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CryptoWall 4 Is Being Distributed Via a New Campaign
There has been a huge explosion of online ransomware within the last year or two which has seen a huge number of consumer’s, unfortunately, falling victim to this ever present and growing technique. Now, there is a new technique which is being served to consumers via the PopAds network and…
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WiFi Devices Used to Treat Infections
Researchers from the School of Engineering at Tufts University have developed an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) – made from silk and magnesium – that can be triggered by WiFi to treat bodily infections. The implant is designed to dissolve once it has fulfilled its purpose. Fiorenzo Omenetto, Professor of Biomedical…
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Security Experts Say That USB Security is Fundamentally Broken
The common USB stick has become the most common way of sharing and storing files on-the-go. With this in mind, a variety of malware and viruses were created in an attempt to take control of computers who do not have any security measures installed, such as antivirus software. Other means…
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GoZeuS Returns a Month after Authorities Take Measures Against the Malware
Though authorities had taken action against the GoZeuS and CryptoLocker malware which stole hundreds of thousands of banking logins from users and blackmail them for millions of pounds, it seems that the malwares are back. A month after the campaign, online criminals seem to have tried to rebuild the sophisticated…
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More Than One Thousand Power Plants Found Compromised by Unknown Cyberattack
Since the major topics nowadays are secret service cyber conspiracies and cyberattacks, the latest news points to another cyberattack aimed at more than one thousand power plants worldwide. Symantec, a company specialising in software security, has apparently uncovered a malware campaign started by a group called Dragonfly, allowing remote access…
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Hackers Use ‘The Cloud’ to Control Malware and Botnets
Security firm Trend Micro has apparently revealed new evidence of botnets and malware not only being hosted in the cloud, but also being remotely controlled from cloud servers. The main goal for hackers has been revealed to be disguising their malicious software as regular traffic between corporate end points and…
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Hide Your Windows, Mac And Linux Devices, ‘Cause Java-based Malware Is Coming!
We have seen similar incidents in the past, may it be ad-related such as the Yahoo! incident, or directly involving the Java platform. It has been reported that a Java-based malware bot is currently ‘roaming’ around, infecting all three major operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Researchers have…
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