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Google’s Chrome 80 clamps down on cookies and notification spam

February 6, 2020 0 Comments chrome, chromium, cookies, Google, Google Chrome, http, https, malware, samesite, security threats, Spam, Web Browsers, website notifications

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:14:48 +0000

Version 80 of the Chrome browser is out with some new features designed to save your security and your sanity.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/yYDlj-wH94I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Android pulls 24 ‘dangerous’ malware-filled apps from Play Store

February 6, 2020 0 Comments Android, Android apps, bad apps, china, Google, Google Play, Google Play Store, malware, Mobile, rogueware, security threats, shenzhen hawk, vpn pro, vpns

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:35:36 +0000

The malware-infected apps used to harvest data and sign users up to premium services have been downloaded more than 382 million times.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8tR9brfQrYs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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HorseDeal Riding on The Curveball!

February 4, 2020 0 Comments Antivirus, certificate, critical vulnerability, cve-2020-0601, Cyber safety, encryption, horsedeal, malware, Microsoft Windows, Privacy, Ransomware, rsa, Security, spoofing, ssl certificate, Tips, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Jayesh kulkarni| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 06:17:49 +0000

It’s surprising to see how quickly attackers make use of new vulnerabilities in malware campaigns. Microsoft recently patched a very interesting vulnerability in their monthly Patch Tuesday update for January 2020. It’s a spoofing vulnerability in Windows CryptoAPI (Crypt32.dll) validation mechanism for Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) certificates. An attacker could…

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A week in security (January 27 – February 2)

February 3, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, cybersecurity news, infosec, malware, phishing, roundup, SMS, week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 19:00:50 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most interesting security news

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A week in security

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A sloppy click can exfiltrate your important data!

February 3, 2020 0 Comments 90daydemopurplecdr2019-analysis-software.exe, cdo library, data breach, email, exfiltration, gjs.tmp, info-stealer, information stealer, jumpshare, keylogger, malware, mshtinr.dll, mshtinr.exe, online privacy, phishing, port 465, Privacy, Security, smtps protocol, Spam, stp media, stpmedia.exe, totallyanonymous.com’

Credit to Author: Anant Pulgam| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:17:12 +0000

Phishing email still remains one of the top malware propagation medium. Recently, we came across an interesting phishing email containing couple of Jumpshare links pointing to malicious components. Jumpshare is an online file sharing service and often cyber criminals abuse these kind of file sharing services. Upon clicking on one of the links in…

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Government spyware company spied on hundreds of innocent people

January 30, 2020 0 Comments ‘ndrangheta, Android, black team, data loss, employee surveillance, employees, esurv, fraud, Government security, Law & order, malware, Mobile, Privacy, salvatore ansani, security threats, unauthorized access, virus scans

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:30:55 +0000

eSurv execs have been charged with fraud, unauthorized access to a computer system, illicit interception and illicit data processing.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/08noJbBMayg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Let’s make ransomware MORE illegal, says Maryland

January 29, 2020 0 Comments bill, bug disclosure, data loss, disclosure, katie moussouris, Law & order, legislation, malware, maryland, prosecution, Ransomware, researchers, responsible disclosure, security threats, vulnerability disclosure

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:53:54 +0000

… with a clumsily worded proposed bill that wouldn’t protect researchers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/d9HY01sLptw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Neue Ransomware startet PCs im abgesicherten Modus, um Schutzmechanismen auszuhebeln

January 28, 2020 0 Comments malware, Ransomware, security news, security tips, technologie

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 08:56:04 +0000

SophosLabs und Sophos Managed Threat Response haben einen Bericht über eine neue Ransomware veröffentlicht, die eine bisher noch nicht bekannte Angriffsmethode verwendet: Die sogenannte Snatch-Ransomware geht mit variierenden Techniken vor und veranlasst unter anderem einen Neustart übernommener Computer im abgesicherten Modus, um verhaltensorientierte Schutzmaßnahmen, die speziell nach Ransomware-Aktivitäten wie das Verschlüsseln von Dateien Ausschau halten, […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/Aq_T3Ms-CGU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Jetzt für alle: Per API-Analysetool die SophosLabs-Expertise anzapfen

January 28, 2020 0 Comments malware, malware analysis, security news, threat

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 08:16:44 +0000

Heute einmal eine Interessante Sache in eigener Sache: Sophos hat diese Woche den Start von SophosLabs Intelix bekannt gegeben. Die Cloud-basierte Threat-Intelligence– und Analyseplattform ermöglicht es Anwendern, sicherere Anwendungen zu entwerfen. Programmierer haben via APIs Zugriff auf die Intelix Plattform, um mit aktuellem Cyber-Bedrohungs-Know-how Dateien, URLs und IP-Adressen zu bewerten. Auf der Plattform aktualisiert und […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/OEe6Goz7ts0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Wissen ist Macht: Kompendium zum IT-Security-Topthema Ransomware

January 28, 2020 0 Comments malware, querbeet, Ransomware, security tips

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:32:56 +0000

Sophos hat eine neue Ausgabe in seiner englischsprachigen Reihe der „Playbooks for Defenders“ veröffentlicht. Mit dem Titel „How Ransomware Attacks“ beschreiben die SophosLabs detailliert, wie unterschiedliche Ransomware-Varianten ihre Opfer angreifen und welche Vorsichtsmaßnahmen zum Schutz zu treffen sind. Das Kompendium richtet sich speziell an IT- sowie Security-Fachleute und ist eine Ergänzung zum jüngsten Sophos Threat […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/rFQH61gVOWc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>