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WordPress sites hit by malvertising

November 7, 2019 0 Comments malvertising, malware, plugins, security threats, vulnerability, wordfence, Wordpress, WordPress plugin, wp-vcd

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 14:01:01 +0000

An old piece of malware is storming the WordPress community, enabling its perpetrators to take control of sites and inject code of their choosing.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/G42iCdpslDg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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KKNPP Attack: Tracking the DTrack!

November 3, 2019 0 Comments malware

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 06:11:58 +0000

The recent cyber-attack on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) has been confirmed by the officials and yet again security of critical infrastructure has become the talk of the cyber world. The officials mentioned that there is no damage to control systems of the plant as the core processing controls are…

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The infamous Spyware – Pegasus, The NSO Group and The WhatsApp snooping saga

November 2, 2019 0 Comments Android, Antivirus, malware, Mobile Security, whatsapp

Credit to Author: Prachi Sudame| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 07:41:18 +0000

The Indian media is abuzz these days with several news and allegations around snooping on several Indian citizens through a spyware named Pegasus, allegedly delivered through WhatsApp. It’s reported widely that Facebook Inc., the parent company of popular messaging app -WhatsApp, reached out to few users from India (and other…

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SMBs lack resources to defend against cyberattacks, plus pay more in the aftermath

October 31, 2019 0 Comments Business, cyberattacks, malware, medium businesses, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ransomware, small businesses, smb, Social networks

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 21:41:35 +0000

We take a look at the top challenges and threats to SMBs today, and recommend ways they can easily shore up their defenses.

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Business

Tags: cyberattacks malware medium businesses PricewaterhouseCoopers ransomware small businesses SMB social networks

Security Sophos

WhatsApp sues spyware maker for allegedly hacking phones worldwide

October 31, 2019 0 Comments activists, Cryptography, cyberweapons, encrypted messaging, end-to-end encryption, espionage, Hacking, israel, Law & order, lawsuit, malware, Mobile, nso, nso group, pegasus, Privacy, q cyber technologies, rat, security threats, Social networks, spies, spyware, whatsapp, zero-click

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:32:02 +0000

WhatsApp has publicly attributed the attack on its users in May 2019 to the Israeli spyware makers, NSO Group.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/rTg4uWB-Hmg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

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=””/>

Security Sophos

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=””/>

Security Sophos

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

Tags: backups claims cyber insurance cybersecurity policy cybersecurity training first party insurance malware ransomware ransomware insurance third party threat actors threats

Security Sophos

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=””/>