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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

These two software are currently unknown to most if not all antivirus companies.” The 911 user interface, as it existed when the service first launched in 2016. net circa 2016, which shows it was the home of a pay-per-install affiliate program that incentivized the silent installation of its software. com , cleantraffic[.]net

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Malicious MS Office Macro Creator

Schneier on Security

The VBA stomping is the most powerful feature, because it gets around antivirus programs: VBA stomping abuses a feature which is not officially documented: the undocumented PerformanceCache part of each module stream contains compiled pseudo-code (p-code) for the VBA engine. It runs on Linux, OSX and Windows.

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Hackers penetrated NEC defense business division in 2016

Security Affairs

Japanese electronics and IT giant NEC confirmed a security breach suffered by its defense business division in December 2016. The IT giant NEC confirmed that the company defense business division has suffered a security breach back in December 2016. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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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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New Triada Trojan comes preinstalled on Android devices

Security Affairs

In March 2018, security researchers at Antivirus firmDr.Web discovered that 42 models of low-cost Android smartphones were shipped with the Android.Triada.231 The Triada Trojan was spotted for the first time in 2016 by researchers at Kaspersky Lab who considered it the most advanced mobile threat seen to the date of the discovery.

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Who’s Behind the RevCode WebMonitor RAT?

Krebs on Security

The software is broadly classified as malware by most antivirus companies, likely thanks to an advertised feature list that includes dumping the remote computer’s temporary memory; retrieving passwords from dozens of email programs; snarfing the target’s Wi-Fi credentials; and viewing the target’s Webcam.

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Former Russian Cybersecurity Chief Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison

Krebs on Security

Following their dramatic arrests in 2016, many news media outlets reported that the men were suspected of having tipped off American intelligence officials about those responsible for Russian hacking activities tied to the 2016 U.S. Both men maintained their innocence throughout the trial. presidential election.