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Tag Archives: Malware
Zeus and SpyEye crime syndicate taken down by Europol
A European operation coordinated by Europol and Eurojust has dismantled an online crime syndicate thought to have caused €2m of damage with the Zeus and SpyEye banking trojans.
FTC acts against dodgy mobile app that mined Dogecoin behind your back
The app was called “Prized,” but it was the app vendor that took the prizes by co-opting your phone into a cryptocurrency mining botnet.
Latest Flash hole already exploited to deliver ransomware – update now!
Are you still using Flash in your browser? If so, make sure you’ve got the latest update from Adobe, even though it only came out last week.
Encrypt like everyone’s watching! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
There’s a Sophos T-shirt that warns you, “Dance like nobody’s watching. Encrypt like everyone is.” We aren’t kidding, folks, and this week’s 60 Second Security tells you why!
Blackshades RAT co-author sentenced to 57 months in prison
Alex Yucel, co-creator of the Blackshades Remote Access Trojan (RAT), has been sentenced for selling and distributing the malware since 2010.
Security hole in MacKeeper used to shove malware onto Macs
According to researchers at BAE, a recent Mac malware infestation was carried out using a security hole in a utility called MacKeeper.
49 busted in Europe for Man-in-the-Middle bank attacks
A multination bust nabbed 49 people on suspicion of using Man-in-the-Middle attacks to sniff out and intercept payment requests from email.
Twin brothers accused of leading phishing gang busted by Russian police
The twins had purchased an armored door for their apartment, and they set up text message alerts to warn their associates to destroy evidence once the police showed up. It wasn’t enough to keep the cops out, or themselves out of jail.
SSCC 201 – The Infosec edition [PODCAST]
This week, we’re at Infosec in the impressive Olympia Grand in London, England, so this episode was recorded right at the exhibition…