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Another Ukrainian software maker’s site compromised to spread malware (Help Net Security)

2017-08-24 18:29

The web server of Crystal Finance Millennium, a Ukraine-based accounting software firm, has been compromised and made to host different types of malware. The discovery of the compromise was...

#malware #security #ukrainian

Android Malware Found on Google Play Abuses Accessibility Service (Security Week)

2017-08-23 17:40

A dropper discovered by researchers on Google Play abuses accessibility services in a unique way to deliver Android malware. read more

#android #google #googleplay #malware #security

Attackers turn to auto-updating links instead of macros to deliver malware (Help Net Security)

2017-08-18 15:15

SANS ISC handler Xavier Mertens has flagged and analyzed a malicious Word file that, somehow, is made to automatically download an additional malicious RTF file, ultimately leading to a RAT...

#macro #malware #security

Hacking a Gene Sequencer by Encoding Malware in a DNA Strand (Schneier on Security)

2017-08-15 11:00

One of the common ways to hack a computer is to mess with its input data. That is, if you can feed the computer data that it interprets -- or misinterprets -- in a particular way, you can trick...

#DNA #hacking #malware #security

PowerPoint Slide Show Files Used to Install Malware (Security Week)

2017-08-14 21:48

PowerPoint Slide Show Files Exploited for RAT Distribution read more

#malware #security

British Researcher Pleads Not Guilty to Creating Malware (Security Week)

2017-08-14 18:43

British cybersecurity researcher Marcus Hutchins, known online as “MalwareTech,” has pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court to charges related to creating and selling a banking Trojan named Kronos. read more

#british #malware #researcher #security

Malware Encoded Into DNA Hacks the Computer that Reads It (The Hackers News)

2017-08-10 01:01

Do you know — 1 Gram of DNA Can Store 1,000,000,000 Terabyte of Data for 1000+ Years? Even in March this year, a team of researchers successfully stored digital data — an entire operating system,...

#DNA #hack #hacker #malware

Hacker Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Spreading Linux Malware (The Hackers News)

2017-08-04 00:58

A Russian man accused of infecting tens of thousands of computer servers worldwide to generate millions in fraudulent payments has been imprisoned for 46 months (nearly four years) in a United...

#hacker #linux #malware #prison

UK Security Researcher 'Hero' Accused of Creating Bank Malware (Security Week)

2017-08-03 20:21

A British computer security researcher hailed as a hero for thwarting the "WannaCry" ransomware onslaught was in US custody on Thursday after being indicted on charges of creating malware to...

#bank #malware #researcher #security #UK

WannaCry Hero Arrested, One of Two Charged with Distribution of Kronos Malware (Threatpost)

2017-08-03 19:57

Marcus Hutchins, aka MalwareTech the WannaCry hero, was arrested and charged with another unnamed individual with creating and distributing the Kronos banking malware.

#kronos #malware #threatpost #wannacry

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