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Facebook is denying that a recent content moderation glitch has anything to do with workforce issues, but blames automatic systems. Continue reading Facebook accidentally blocks genuine COVID-19 news
Cookiethief steals cookies to infiltrate Facebook and other web service accounts. Continue reading Trojan Raids Android Users’ Cookie Jars
Necurs, one of the world’s biggest botnets, infected over 9 million computers worldwide. Continue reading Necurs zombie botnet disrupted by Microsoft
I was on a webmastering forum and saw an ad that made a disturbing promise. They claimed that if a person makes a casual visit to your web site, they can obtain that person’s email address, and either send emails on your behalf or supply … Continue reading Have ad platforms started surveilling and sharing emails and PII?
Microsoft is trying to sink a vast network that cybercriminals have used for eight years to spread spam and hack computers throughout the globe. Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it has moved to disrupt the Necurs botnet, a network of more than 9 million computers that had been surreptitiously infected with malware and then used by hackers to carry out various schemes. Attackers, likely in Russia, according to Microsoft, used Necurs to distribute pharmaceutical spam, facilitate ransomware attacks and infect victims with numerous types of malicious software, such as the GameOver Zeus malware that is blamed for $100 million in losses. “The Necurs is one of the largest networks in the spam email threat ecosystem, with victims in nearly every country in the world,” Tom Burt, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for customer security and trust, said in a statement. “During a 58-day period in our investigation, for example, we observed that […]
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Hackers are weaponizing the COVID-2019 coronavirus disease, trying to trick people into downloading malware so attackers can steal valuable information from victims’ computers. Malware deployed through infected emails and files is nothing new. St… Continue reading Spammers Use Coronavirus Message to Deploy Keylogger
Hackers are weaponizing the COVID-2019 coronavirus disease, trying to trick people into downloading malware so attackers can steal valuable information from victims’ computers. Malware deployed through infected emails and files is nothing new. St… Continue reading Spammers Use Coronavirus Message to Deploy Keylogger
An analysis of spam subject lines and malicious domains shows that attackers have been betting on Trump and Sanders to snag public interest. Continue reading Trump, Sanders Are the Top Brands for Cybercriminals
There’s an attachment that you are “strongly recommended to read” on account of coronavirus infections in your area. Don’t open it! Continue reading Coronavirus warning spreads computer virus
Cybercriminals continued a barrage of attacks in 2019, spurred on by botnets of infected IoT devices and by attacker interest in the Eternal Blue vulnerability. A report from F-Secure documents a steep increase in attack traffic in 2019 that was unmatc… Continue reading Ransomware getting more fearsome, but there’s reason for optimism