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Android O no! Android O causes problems for mobile ransomware developers

Apr 12, 2017 / in Uncategorized

Changes in Google’s newest mobile OS will impact the functionality of many Android ransomware threats. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary The first developer preview of Google’s latest mobile operating system, Android O, has been released. As usual, the newest version of Android has several new features and updates. One of those updates…

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – April 2017

Apr 11, 2017 / in Uncategorized

This month the vendor has released 44 vulnerabilities, 13 of which are rated Critical. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Hello, welcome to this month’s blog on the Microsoft patch release. This month the vendor has released 44 vulnerabilities, 13 of which are rated Critical. As always, customers are advised to follow these…

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Kelihos/Waledac: US law enforcement hits botnet with major takedown

Apr 11, 2017 / in Uncategorized

Alleged botnet operator arrested in Spain, faces multiple charges in the US. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary The US Justice Department has launched a coordinated takedown operation to disrupt and dismantle the Kelihos botnet (also known as Waledac). Click to Tweet:  Spam botnet #Kelihos/#Waledac hit by major FBI takedown and arrest of…

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Longhorn: Tools used by cyberespionage group linked to Vault 7

Apr 10, 2017 / in Uncategorized

First evidence linking Vault 7 tools to known cyberattacks. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Spying tools and operational protocols detailed in the recent Vault 7 leak have been used in cyberattacks against at least 40 targets in 16 different countries by a group Symantec calls Longhorn. Symantec has been protecting its customers from…

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Free Nintendo Switch emulators are fake

Mar 30, 2017 / in Uncategorized

Fake emulators for newly released Nintendo console used as bait to get users to fill out survey scams and download potentially unwanted applications. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Over the last few weeks, scammers have been trying to dupe users into believing that a software emulator exists for the Nintendo Switch, the…

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Necurs: Mass mailing botnet returns with new wave of spam campaigns

Mar 28, 2017 / in Uncategorized

Unexplained three-month absence resulted in a seven-fold decrease in rate of emails containing malware. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary After a near three-month period of inactivity, the Necurs botnet sprang back to life last week and resumed the mass mailing spam campaigns for which it has become notorious. Click to Tweet:  #Necurs…

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Personalized spam campaign targets Germany

Mar 20, 2017 / in Uncategorized

A new spam campaign targeting German users uses victims’ real details and installs banking malware on compromised computers. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary A spam campaign Symantec observed in January 2017 targeting people who live in Germany appears to be, once again, using detailed, real personal information to enhance the believability of…

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – March 2017

Mar 14, 2017 / in Uncategorized

This month the vendor is releasing 18 bulletins, nine of which are rated Critical. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Hello, welcome to this month’s blog on the Microsoft patch release. This month the vendor is releasing 18 bulletins, nine of which are rated Critical. As always, customers are advised to follow these…

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Spam campaign targets financial institutions with fake security software

Mar 13, 2017 / in Uncategorized

Emails claim to be from HSBC and ask recipients to install fake Rapport security software. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Last month, Symantec detected a spam campaign mainly targeting financial institutions, which used social engineering to try trick victims into installing “virus detection software” that was in fact an information stealing Trojan…

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Latest Intelligence for February 2017

Mar 10, 2017 / in Uncategorized

Number of new malware variants reaches highest level since October 2016 and Symantec uncovers a wider campaign carried out by Shamoon attackers. Publish to Facebook:  No Twitter Card Style:  summary Some of the key takeaways from February’s Latest Intelligence, and the threat landscape in general, include the highest increase in malware variants since October 2016,…

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