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This Week in Security News: ePrivacy and Hack Back

June 1, 2018 admin cryptocurrency, Current News, ePrivacy, trojan (RAT), WannaCry, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 14:16:27 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, the Council of the European Union reviewed a bill dubbed the “ePrivacy” Regulation, which targets message-sharing services like WhatsApp and Skype. Also, a failed Georgian cybersecurity bill…

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Cryptocurrency mining rampage throttles Linux machines – an analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

May 22, 2018 admin cryptocurrency, linux, malware, Mining, monero, Security

Credit to Author: Amar Patil| Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 11:44:28 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs recently came across a Linux-based Monero (XMR) miner. Monero (XMR) is one of the top 15 cryptocurrencies. It can be mined easily on any machine using its CPU computation power. This is one of the reasons why it is preferred to Bitcoin or Ethereum which are…

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Cryptocurrency mining rampage throttles Linux machines

May 22, 2018 admin cryptocurrency, linux, malware, Mining, monero, Security

Credit to Author: Amar Patil| Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 11:44:28 +0000

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Hackers are after your Water and Wastewater Network – Big or Small!

May 16, 2018 admin cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, defense in depth, hackers, Machine and Process Management, processing power, SCADA, telemetry, wastewater, water, water treatment

Credit to Author: William Moulton| Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 19:52:20 +0000

“Ours is too small” you say. Is it? For a second, let’s consider what these cybercriminals stand to gain from you: financial, data (operational, client, etc.), bandwidth, processing, and power…. Read more »

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This Week in Security News: Zippy’s and Flynn

May 4, 2018 admin cambridge analytica, cryptocurrency, Current News, Data Privacy, FacexWorm, GDPR, IoT, privacy

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 04 May 2018 13:00:12 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Hawaii-based restaurant Zippy’s suffered a POS data breach. In addition, Uber executive John Flynn argued that user expectations on data protection are rising, but consumers still aren’t…

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How cryptocurrency is shaping today’s threat environment

May 2, 2018 admin Cerber variant, cryptocurrency, Industry News, Security

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 02 May 2018 18:10:06 +0000

In addition to legitimate uses and mining, cybercriminals have also taken advantage of cryptocurrency, and this use is shaping the current threat environment.

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The New Mobile Threat Landscape, circa 2017 to 2018

April 26, 2018 admin Android, Consumer, cryptocurrency, cybercriminals, iOS, Mobile Security, Mobile Threat Landscape, ransomware, Security

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:00:10 +0000

Submitted by Ian Grutze If mobile threats diversified and expanded in 2016, they matured in 2017. Mobile ransomware continued to rear its head, burgeoning into the platform’s most prevalent threat. Simple screen lockers, for instance, evolved into file-encrypting malware, some of which even seemed to keep pace with their desktop counterparts in terms of malicious routines….

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