files, Trend Micro warned on Sunday.
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Payment Card Breach Hits 20 Hotels Operated by HEI
HEI Hotels & Resorts informed customers on Sunday that 20 of the hotels it operates in the United States are affected by a security breach involving payment card information.
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MICROS Hackers Targeted Five Other PoS Vendors
The cybercrime gang that breached the systems of Oracle-owned point-of-sale vendor MICROS has reportedly also targeted several other similar companies.
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Shade Ransomware Updated With Backdoor Capabilities
The latest version of the Shade ransomware is no longer limited to only encrypting user’s files, but it also installs remote access tools on the infected computers, Kaspersky Lab researchers warn.
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Hard Drive Noise Allows Data Theft From Air-Gapped Computers
Researchers have identified yet another attack method that can be used to silently exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers. The latest technique involves the noise emitted by hard disk drives and it’s relatively efficient over short distances.
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MONSOON Cyber-Espionage Campaign Linked to Patchwork APT
A cyber-espionage campaign operating for more than eight months has been linked to an Indian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as Patchwork, which might be the same attackers behind Operation Hangover, Forcepoint researchers warn.
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Gmail Flags Unauthenticated Messages, Dangerous URLs
Google this week added new alerts to Gmail to improve the security of its users by informing them when messages can’t be authenticated and when they contain dangerous URLs.
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“HOMEKit” Exploit Generator Used to Deliver Espionage Malware
Researchers have come across a document exploit generator that has been used over the past few years by several threat actors to deliver malware in cyber espionage campaigns.
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D-Link Patches Critical Flaw in DIR Routers
Taiwan-based networking equipment manufacturer D-Link has released firmware updates for several of its DIR model routers to address a serious vulnerability discovered by a researcher.
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Microsoft Patches Flaw Related to “Malicious Butler” Attack
Microsoft has released yet another patch for a serious Windows authentication bypass vulnerability first disclosed by researchers nine months ago.
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