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Ransomware with a difference as hackers threaten to release city data

October 28, 2019 0 Comments data loss, Government security, hack, Hackers, johannesburg, malware, Ransomware, security threats, shadow hill hackers, south africa

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:34:08 +0000

Johannesburg spent the weekend struggling to recover from its second malware attack this year as it took key services systems offline.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3n2p-QydisI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Stalker app maker Retina-X settles FTC charges

October 24, 2019 0 Comments data loss, Law & order, malware, mobilespy, phonesheriff, Privacy, retina-x, security threats, spyware, Stalkerware, stalking apps, teenshield

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:59:48 +0000

It’s the first time we’ve gone after a stalking app, the FTC said. In this case, that would be a stalking app that got breached – twice.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/LN5zrcziLXw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Sophos identifica 15 aplicaciones en la Play Store de Google que utilizan adware para ocultarse

October 21, 2019 0 Comments actualidad, Android, malware, nota de prensa

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 07:55:21 +0000

Desde hace años, los desarrolladores de aplicaciones móviles incluyen dentro de su programación un código publicitario, como una forma de ayudar a sufragar los costes del desarrollo de dicha app. Sin embargo, algunos desarrolladores simplemente utilizan las aplicaciones como una plataforma abusiva desde la que introducir anuncios en los dispositivos móviles de los usuarios. Recientemente, […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/B2Oy8PVRVNs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Cyber insurance: here to stay, whether we like it or not

October 10, 2019 0 Comments backups, claims, cyber insurance, Cybersecurity policy, cybersecurity training, first party, insurance, malware, Ransomware, ransomware insurance, third party, threat actors, threats

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at the many reasons people and businesses make use of cyber insurance, and ask if it’s as bad as (some) make it out to be.

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Ransomware attacks paralyze, and sometimes crush, hospitals

October 3, 2019 0 Comments data loss, health care, hospitals, malware, medical records, ransom attacks, Ransomware, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:46:08 +0000

New attacks on the perennially besieged sector have crippled hospitals in the US and Australia and caused one health clinic to shut down.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/D-Zw_aOxTlU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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O.MG! Evil Lightning cable about to hit mass distribution

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Apple, apple lightening cable, hak5, iOS, lightening cable, lightening charger, lockscream, mac, malware, NSA, o.mg, Operating Systems, Organisations, OS X, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:27:19 +0000

This malicious O.MG Lightning cable has come a long way, with extensive work on the kinds of payload it can deliver.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/P7a9UkBNKp0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Darknet hosting provider in underground NATO bunker busted

October 1, 2019 0 Comments acechemstore, Botnet, bulletproof, cannabis road, cyberbunker, Cybercrime, dark web, darknet, data center, data loss, Denial of Service, fraudsters, germany, hosting provider, Law & order, lifestyle pharma, malware, mirai, nato, netherlands, orangechemicals, organized crime, Server, Spam, spamhaus, traben-trarbach, wall street market

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:41:45 +0000

Police overcame not only digital defenses of the “bulletproof” provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mdF0Y34b2RU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Darknet hosting provider busted in underground NATO bunker

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:41:45 +0000

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Outlook on the web bans a further 38 file types

September 30, 2019 0 Comments .ace files, block list, cve-2018-20250, email attachments, file extension, malware, Microsoft, microsoft outlook, outlook, outlook for the web, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:56:21 +0000

Outlook on the web bans a further 38 file types<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9PAQW38fA1c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Cheers!

September 27, 2019 0 Comments Antivirus, malware, Security

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 03:00:00 -0700

Pilot fish has a sweet deal with one of the owners of a local drinking establishment he frequents. The bar owner is in the habit of using the main office computer for what fish calls “nonstandard business activity.” What does that mean? Suffice to say that that computer gets infected by viruses a couple of times a year. Bar owner would then call fish and ask for expedited service.

Fish stops by on his way home, grabs the tower, and disinfects the hard drive at home. He usually returns the system to the bar late that night or on his way to work the next morning.

Either way, the next time he stops by for an adult beverage, he receives a gift card that usually covers several rounds.

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