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Foreign hackers breached Russian federal agencies, said FSB

Security Affairs

FSB National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NKTsKI) revealed that foreign hackers have breached networks of Russian federal agencies. ” Once compromised the networks of the targeted agencies, hackers gathered sensitive information from internal systems. “Mail-O is a downloader program that accesses the Mail.ru

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Wannacry, the hybrid malware that brought the world to its knees

Security Affairs

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. About the author: Salvatore Lombardo.

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Mysterious custom malware used to steal 1.2TB of data from million PCs

Security Affairs

million computers. These included logins for social media, online games, online marketplaces, job-search sites, consumer electronics, financial services, email services, and more. Most of the stolen files (50%+) were text files, some of them containing software logs, passwords, personal notes, and other sensitive information.

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From Targeted Attack to Untargeted Attack

Security Affairs

The file looks like a common XLS file within low Antivirus detection rate as shown in the following image (6/63). Antivirus Detection Rate. It looks like a romantic Emotet according to many Antivirus so I wont invest timing into this well-known Malware. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.

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How to Protect Your Business Data with Cyber security

CyberSecurity Insiders

So it’s important to teach all your employees that have access to the network how to identify possible security threats and train them to use cyber security best practices. Create a cyber security policy and make sure that all employees know that information security is a priority. Install Anti-malware Software.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Charity

ForAllSecure

This office had sort of crawled to a halt, because they were processing kids that had lost their parents and they were trying to find profiles and sponsors for them, sponsors that pay for their schooling and all that stuff, and their network, their computers were so screwed up that they had to like stop. It's an amazing archive to have.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.