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New Trojan Never Saves a File during Its Infection Chain

Posted on August 3, 2017 by David Bisson

A new trojan leverages a fileless infection chain in that it never saves a file to the machine, thereby making analysis via a sandbox more difficult. It’s unclear how the malware, detected by Trend Micro as JS_POWMET, initially arrives on a computer. Users could unknowingly download it from malicious websites. Alternatively, other malware could drop […]… Read More

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Privacy Group Wants Answers into Google Consumer-Tracking Program

Posted on August 2, 2017 by David Bisson

It’s widely recognized that online advertisers know a lot about web users. The most “sophisticated” of these companies gather data on potential customers by tracking their behavior around the web. Specifically, they analyze what sites users visit and what links they click. They then compile that identifying information into a database, build upon it, leverage […]… Read More

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Trojan found pre-installed on Android phones being sold on Amazon

Posted on August 1, 2017 by David Bisson

Security researchers have discovered the malicious Triada trojan horse implanted into the firmware of several Android devices.
David Bisson reports.
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Third-Party Breach Might Have Exposed 18.5K Anthem Customers’ Data

Posted on August 1, 2017 by David Bisson

Health insurance plan provider Anthem says a third-party breach might have exposed 18,500 customers’ personal and medical data. In a statement (PDF), Anthem media contact Gene Rodriguez reveals how the security incident links back to LaunchPoint Ventures LLC, a firm which provides insurance coordination services to Anthem: “On April 12, 2017, LaunchPoint, learned that one […]… Read More

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DEF CON attendees make short work of electronic voting machines

Posted on July 31, 2017 by David Bisson

Attendees to the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas discovered weak spots in electronic voting machines that attackers could abuse in future compromises.
David Bisson reports.
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Phishers Hack Chrome Extension to Push Out Spam

Posted on July 31, 2017 by David Bisson

Phishers hacked an extension for Google Chrome and abused their ill-gotten access to push out spam to unsuspecting users. The security incident befell Copyfish, a type of software which allows users to extract text from images, video, and/or PDF documents. Only the program’s Chrome extension suffered as a result of the attack. It’s Firefox counterpart […]… Read More

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12 Indispensable DevOps Tools for 2017

Posted on July 31, 2017 by David Bisson

DevOps is revolutionizing the way enterprises deliver apps to the market. It blends software development and information technology operations, or the processes and services used by IT staff, as well as their internal and external clients to fulfill their business duties. Such a convergence creates an assembly line for the cloud, as Tim Erlin wrote […]… Read More

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Car wash security flaws let hackers ‘physically attack’ people

Posted on July 29, 2017 by David Bisson

Hackers can exploit security flaws affecting popular car wash rigs to damage customers’ vehicles and “physically attack” people.
David Bisson reports.
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11 arrested in Chinese Fireball malware investigation

Posted on July 28, 2017 by David Bisson

Beijing police officers have arrested 11 individuals in connection with the Fireball malware that has infected hundreds of millions of computers.
David Bisson reports.
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