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Antivirus Renegade John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison Cell

SecureWorld News

He was also charged in a Manhattan federal court earlier this year for his alleged involvement in a pump-and-dump cryptocurrency scheme. McAfee sold his self-named company to Intel in 2011. 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

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

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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.

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Glupteba botnet is back after Google disrupted it in December 2021

Security Affairs

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimated that the Glupteba botnet was composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world as of December 2021. We also recommend monitoring DNS logs and keeping the antivirus software up to date to help prevent a potential Glupteba infection.”

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I’m joining Microsoft’s Threat Protection division to bring what’s needed to threat intelligence…

DoublePulsar

I finished Skyrim in 2011 and haven’t recovered yet). an antivirus tool which a decade ago was the laughing point of the security industry, but now sits well regarded as a tool across millions of organisations and home PCs. I made this tweet in the early hours after Christmas Day (because who needs a life? Investment. It also sucks.

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Mobile malware evolution 2020

SecureList

It stole credentials for various financial systems including online banking applications and cryptocurrency wallets in Brazil. Individuals who generate that many installation packages are obviously not worried about antivirus software. The Trojan Ghimob was one of 2020’s most exciting discoveries. Where did these come from?

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

.” Pavel Vrublevsky is a convicted cybercriminal who became famous as the CEO of the Russian e-payments company ChronoPay , which specialized in facilitating online payments for a variety of “high-risk” businesses, including gambling, pirated Mp3 files, rogue antivirus software and “male enhancement” pills.