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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

Residential proxy services are often marketed to people seeking the ability to evade country-specific blocking by the major movie and media streaming providers. These two software are currently unknown to most if not all antivirus companies.” The Exe Clean service made malware look like goodware to antivirus products.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

That’s a crazy long time for an independent media outlet these days, but then again I’m bound to keep doing this as long as they keep letting me. This bold about-face dumbfounded many longtime Norton users because antivirus firms had spent years broadly classifying all cryptomining programs as malware.

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33.4% of ICS computers hit by a cyber attack in H2 2020

Security Affairs

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has published the Industrial Control System Threat Landscape report for H2 2020 which is based on statistical data collected by the distributed antivirus Kaspersky Security Network (KSN). . Which are most secure countries in H2 2020? and Ireland at 8.6.

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6 ways to get the most from Data Privacy Week

Webroot

Here are some common examples: Health data : Information stored in a patient portal, online pharmacy, or health insurance website. Financial data : Details of your bank account, 401K fund, or IRA. Apps : Data collected by various applications you use.

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Introducing the Digital Footprint Portal

Malwarebytes

From our safe portal, everyday people can view past password breaches, active social media profiles, potential leaks of government ID info, and more. More than a decade ago, Malwarebytes revolutionized the antivirus industry by prioritizing the security of all individuals.

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Updated MATA attacks industrial companies in Eastern Europe

SecureList

Using a vulnerability in a legitimate driver and a rootkit, they interfered with the antivirus, intercepted user credentials (many of which were cached on the terminal server, including accounts with administrator privileges on many systems), and began actively moving around the network.

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2.9 Billion Records Exposed in NPD Breach: How to Stay Safe

eSecurity Planet

The company allegedly obtained this information from non-public sources without the consent of the person filing the complaint or the potentially billions of others affected by the data collection. Activate multi-factor authentication on all accounts where it’s available, especially on email, banking, and social media platforms.