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SECURITY ALERT: Android Ransomware FileCoder Strain Emerges

A new strain of ransomware emerged on Android mobile devices. It targets those who are running the operating system Android 5.1 and higher. This Android ransomware strain has been dubbed by security...

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Windows Defender Vulnerabilities: How the Latest Malware Can Disable It

Are you relying only on the built-in defenses in your Windows 10 operating system for security? This was never a good idea, but lately, it became even more dangerous. Windows Defender vulnerabilities...

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SECURITY ALERT: GermanWiper Ransomware Erases Your Data Even If You Pay

German companies and employees of German companies, in particular, are faced with a devious wave of ransomware attacks. While the new ransomware strain has been targeting mostly German victims so far,...

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SECURITY ALERT: New Domen Toolkit Pushes Malware through Fake Software Updates

A new toolkit has emerged in the past few days, infecting users via compromised websites. Most of the compromised websites which are unknowingly hosting the toolkit are based on a WordPress script,...

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SECURITY ALERT: Massive Data Leak Revealed the Sensitive Information of...

The web surfing history of millions of people was intercepted yesterday in a huge data leak. Large Swedish companies, such as Volvo, SAS, Ericsson, Husqvarna, and SKF have been affected, as originally...

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SECURITY ALERT: Gorgon APT Targets Corporate Emails with Spear Phishing Campaign

The Gorgon APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) is an older but dangerous online threat, first discovered by Unit 42 researchers in February 2018. The group behind the Gorgon APT was revealed back when the...

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10+ Cryptocurrency Fraud and Scams You Need to Pay Attention to

Cryptocurrency is not exactly a newfangled contraction; the idea of a decentralized digital asset was coined in the late ‘80s by David Chaum, the American cryptographer whose works ignited the computer...

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Scam Alert: Digi Phishing Campaign Detected, Asking Credentials for a Prize

Summary: we discovered a Digi phishing campaign targeted at Romanian internet users. However, the campaign is displaying tailored content for each country, so its actual target pool is much larger. The...

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SECURITY ALERT: New Credential Stealing Campaign Hits Nordic Countries

People in Nordic countries and beyond should beware: there’s a new credential stealing campaign up and running. For now, it seems to be hitting mostly these countries, but there’s no telling when it...

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New Microsoft Phishing Campaign Targets Office365 Users

We found evidence of a new Microsoft Phishing Campaign which is targeting Office365 users in particular, but general computer users with a Microsoft account as well. The most troubling aspect of this...

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SECURITY ALERT: New Fake Subpoena Phishing Campaign Spotted, Installing Predator

A new twist to the classic phishing campaign has been observed in a recent string of emails targeting UK residents, and especially retail and insurance companies in the UK. This new twist claims that...

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SECURITY ALERT: Trickbot Launches BEC Attacks with Fake #MeToo Harassment Claims

Security researchers witnessed and reported on a Trickbot resurgence in the past few days. Apparently, now Trickbot launches BEC attacks carefully targeting important people within US-based...

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SECURITY ALERT: Snatch Ransomware Reboots Your PC in Safe Mode to Avoid...

Ransomware is experiencing a resurgence in the second half of 2019 and it will probably grow in 2020, which is about to begin, too. In perhaps the most disturbing ransomware development of the year, a...

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SECURITY ALERT: New Denmark Phishing Campaign Uses Package Sending...

A new phishing campaign disguised as package notification is on the rampage. Initially discovered in Denmark, the malicious venture notifies users that they are expecting a package delivery. The...

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SECURITY ALERT: Microsoft releases critical security updates to fix major...

Microsoft released its regular patches on the second Tuesday of the month, and as always, they included fixes for multiple vulnerabilities. Namely, 49 security bugs have been now fixed, out of which...

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SECURITY ALERT: 0-Day Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Is Abused in...

A new malicious code is wreaking havoc in corporate IT networks by exploiting a 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Even if this browser is not the default one used by endpoints within your...

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The Trends in IT Security, As You See It

I wanted to share a few insights with all the CIOs, CISOs, and IT managers out there, reading our blog, regarding the main trends in IT security and what we’ve learned from them. Many of you give us a...

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SECURITY ALERT: US Users Targeted with Corona Virus Phishing Attacks

A new Corona Virus phishing scheme is taking the Western world by storm. Especially in the United States, but also in the UK and Western Europe or parts of Asia, hackers are using the Corona Virus...

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SECURITY ALERT:  TDC Phishing Campaign Spreads like Wildfire through...

Heimdal Security’s Incident Investigation and Response Department have recently unearthed a new type of phishing campaign that randomly targets TDC customers. The forensic analysis performed on...

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SECURITY ALERT: New Netflix Phishing Campaign Detected

A new Netflix phishing campaign was brought to my attention so I decided to share the news with all of you. It’s true that are more pressing matters to be worried about in the times we’re living...

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