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Stay safe online - 2024-04-26
Bomb threat crooks used GoDaddy vulnerability to hijack popular domains
Hackers responsible for the bomb threat campaign manage to hijack a big number of well-known domains.
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News Spam and phishing 2019-02-06
Linux servers targeted by SpeakUp backdoor that installs miners
The new malware strain abuses remote code execution vulnerabilities and avoids detection.
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News Viruses and parasites 2019-02-05
"Love you" malspam campaign has been modified to target Japan
"Love letter" spam campaign returns just before Valentine's Day.
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News Spam and phishing 2019-02-04
Google+ shutdown is officially set for April 2nd
Google+ is shutting down on April 2nd due to security vulnerabilities.
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New Mac malware Cookieminer is capable of stealing crypto wallet data
The new Mac threat can steal cookies related to cryptocurrency wallets and then drop crypto-miner on the system to maximize profits.
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News Viruses and parasites 2019-02-01
Airbus experiences a data breach after a "cyber incident"
Airbus announces about the cyber incident related to Airbus information systems.
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Hacked server marketplace xDedic seized in the international operation
xDedic, the illegal site that sold credentials for server access, was shut down in Ukraine by the FBI, Europol and other bodies.
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Nets.eu phishing attack is aimed at Danish online shoppers
E-shoppers are attacked by hackers pretending to be from the famous Nets company.
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Infected Word documents are used to spread GandCrab and Ursnif malware
Spam campaigns are used to spread data-stealer Ursnif and GandCrab ransomware.
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News Viruses and parasites 2019-01-28
Anatova ransomware strikes: researchers warn it might be devastating
Sophisticated malware poses as an icon for a game or other software, making victims to click without thinking.
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News Viruses and parasites 2019-01-25
HAnt ransomware threatens China nationals to destroy their mining rigs
Antminer S9 and T9 Chinese mining rigs infected with hAnt ransomware.
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News Viruses and parasites 2019-01-24
Avast: Chrome - the most popular app, Windows 7 - the most used OS
Avast PC Trends Report 2019 is released, the most important facts highlighted.
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News 2019-01-23
DarkHydrus APT is found using Google Drive to communicate with RogueRobin Trojan horse
Malware related to DarkHydrus APT group is found manipulating the Google Drive functions.
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News Viruses and parasites 2019-01-22
Hackers combine ransomware and PayPal phishing to acquire personal data
The in-development ransomware uses PayPay phishing page to make users enter their credit card details.
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News Spam and phishing 2019-01-21
Collection #1 - massive data breach that contains 773 million records
A security researcher found a massive amount of users' email addresses and unhashed passwords on MEGA cloud service.
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