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Microsoft warns of more disruptive BlueKeep attacks and urges patch installation

Security Affairs

Recently, researchers warned of the first mass-hacking campaign exploiting the BlueKeep exploit , the attack aimed at installing a cryptocurrency miner on the infected systems. BlueKeep is a wormable flaw that can be exploited by malware authors to create malicious code with WannaCry capabilities. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Six Effective Ransomware Risk Reduction Strategies

NopSec

Businesses, governments, and consumers alike need to be aware of ransomware – a type of malware that can inflict serious damage on your finances and productivity in a very short span of time. Today, we explain this category of malware: how it works, the risks it poses to your organization, and strategies for preventing an attack.

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