“LokiBot,” the malware that steals your most sensitive data, is on the rise
Federal and state officials are seeing a big uptick in infections coming from LokiBot, an open source DIY malware package
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Feds issue emergency order for agencies to patch critical Windows flaw
The US Department of Homeland Security is giving federal agencies until midnight on Tuesday to patch a critical Windows vulnerability
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Telegram messages are a focus in newly uncovered hack campaign from Iran
Enlarge / Rampant Kitty has been targeting Telegram like a feline to twine. Check Point Researchers said they have uncovered
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Patient dies after ransomware attack reroutes her to remote hospital
A woman seeking emergency treatment for a life-threatening condition died after a ransomware attack crippled a nearby hospital in Duesseldorf,
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New Windows exploit lets you instantly become admin. Have you patched?
Researchers have developed and published a proof-of-concept exploit for a recently patched Windows vulnerability that can allow access to an
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Porn surfers have a dirty secret. They’re using Internet Explorer
They’re back—attacks that use booby-trapped Web ads to install malware on the computers of unsuspecting visitors. So-called malvertising works by
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Revisiting the spectacular failure that was the Bill Gates deposition
Aurich Lawson When Microsoft backed a key motion filed two weeks ago in Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit against Apple, it
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A single text is all it took to unleash code-execution worm in Cisco Jabber
Until Wednesday, a single text message sent through Cisco’s Jabber collaboration application was all it took to touch off a
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The accidental notary: Apple approves notorious malware to run on Macs
Enlarge / A replica of the Trojan horse made up of thousands of computer and mobile phone components infected with
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Hackers are exploiting a critical flaw affecting >350,000 WordPress sites
Hackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability that allows them to execute commands and malicious scripts on Websites running File Manager,
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Attackers are trying to exploit a high-severity zeroday in Cisco gear
Telecoms and data-center operators take note: attackers are actively trying to exploit a high-severity zeroday vulnerability in Cisco networking devices,
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Russian tourist offered employee $1 million to cripple Tesla with malware
Tesla Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory was the target of a concerted plot to cripple the company’s network with malware, CEO Elon
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Code-execution bug in Pulse Secure VPN threatens patch laggards everywhere
Organizations that have yet to install the latest version of the Pulse Secure VPN have a good reason to stop
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US government built secret iPod with Apple’s help, former engineer says
An Apple engineer who helped launch the iPod said he helped the US government build a secret version of the
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New P2P botnet infects SSH servers all over the world
Aurich Lawson Researchers have found what they believe is a previously undiscovered botnet that uses unusually advanced measures to covertly
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Booze and cruise providers are the latest to be hit by ransomware scourge
Ransomware operators are continuing their blitz on corporations with deep pockets, with Jack Daniel’s distiller Brown-Forman and cruise line behemoth
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NSA and FBI warn that new Linux malware threatens national security
The FBI and NSA have issued a joint report warning that Russian state hackers are using a previously unknown piece
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Hackers can eavesdrop on mobile calls with $7,000 worth of equipment
The emergence of mobile voice calls over the standard known as Long Term Evolution (LTE) has been a boon for
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0days, a failed patch, and a backdoor threat. Update Tuesday highlights
Microsoft on Tuesday patched 120 vulnerabilities, two that are notable because they’re under active attack and a third because it
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Snapdragon chip flaws put >1 billion Android phones at risk of data theft
A billion or more Android devices are vulnerable to hacks that can turn them into spying tools by exploiting more
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