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Mac crypto miner distributed via MacUpdate, other software download sites
2018-02-05 21:15

Software download site/aggregator MacUpdate has been spotted delivering a new Mac crypto miner to users. A new Mac cryptominer was being distributed from hacked MacUpdate pages yesterday,...

Accused Russian Botnet Mastermind Extradited to US
2018-02-05 19:33

Peter Levashov Allegedly Distributed Spam, Ransomware via Kelihos BotnetRussian citizen Peter Levashov, arrested last year while vacationing in Spain, appeared Friday in U.S. federal court to face...

British Hacking Suspect Avoids Extradiction
2018-02-05 19:33

Lauri Love Wins Appeal, But Faces Prosecution in EnglandLauri Love, a British man accused of 2012 and 2013 hack attacks against U.S. government computers - including systems operated by the...

Covert Data Channel in TLS Dodges Network Perimeter Protection
2018-02-05 19:26

Researchers have found a new covert data exchange technique that abuses the TLS protocol that can circumvent traditional network perimeter protections.

New Monero Crypto Mining Botnet Leverages Android Debugging Tool
2018-02-05 19:15

The botnet uses port scanning code from Mirai, a first for Android-related attacks, according to researchers.

Investigation uncovers Luminosity Link RAT distributors, victims are in the thousands
2018-02-05 18:51

A hacking tool allowing cybercriminals to remotely gain complete control over a victim’s computer is no longer available as a result of an UK-led operation targeting hackers linked to the Remote...

About the Flash zero-day currently exploited in the wild
2018-02-05 17:45

The zero-day Flash Player vulnerability (CVE-2018-4878) that Adobe warned about on Thursday was leveraged by North Korean hackers. FireEye calls the group TEMP.Reaper and Cisco researchers named...

Gold Dragon Implant Linked to Pyeongchang Olympics Attacks
2018-02-05 15:59

McAfee has discovered an implant that they believe was used as a second-state payload in the recent fileless attacks targeting organizations involved with the upcoming Olympics Games...

MacUpdate Distributes Mac Crypto-Mining Malware
2018-02-05 15:34

Maliciously modified versions of popular applications distributed via the MacUpdate site were observed installing crypto-mining malware on Mac computers, Malwarebytes reports. read more