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Singles’ Day deal seekers beware

November 9, 2017 admin 101, Antivirus, apac, Black Friday, Cyberattack, cybercrime, ecommerce, Infographics, Singles' Day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 03:00:00 +0000

Originally a day set aside for singles in China to be proud of their singlehood, Singles’ Day has been transformed into what is arguably the world’s single largest e-commerce festival, thanks to the involvement of The Alibaba Group. In fact, the Alibaba Group alone reported $17.8 billion in sales; six times higher than what was…

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Magnitude EK actor goes for Bitcoin multiplier scam (updated)

November 7, 2017 admin bitcoin, cryptocurrency, cybercrime, magniber, Magnitude, multiplier, SCAM, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2017 18:30:00 +0000

A Bitcoin multiplier scam in disguise is the latest trick pulled by the Magnitude exploit kit operator.

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A look into the global drive-by cryptocurrency mining phenomenon

November 7, 2017 admin coinhive, cryptocurrencies, Cryptojacking, cybercrime, Drive-by mining, Exploits, JsMiner, monero, privacy

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:00:12 +0000

As drive-by downloads slow down, drive-by cryptocurrency mining emerges as the latest annoyance that hijacks our PCs’ CPU.

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A week in security (October 30 – November 5)

November 6, 2017 admin apac, cybercrime, cybercriminals, Estonia, IRISSCON, Security world, TorMoil, WannaCry, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2017 18:00:03 +0000

Learn what happened in the world of security during the week of October 30 through November 5. Data breaches, reports, vulnerabilities, and a look at the scariest malware monsters.

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Why emerging APAC markets are prime targets for the malware of the future

November 2, 2017 admin Android, Asia Pacific, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cybersecurity awareness, IoT, malware

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2017 02:00:04 +0000

Cybercriminal activity continues to be heavily targeted toward the US and Europe. But emerging APAC markets are even more susceptible to malware attack. Here’s why.

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ATM Users May Soon Face More Malware

November 2, 2017 admin Business, cybercrime, Security

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:00:29 +0000

By: David Sancho, Senior Threat Researcher at Trend Micro and Juan Jesús León, Product and New Development Manager of GMV Secure e-Solutions Trend Micro and GMV – an industry expert on ATM security – presented last week in London, during ATMSec, a conference focused on the topic. Our presentation was on a very interesting and…