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We take a look at the difficulties faced by ransomware authors as they try to adapt and evolve to the next form of stealthier Bitcoin hoarding: cryptocurrency mining.

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Tags: bitcoins coins crypto cryptocurrency cryptomining malware miners mining ransomware

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January 26, 2018 admin

Plugging a virtual leak: insecure VR app exposes customer data

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 22:00:00 +0000

Until a recent fix was applied, users of the VR pornography app SinVR could have found their subscriber information up for grabs.

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Tags: data digital interruption SinVR virtual reality vr vr app

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January 26, 2018 admin

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 21

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 12:26:37 +0000

In this week’s edition of Kaspersky Lab’s podcast, Jeff and Dave discuss a vulnerability in Sonic the Hedgehog, a woman who has a habit of sneaking onto flights and more.

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January 12, 2018 admin

Alleged creator of Fruitfly indicted for 13 years of spying

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:43:44 +0000

A 28-year-old Ohio programmer is charged with creating the Fruitfly malware to spy on thousands of unsuspecting victims and produce child pornography.

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Tags: child pornography fruitfly fruitfly creator indicted malware

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December 21, 2017 admin

The seven most colossal data breaches of 2017

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This year saw a handful of spectacularly bad security fails that resulted in massive sets of compromised data. Here are the most colossal data breaches of 2017.

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Tags: data breaches data breaches of 2017 Edmodo Equifax Uber Verizon

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