Live Coronavirus Map Used to Spread Malware

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:53:26 +0000

Cybercriminals constantly latch on to news items that captivate the public’s attention, but usually they do so by sensationalizing the topic or spreading misinformation about it. Recently, however, cybercrooks have started disseminating real-time, accurate information about global infection rates tied to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic in a bid to infect computers with malicious software. 

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Chrome 80 encryption change blocks AZORult password stealer

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:02:49 +0000

Evidence is emerging that a change made to Chrome 80 might have disrupted the popular data and user profile stealing malware AZORult.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kjIQgx4g7bk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Emotet’s Central Position in the Malware Ecosystem

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:01:28 +0000

As the world rolls into another Cyber Monday, and online shoppers continue their hunt for the best deals, SophosLabs wants to remind you that there&#8217;s a metaphorical malware elephant in the room that would like nothing more than to steal financial information, and the use of your computer, for nefarious ends. The Emotet Ecosystem infographic, [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/ItFCW7TqIXw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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