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Chimera Ransomware Promises to Publish Encrypted Data Online (Threatpost)
2015-11-06 13:44

The Chimera ransomware targets companies in Germany with a promise to publish victims' encrypted data online if a $700 ransom is not paid.

Cheap OmniRAT malware used to spy on Android, Windows, Linux, Mac devices (Help Net Security)
2015-11-06 09:29

European law enforcement agencies recently targeted users of the DroidJack mobile phone RAT, and likely made other would-be users refrain from buying and using that particular piece of malware. Luc...

Most employees are not malicious, but their carelessness can be just as damaging (Help Net Security)
2015-11-06 08:45

The results of a new Loudhouse survey show a disconnect between employees and IT within an organization with 73 percent of U.S. employees believing their company provides sufficient training on how to...

Crypto e-mail provider ProtonMail pays ransom to stop DDoS attack, attack continues (Help Net Security)
2015-11-06 08:41

Switzerland-based end-to-end encrypted e-mail provider ProtonMail has been on the receiving end of a heavy DDoS attack since Tuesday, November 3, and unavailable to its users for hours on end. Pro...