BitDefender Security Researchers Release Ransomware “Vaccine”
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TenCent’s QQ Browser Exposes Millions To Security and Privacy Issues
Source:https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/03/29/security-privacy-issues-qq-browser/ Posted March 29, 2016 Researchers at the Citizen Lab in the of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs ...
Home Depot and the Difficulties of Post-Breach Settlements
Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160315/NEWS06/160319915/atlanta-based-home-depot-inc-19-5-million-settlement-deal-may-set Posted: March 15, 2016 Home Depot's breach in 2014 ...
New York Times and BBC amongst numerous sites hit by ransomware malvertising
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/16/major-sites-new-york-times-bbc-ransomware-malvertising Posted March 16, 2016 A ransomware campaign directed at U.S. users was ...
Russian Banks Were Hacked For A Total Of $ 25.7 Million USD
Sources: http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/45405/cyber-crime/buhtrap-group-attacks.html http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/33565/cyber-crime/carbanak-swipes-300m-banks.html The Buhtrap ...
Attackers Making Use Of PowerShell and Macros for Malicious Activity
Sources: http://www.securityweek.com/powerware-ransomware-abuses-powershell-office-macros http://www.securityweek.com/powersniff-malware-attacks-abuse-macros-powershell Goes over Sandbox and ...
Anonymous Claims To Have Published Trump’s Private Info As Part of #OpWhiteRose
Source: http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/45435/hacking/anonymous-trump-personal-info.html Posted March 19, 2016 Anonymous has decided that Trump has gone too far with his political remarks. ...
India Amongst Top Countries Experiencing DNS Hijacks
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/India-fifth-largest-country-with-DNS-hijacks/articleshow/51481874.cms Posted March 20, 2016 DNS Hijacking is the manipulation of DNS ...
Swedish Newspapers Hit With DDoS Attack
Source: http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/45471/cyber-crime/swedish-newspapers-hacked.html Posted: March 21, 2016 Swedish newspapers were hit with a DDoS attack. The newspapers affected were ...