SamSam ransomware: controlled distribution for an elusive malware

SamSam ransomware is a unique malware for its explicit human interaction on selected targets and care to erase most of its tracks.
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SamSam ransomware: what you need to know

We take a look at SamSam ransomware, the malware that messed with Atlanta, and tell you how it works and what you can do to combat it.
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Npm Update Crashes Linux Systems

An update for the popular Npm package manager used by many developers for JavaScript-based projects crashed Linux systems after changing the permissions for critical directories. Linux users who installed npm 5.7.0 released Feb. 21 quickly took to Twit… Continue reading Npm Update Crashes Linux Systems

Npm Update Crashes Linux Systems

An update for the popular Npm package manager used by many developers for JavaScript-based projects crashed Linux systems after changing the permissions for critical directories. Linux users who installed npm 5.7.0 released Feb. 21 quickly took to Twit… Continue reading Npm Update Crashes Linux Systems

SamSam ransomware infects Colorado Department of Transportation

SamSam ransomware is back and the Colorado Department of Transportation is its most recent victim. More than 2,000 agency computers had to be shut down on Feb 21 to prevent the ransomware from spreading across the entire infrastructure. According to CB… Continue reading SamSam ransomware infects Colorado Department of Transportation

AVIEN resource page updates 22nd February 2018

CRYPTOCURRENCY/CRYPTO-MINING NEWS AND RESOURCES Sean Nichols for The Register: Guys, you’re killing us! LA Times homicide site hacked to mine crypto-coins on netizens’ PCs “The newspaper’s IT staffers left at least one of t… Continue reading AVIEN resource page updates 22nd February 2018