Credit to Author: Pankaj Kohli| Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:01:30 +0000
At least 25 Android apps on the official Google Play store contain code that mines cryptocurrencies in the background.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/F8aH5rlcN50″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:41:56 +0000
In this edition, Jeff and Dave discuss Facebook’s investigation of Crimson Hexagon, a voyeur Uber driver and more.
Read moreCredit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:30:51 +0000
It seems that every few years, an advanced and innovative new technology emerges and becomes the next big thing for organizations across different industries. Take the cloud and big data, for example – during their buzzword stage, these concepts were being attached to just about everything in the tech space. Currently, it appears that blockchain…
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Read moreCredit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 15:30:45 +0000
Digital attacks have evolved quite a bit in recent years. First, businesses and researchers observed a rash of ransomware, wherein encryption was exploited to lock users out of their data and files in an attempt to collect financial ransom. Now, the next big wave in cybercriminal strategy has come, involving increasingly popular cryptocurrencies and the…
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:30:33 +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, GitHub was hacked via their official account with cryptocurrency Sycoin. Also, a phishing attack targeting trustee company HealthEquity led to the release of 23,000 Subscribers’ PHI. Read…
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Read moreCredit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:51:48 +0000
What attracts more than a magnet? You might have guessed it right – it is money! And where there is easy money, there is a lot of hustle and bustle. Till now, ransomware was seen as the ultimate cash cow for attackers – kidnap critical data and ask a ransom…
Read moreCredit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 13:00:42 +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 Trump Administration added a cyber lead at Homeland Security and the Energy Department. Also, the FBI announced the arrest of 74 “email fraudsters” on Monday. Read…
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Read moreCredit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:00:39 +0000
When your computer or mobile device (and now, even your IoT device) is hijacked to secretly mine cryptocurrencies, it’s been cryptojacked and becomes a coinmining zombie. Its CPU, memory, disk, and power are enlisted in varying degrees in the service of the mining botnet, which labors on behalf of those who use it, with other…
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