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Hacker "Incursio" Gets Two Years in Prison for Hacking CIA, DHS, DOJ, and FBI
A young man guilty of hacking several three-letter US agencies has been sentenced today to two years in prison, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
- June 30, 2017
- 09:31 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - June 30th 2017 - NotPetya
It has been another crazy week when it comes to ransomware due to the NotPetya outbreak. This ransomware/destructive malware played havok all over the world, but especially the Ukraine, when it was unleashed on Tuesday. Other than that, the rest of the ransomware news was basically small variants being developed or released.
- June 30, 2017
- 06:38 PM
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OutlawCountry Is CIA's Malware for Hacking Linux Systems
WikiLeaks dumped today a manual describing a new CIA malware strain. Called OutlawCountry, this is malware designed for Linux operating systems.
- June 30, 2017
- 06:27 PM
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"Eternal Blues" Tool Tests Computers Against NSA's ETERNALBLUE Exploit
Security researcher Elad Erez has created a tool named Eternal Blues that system administrators can use to test if computers on their network are vulnerable to exploitation via NSA's ETERNALBLUE exploit.
- June 30, 2017
- 03:56 PM
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More Security Firms Confirm NotPetya Shoddy Code Is Making Recovery Impossible
The bandwagon of cyber-security firms claiming that NotPetya was meant for destructive purposes is getting more crowded by the day, with three new additions from Cisco Talos, F-Secure, and Malwarebytes.
- June 30, 2017
- 05:17 AM
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Ransomware Attacks Continue in Ukraine with Mysterious WannaCry Clone
A fourth ransomware campaign focused on Ukraine has surfaced today, following some of the patterns seen in past ransomware campaigns that have been aimed at the country, such as XData, PScrypt, and the infamous NotPetya.
- June 29, 2017
- 07:05 PM
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Cerber Renames Itself as CRBR ENCRYPTOR to Be a PITA
Ransomware developers are really trying to screw with us this week. This is shown with the CERBER Ransomware suddenly deciding to change its name to CRBR Encryptor. It's bad enough what they do with victims, now they just want to be a PITA?
- June 29, 2017
- 10:58 AM
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Microsoft Announces "Controlled Folder Access" to Fend Off Crypto-Ransomware
This fall, Microsoft plans to release a new Windows Defender feature called Controlled Folder Access, which blocks and blacklists unauthorized apps from making changes to files located inside specially-designated folders.
- June 29, 2017
- 09:45 AM
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Systemd Bug Lets Attackers Hack Linux Boxes via Malicious DNS Packets
A bug in systemd — an init system used in many Linux distributions to start and manage processes — allows an attacker to crash or take over machines via malicious DNS packets.
- June 29, 2017
- 08:13 AM
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Sponsored eBooksFree How to Protect Against Ransomware Whitepaper by TrendMicro Offer
For a limited time, TrendMicro is offering a free whitepaper on title Four Countermeasures to Protect Against Ransomware. This whitepaper will discuss best practices on how to protect yourself from the continuing threat of attackers encrypting your data and then ransoming them back for bitcoins.
- June 29, 2017
- 07:34 AM
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Microsoft-Led Investigation Results in Arrest of Four Tech Support Scammers
City of London Police announced they arrested four suspects, two men, and two women, on accusations of running tech support scams.
- June 29, 2017
- 07:03 AM
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Senate Gets Ready to Ban Kaspersky Products as FBI Interviews Company's US Employees
A draft of the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018" — which approves the budget and policies for US defensive projects — outlines a ban on the usage of Kaspersky Lab software products at DOD facilities under the explanation that the Russian antivirus vendor "might be vulnerable to Russian government influence."
- June 29, 2017
- 05:13 AM
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