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New wave of MongoLock Ransomware Trend Micro reveals that they have discovered a new wave of MongoLock Ransomware that deletes files upon infection instead of encrypting it. Ransomware normally encrypts files and folder and asked for money (i.e. ransom) for the recovery of data. Statement said, ” We have been following Read more…
Malware Infect 9 Million Google Play Users Malware bypass Google’s detection systems and infected around 9 million Android users, according to Trend Micro. Google has removed 85 apps from the Google Play Store as a result. Malware categorized as Adware discovered by trend micro. According to them they have recently Read more…
Cisco Patches Denial of Service (DoS) Bug According to Cisco, A vulnerability in the TCP socket code of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to a state condition between the socket state and Read more…
Intel Patches Privilege-Escalation Bugs According to threatpost, Intel on Tuesday patched three high-severity vulnerabilities that could allow the escalation of privileges across an array of products. Overall, the chip giant fixed five bugs – three rated high-severity, and two medium-severity. The most concerning of these bugs is an escalation-of-privilege glitch Read more…
New tactic to hide code using custom fonts A brand new phishing technique that uses a custom font to hide its tracks and evade detection has been uncovered. The phishing campaign hide the source code of its landing page using this new technique. Security firm Proofpoint reports this week that Read more…
Cloud hosting provider dataresolution.net headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, CA with data centers in different countries was infected by ‘Ryuk’ ransomware. According to the source the firm declined to pay any ransom, and is reconstituting the files manually and from backups. The ransomware Ryuk is the same ransomware that disrupted Read more…
Hackers distributed personal data of German politicians, journalists and other prominent public figures on Twitter according to local reports. This doxing is primarily for the prominent figures and organisations including German chancellor Angela Merkel and her colleagues. Hackers dumps their private information and political documents online. Hackers uses Twitter account Read more…
Multiple sources quoted by Tribune newspapers have suggested that the malware infection, which began late on Thursday, involved ransomware known as Ryuk, which may tie to North Korean operators. But security experts say it’s far too soon to label Tribune’s ransomware outbreak as anything more than an opportunistic infection, and Read more…