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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

But new research shows the proxy service has a long history of purchasing installations via shady “pay-per-install” affiliate marketing schemes, some of which 911 operated on its own. These two software are currently unknown to most if not all antivirus companies.” ” A depiction of the Proxygate service.

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What is not included in a Cyber Insurance Policy

CyberSecurity Insiders

From the client’s side, all PCs must have antivirus software and must be kept updated. Some policies do not cover losses incurred by a company indulging in illegitimate data collection of individuals or clients. Otherwise, the cyber insurer will not offer any policy coverage.

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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. ” reads the official reply published by the company.

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

The Last Watchdog

PayLeak checks whether the compromised device is an Android or an iPhone; whether the phone is protected by antivirus; and even whether it is positioned upright, or lying down. We’re talking about things like consumer data collection, data management platforms and retargeting enablement systems.

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Technical Analysis of Bandit Stealer

Security Boulevard

Bandit has been marketed and sold as a service on underground criminal forums since April 2023. Bandit Stealer is marketed and sold as a service in underground cybercriminal forums as shown in Figure 1. Some of these IP addresses belong to antivirus companies, which may be used to block signature updates.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why managed security services — MSS and MSSP — are catching on

The Last Watchdog

Here’s more on the various types and benefits of MSS, as well as the state of the MSS(P) market in 2022! The current unification in the cybersecurity market is driving a massive movement towards fewer vendors, which at the same time means more polarization of either using MSS/MSSP or doing the security work internally. MSSPs in 2022.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked.