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Canadian Police Raid ‘Orcus RAT’ Author

Krebs on Security

“The CRTC executed a warrant under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and the RCMP National Division executed a search warrant under the Criminal Code respectively,” reads a statement published last week by the Canadian government. government said was used to infect more than a half million computers worldwide. In 2014, the U.S.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 210 – News of the week

Security Affairs

A new DDoS technique abuses HTML5 Hyperlink Audit Ping in massive attacks. Scranos – A Cross Platform, Rootkit-Enabled Spyware rapidly spreading. Analyzing OilRigs malware that uses DNS Tunneling. Hacker broke into super secure French Governments Messaging App Tchap hours after release. Code execution – Evernote.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. Spyware is any type of software that gathers information about someone without their knowledge or consent. Jump ahead: Adware.

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US authorities track MuddyWater Hacking Group to Iran

CyberSecurity Insiders

Supporting the above stated discovery is the latest press statement released by security firm Mandiant that suggests that it has been tracking Seedworm aka MuddyWater since May 2017 and it is into activities such as digital espionage, cyber attacks, Ddos and ransomware spread.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2022

SecureList

The group uses various malware families, including Wroba, and attack methods that include phishing, mining, smishing and DNS poisoning. Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit some government websites. One of the things you can do to protect yourself from advanced mobile spyware is to reboot your device on a daily basis.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Sophos: Noted that 43% of all 2023 malware signature updates are for stealers, spyware, and keyloggers often used to steal credentials from devices. NetScout: Observed 13,142,840 DDoS attacks, including: 104,216 video gaming enterprise attacks. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

government websites in 1998 and is sentenced to 18 months in prison in 2001. Department of Defense division computers and install a backdoor on its servers, allowing him to intercept thousands of internal emails from different government organizations, including ones containing usernames and passwords for various military computers.