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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.” “FUD” in the ad above refers to software and download links that are “Fully UnDetectable” as suspicious or malicious by all antivirus software. The Exe Clean service made malware look like goodware to antivirus products.

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Trend Micro Apps removed from Mac App Store after being caught exfiltrating user data

Security Affairs

Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro, including Dr Cleaner, Dr. Unarchiver, Dr Antivirus, and App Uninstall, have been removed from the Mac App Store after researchers discovered they were harvesting users’ browser history and other information. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Ransomware Revival: Troldesh becomes a leader by the number of attacks

Security Affairs

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. Links account for 29%, while attachments—for 71%. rar archive files.

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MY TAKE: Why the next web-delivered ad you encounter could invisibly infect your smartphone

The Last Watchdog

The tech titans have swelled into multi-billion dollar behemoths by myopically focusing on delivering targeted online advertising, in support of online retailing. Cybercriminals have begun escalating their efforts to bend the legitimate online advertising and retailing fulfillment ecosystem to their whims.

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Introducing the Digital Footprint Portal

Malwarebytes

More than a decade ago, Malwarebytes revolutionized the antivirus industry by prioritizing the security of all individuals. Today, Malwarebytes is now also revolutionizing digital life protection by safeguarding the data that serves as the backbone of your identity, your privacy, your reputation, and your well-being online.

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Drawing the RedLine – Insider Threats in Cybersecurity

Security Boulevard

The original advertisement to hopeful customers, retrieved from one of these forums and translated from Russian: Collects from browsers: Login and passwords. Data collection from FTP clients, IM clients. With this in mind, remember that Lapsus$ does not always use RedLine to steal data. Autocomplete fields.

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Mystic Stealer

Security Boulevard

Stealers" are a kind of malware designed to run on an endpoint post-compromise, while their primary features center on the theft of user data. MysticStealer forum post advertising v1.2 As a result, this technique may bypass static antivirus signatures and complicate malware reverse engineering.