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Telecrypt Decryptor foils ransomware’s simple encryption method

The recently spotted Telecrypt ransomware can be thwarted: malware analyst Nathan Scott has created a tool that decrypts the encrypted files. Telecrypt Decryptor works only if …

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Cobalt hackers executed massive, synchronized ATM heists across Europe, Russia

A criminal group dubbed Cobalt is behind synchronized ATM heists that saw machines across Europe, CIS countries (including Russia), and Malaysia being raided simultaneously, …

Michigan State University database with 400,000 student and staff records breached

Michigan State University has announced on Friday that a university server and a database containing information on some 400,000 faculty, staff and students has been accessed …

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Over 2.8 million cheap Android smartphones come with preinstalled backdoor

If you’re using a cheap Android smartphone manufactured or sold by BLU, Infinix, Doogee, Leagoo, IKU, Beeline or Xolo, you are likely wide open to Man-in-the-Middle …

German Android users bombarded with banking malware masquerading as legitimate apps

Fortinet researcher Kai Lu warns of a fake email app that is capable of stealing login credentials from 15 different mobile banking apps for German banks. “Once this …

Facebook
Malware masquerading as an image spreads via Facebook

Malware spreading via Facebook has become a rare occurrence, but it does still occasionally crop up. The latest instance has been noticed by malware researcher Bart Blaze, and …

Three
Fraudsters accessed Three UK customer database with authorised credentials

Three UK, a telecom and ISP operating in the United Kingdom, has suffered a data breach. According to Three’s status report on the investigation, the attackers were able …

GitHub
8 million GitHub profiles scraped, data found leaking online

Technology recruitment site GeekedIn has scraped 8 million GitHub profiles and left the information exposed in an unsecured MongoDB database. The backup of the database was …

Firefox Focus
Firefox Focus: Private iOS browsing made easy

Mozilla has released Firefox Focus, an iOS app that lets you browse the Internet without having to worry who’s tracking your online activity. The app can be used …

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Low-cost PoisonTap tool can compromise locked computers

A new attack tool devised by security researcher Samy Kamkar will leave you wishing you could take your computer with you everywhere you go. Dubbed PoisonTap, the tool …

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Final warning: Popular browsers will soon stop accepting SHA-1 certificates

Starting with Chrome 56, planned to be released to the wider public at the end of January 2017, Google will remove support for SHA-1 certificates. Other browser makers plan to …

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Ransoc browser locker/ransomware blackmails victims

An unusual combination of browser locker and ransomware, dubbed Ransoc by researchers, is targeting users who visit adult sites. Ransoc targets victims’ reputation The …

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