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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

One of the alleged hackers was first profiled here in 2012 as the owner of a Chinese antivirus firm. One of the men indicted as part of APT41 — now 35-year-old Tan DaiLin — was the subject of a 2012 KrebsOnSecurity story that sought to shed light on a Chinese antivirus product marketed as Anvisoft. Image: FBI.

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The Cost of Cybercrime

Schneier on Security

Really interesting paper calculating the worldwide cost of cybercrime: Abstract: In 2012 we presented the first systematic study of the costs of cybercrime. Our conclusions remain broadly the same as in 2012:it would be economically rational to spend less in anticipation of cybercrime (on antivirus, firewalls, etc.)

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Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack

Security Affairs

Chinese hackers have exploited a zero-day vulnerability the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus in the recently disclosed hack of Mitsubishi Electric. Now ZDNet has learned from sources close to the investigation that the Chinese hackers have used a zero-day flaw in the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus in the attack on Mitsubishi Electric.

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Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after

Security Affairs

Antivirus solutions from different vendors are having malfunctions after the installation of Windows security patches released on April 9, including McAfee, Avast and Sophos. Antivirus solutions from different vendors are showing malfunctions after the installation of Windows security patches released on April 9. Pierluigi Paganini.

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An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

Krebs on Security

That investigation detailed how the 38-year-old Shefel adopted the nickname Rescator while working as vice president of payments at ChronoPay , a Russian financial company that paid spammers to advertise fake antivirus scams, male enhancement drugs and knockoff pharmaceuticals. In a series of live video chats and text messages, Mr.

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A couple of 10-Year-Old flaws affect Avast and AVG antivirus?

Security Affairs

Researcher discovered a couple of high-severity security flaws that affect a driver used by Avast and AVG antivirus solutions. SentinelOne researcher Kasif Dekel discovered two high-severity security vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-26522 and CVE-2022-26523, that affect a driver used by Avast and AVG antivirus solutions.

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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

These two software are currently unknown to most if not all antivirus companies.” The website’s copyright suggests the ExE Bucks affiliate program dates back to 2012. “Our technology ensures the maximum security from reverse engineering and antivirus detections,” ExEClean promised.

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