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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=””/>

ComputerWorld Independent

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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S2 Ep10: Emotet’s back, mutant WannaCry and Insta scam – Naked Security Podcast

September 26, 2019 0 Comments copyright, emotet, Instagram, malware, Naked Security Podcast, phishing, Podcast, podcasts, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:21:06 +0000

Here’s the latest Naked Security podcast – listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nWmQT0mc684″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hackers are infecting WordPress sites via a defunct plug-in

September 26, 2019 0 Comments automattic, github, malware, nuanced media, plug-ins, rich reviews, rich reviews plug-in, security threats, wordfence, Wordpress

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:37:03 +0000

If you’re a Wordpress admin using a plug-in called Rich Reviews, you’ll want to uninstall it. Now.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qE8j8GEJrAI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Quick Heal reports 29 malicious apps with 10 million+ downloads on Google Play Store

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Android, Antivirus, Applications, malware, youtube

Credit to Author: Digvijay Mane| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:44:54 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs reported 29 malicious apps found on Google Play Store, which have a collective download count of more than 10 Millions. Google was quick enough to remove these malicious apps from Play Store immediately. One of the Apps from this set, named “Multiapp multiple accounts simultaneously” has crossed 5 million…

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Investors accuse FedEx of lying, stock dumping after NotPetya attack

September 23, 2019 0 Comments fedex, Law & order, lawsuit, malware, notpetya, petya, Ransomware, security threats, shareholders, stockholder derivative complaint, stockholders, tnt express

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:36:45 +0000

This is the second such suit, with shareholders asking why execs sold $40m+ of their shares while downplaying the ransomware attack.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DZkjtO37crE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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WannaCry – and why it never went away

September 23, 2019 0 Comments malware, Naked Security Live, Ransomware, Video, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:28:04 +0000

WannaCry still hasn’t died out, more than two years after the original attack. We went live to find out why…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/lIObnk1QnAM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>