Tag: infection
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Linux Backdoor Infection Scare, Massive Social Security Number Heist
In episode 325, Tom and Kevin discuss a significant backdoor threat that nearly compromised Linux systems globally, stemming from an infiltration into… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/04/linux-backdoor-infection-scare-massive-social-security-number-heist/
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Ransomware Attack Via Unpatched Vulnerabilities Are Brutal: New Survey
Adversaries use stolen credentials or exploit software vulnerabilities to gain access for ransomware attacks, which impacts the initial infection meth… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/ransomware-attack-unpatched-vulnerabilities/
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Live Forensic Techniques To Detect Ransomware Infection On Linux Machines
Ransomware, initially a Windows threat, now targets Linux systems, endangering IoT ecosystems. Linux ransomware employs diverse encryption methods, ev… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/linux-ransomware-detection-live-forensics/
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xz-utils Backdoor Affects Kali Linux Installations How to Check for Infection
A critical vulnerability has been identified in the xz-utils package, versions 5.6.0 to 5.6.1, which harbors a backdoor capable of compromising system… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/xz-utils-affects-kali-linux/
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How Real-Time Personal Cybersecurity and Botnet Detection Protects Corporate Executives
The specter of botnet infections looms large over corporate executives, posing not just a threat to their personal data, but also to the integrity and… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/03/how-real-time-personal-cybersecurity-and-botnet-detection-protects-corporate-executives/
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Hackers Using Weaponized PDF Files To Kickstart Infection Chain
Threat actors use weaponized PDF files for initial infection. This is because they can be embedded with malicious code, PDF readers’ vulnerabilities a… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/weaponized-pdf-infection-chain/
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Understanding employees’ motivations behind risky actions
More 68% of employees knowingly put their organizations at risk, potentially leading to ransomware or malware infections, data breaches, or financial … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/02/28/employees-risky-actions/
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[News] How the Tumblr worm spread so quickly
Although Tumblr is now cleaning-up pages which were affected by today’s worm, SophosLabs was able to briefly explore how the infection spread.It appea… First seen on http: Jump to article: feedproxy.google.com/~r/SecurityTube/~3/O8KYd20j7HQ/1104
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Three out of every four malware infections are caused by Trojans
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Agressive worm infection leads to banking Trojan infection
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US Flames France allegedly
French news site L’Express has accused the US of standing behind the infection of computers in the Élysée Palace with Flame-like malw… First seen on http: Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com//view/29458/us-flames-france-allegedly/
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New Linux rootkit delivering drive-by infections discovered
Eight days ago an ‘anonymous victim’ posted details of a new Linux rootkit to the Full Disclosure mailing list, asking for information. T… First seen on http: Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com//view/29430/new-linux-rootkit-delivering-driveby-infections-discovered/
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HR departments at risk of malware infection after unemployment benefits email spammed out
Computer users, especially those working in the human resources departments of corporations, should be on their guard against a malware attack that is… First seen on http: Jump to article: feedproxy.google.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~3/zhDU9XX_dVM/
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Windows 8 security useless against 15% of malware
Microsoft’s brand-new operating system, Windows 8, is ripe for infection by 15% of the most popular malware out there, according to tests from … First seen on http: Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com//view/29260/windows-8-security-useless-against-15-of-malware/
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Microsoft Acknowledges Surge in Windows 7 Malware Infections
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[News] Quervar Malware Found to Download ZeroAcess Trojans and Ransomware
On September 27, security researchers from Trend Micro spotted a new variant of the Quervar malware. The new threat has the same infection routines, b… First seen on http: Jump to article: feedproxy.google.com/~r/SecurityTube/~3/9CS2g5y3-Bg/778
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Enterprises Facing Spike In Advanced Malware Infections, Says
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Enterprises Facing Spike In Advanced Malware Infections, Says FireEye
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[News] Telstra DNSChanger infections have almost halved
Tags: infectionTelstra has cut its customers’ DNSChanger infections by almost half since it implemented a temporary redirect to ensure that victims would still be ab… First seen on http: Jump to article: feedproxy.google.com/~r/SecurityTube/~3/0JQ1fC0u2to/506
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[News] Analysis Reveals Flame Malware’s Process Injection Tricks
As researchers continue to pull apart the Gauss malware code, looking for spreading mechanisms and infection vectors, there is still some work being d… First seen on http: Jump to article: feedproxy.google.com/~r/SecurityTube/~3/-TpfoBX8ZtQ/401
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FBI Warns of Surge in Reveton Ransomware Infections
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