Collaborate Disseminate
A recently spotted backdoor Trojan abuses the legitimate TeamViewer remote access tool to spy on victims, Doctor Web security researchers warn.
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Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users who miss their security updates for a month or longer will soon be able to install a single “Monthly Rollup” package to get both the missed and current software patches. The new patching method will be available starting… Continue reading Windows 7, 8.1 to Adopt “Monthly Rollup” Patch Model
Panda Banker, an offspring of the infamous Zeus malware, was recently observed in a massive infection campaign where millions of spam messages were sent to potential victims, Proofpoint researchers warn.
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Operators behind the Cerber ransomware are currently running 161 active campaigns, which generate an estimated $2.3 million in annual revenue, according to a new report from Check Point and IntSights.
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The latest version of the Shade ransomware is no longer limited to only encrypting user’s files, but it also installs remote access tools on the infected computers, Kaspersky Lab researchers warn.
Continue reading Shade Ransomware Updated With Backdoor Capabilities
A cyber-espionage campaign operating for more than eight months has been linked to an Indian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as Patchwork, which might be the same attackers behind Operation Hangover, Forcepoint researchers warn.
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Google this week added new alerts to Gmail to improve the security of its users by informing them when messages can’t be authenticated and when they contain dangerous URLs.
Continue reading Gmail Flags Unauthenticated Messages, Dangerous URLs
Starting this week, the RC4 cipher is disabled in Edge (Windows 10) and Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 7 and newer), bringing Microsoft’s browsers in line with Chrome and Firefox.
Continue reading Microsoft Disables RC4 in Edge and Internet Explorer 11
A set of malicious applications that recently slipped into Google Play might have infected up to 3,000 devices to date, Intel security researchers have discovered.
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Continue reading Encrypted, Obfuscated Malware Slips Into Google Play
Researchers looking to cash in on working exploits for 0-day and N-day vulnerabilities can now turn to a new bounty program from Exodus Intelligence, which is offering up to $500,000 for certain exploits.
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Continue reading Security Firm Dangles $500,000 for iOS 0-Days