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A week in security (November 11 – 17)

November 18, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, CTNT, cybercrime tactics & techniques, cybercrime tactics and techniques, cybersecurity, infrastructure, orcus rat, password, proofpoint, Security, Trojans

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:43:14 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from November 11 – 17, including Facebook scams, the importance of securing food infrastructure, and our latest CTNT report.

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A week in security

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Orcus RAT Author Charged in Malware Scheme

November 13, 2019 0 Comments australian federal police, blackshades rat, john revesz, luminositylink, nanocore rat, Ne'er-Do-Well News, orcus rat, orcus technologies, rcmp, royal canadian mounted police, taylor huddleston

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:41:17 +0000

In July 2016, KrebsOnSecurity published a story identifying a Toronto man as the author of the Orcus RAT, a software product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. This week, Canadian authorities criminally charged him with orchestrating an international malware scheme.