Tuesday, February 17th, 2015
The National Security Agency is able to infect hard drives with surveillance software to spy on computers, Reuters said on Tuesday, citing information from cyber researchers and former NSA operatives.
In a new report, Kaspersky revealed the existence of a group dubbed The Equation Group capable of directly accessing the firmware ...
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Saturday, February 14th, 2015
Hackers infiltrated over 100 banks in several countries, stealing millions of dollars in possibly the largest bank theft the world has seen, according to a report published by the New York Times on Saturday.
The Times said it received an advance copy of an upcoming report by Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab that ...
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Thursday, February 12th, 2015
I just recommended this to a Windows user out of sympathy and noticed that I've never actually blogged about it, so I would like you to meet Ninite (if you haven't met already - it's been around for a while now).
It’s simple to use and has a large selection of ...
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
A new and improved variant of Simplocker ransomware for Android devices is currently being distributed, according to Avast.
When Simplocker was first identified in June 2014, it was considered possibly the first ransomware for Android devices that encrypts files. However, the encryption key was hardcoded inside the malware and was not ...
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Friday, February 6th, 2015
A malware program designed for Linux systems, including embedded devices with ARM architecture, uses a sophisticated kernel rootkit that's custom built for each infection.
The malware, known as XOR.DDoS, was first spotted in September by security research outfit Malware Must Die. However, it has since evolved and new versions were seen ...
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