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Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack

Security Affairs

Chinese hackers have exploited a zero-day vulnerability the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus in the recently disclosed hack of Mitsubishi Electric. Now ZDNet has learned from sources close to the investigation that the Chinese hackers have used a zero-day flaw in the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus in the attack on Mitsubishi Electric.

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Windows Defender identified Chromium, Electron apps as Hive Ransomware

Security Affairs

Microsoft released a Windows Defender update to fix a problem that caused Defender antivirus to identify Chromium, Electron, as malware. Microsoft released a Windows Defender update to fix a problem that caused Defender antivirus software to identify the app based on the Chromium browser engine or the Electron JavaScript framework as malware.

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Antivirus Renegade John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison Cell

SecureWorld News

McAfee sold his self-named company to Intel in 2011. He was also charged in a Manhattan federal court earlier this year for his alleged involvement in a pump-and-dump cryptocurrency scheme. Reuters previously reported that McAfee claimed the federal tax evasion charges against him were politically motivated. Photo by Gage Skidmore.

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Antivirus Renegade John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison Cell

SecureWorld News

McAfee sold his self-named company to Intel in 2011. He was also charged in a Manhattan federal court earlier this year for his alleged involvement in a pump-and-dump cryptocurrency scheme. Reuters previously reported that McAfee claimed the federal tax evasion charges against him were politically motivated. Photo by Gage Skidmore.

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Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny

Krebs on Security

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. ” Meanwhile, the Jabber address masscrypt@exploit.im

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Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time Served

Krebs on Security

Severa ran several affiliate programs that paid cybercriminals to trick people into installing fake antivirus software. In 2011, KrebsOnSecurity dissected “SevAntivir” — Severa’s eponymous fake antivirus affiliate program — showing it was used to deploy new copies of the Kelihos spam botnet.

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John McAfee found dead in prison cell ahead of extradition to US

Security Affairs

One of the fathers of antivirus software, the entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in a Barcelona prison cell while he was waiting for extradition to the US. The company was purchased by Intel in 2011 for more than $7.6bn.