Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. ” The employees who kept things running for RSOCKS, circa 2016.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Here are 8 cyber security best practices you can begin to implement today to keep your business data secure. . It’s easier to prevent malicious attacks and data breaches than recover from them. Keep in mind that although Windows computers are more likely to encounter a malware attack, Macs are not immune.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

“The data was collected from 3.25 million computers. ” The experts pointed out that custom malware used to amass such kind of data is very cheap, easy to find online and customizable. How to protect your data from such kind of malware? ” reads the report published by NordLocker. million files.”

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

Microleaves , a ten-year-old proxy service that lets customers route their web traffic through millions of Microsoft Windows computers, recently fixed a vulnerability in their website that exposed their entire user database. Which hints at a possible BOTNET. That’s the only way you will get 150k.” io , and online[.]io.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers. Blue Cross of Idaho data breach, 5,600 customers affected. RCE flaw in Electronic Arts Origin client exposes gamers to hack. Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after. Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook down worldwide.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

A young woman plays on the Electronic Arts (EA) newest product “Sims2 – Nightlife” at a Computer Gaming Convention on August 18, 2005 in Leipzig, Germany. Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images). Two other incidents this month highlight how even industry titans are getting battered.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Malware has infected roughly a third of the world’s computers , costing companies across the globe trillions of dollars each year. In 2018 alone, we saw thousands of data breaches expose more than 446 million records. This software will generally fall into one of two categories: website or computer malware.

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