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Kaspersky Looks to Combat “Tech Nationalism”
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Kaspersky Looks to Combat “Tech Nationalism”

The year so far has been a punishing one for security firm Kaspersky. Continued clashes with US authorities has resulted in the company changes tactics and limit damage control. At a summit in Zurich, Switzerland, the embattled company held a conference on Tuesday, November 12, 2018, called Transpar

Two New Cryptominers to Worry About
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Two New Cryptominers to Worry About

Malware designed to mine cryptocurrencies, more often Monero due to the platforms increased anonymity, are increasing in use and sophistication. The malware referred to as crypto miners, or crypto-jacking , use the infected victims CPU resources to mine for cryptocurrencies. The attackers rely on in

Weaponising AI: A Future Look at Cyber Threats
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Weaponising AI: A Future Look at Cyber Threats

Artificial Intelligence, generally referred to simply as AI, has the potential to revolutionize numerous industries. It has the potential for making numerous forms of employment redundant, a much argued economic side effect impacting on those made redundant. At its best, it could drastically improve

Apple’s T2 Chip: Security Must Have or Flawed?
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Apple’s T2 Chip: Security Must Have or Flawed?

It has almost been a week since Apple unveiled the new MacBook Air in Brooklyn, New York, the reveal was important for another reason. Apple further revealed that all new notebooks that come with a built-in T2 security chip will now disconnect the built-in microphone at the hardware level when users

Emotet Trojan Changes Tactics…Again
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Emotet Trojan Changes Tactics…Again

The group behind the Emotet trojan developing a reputation for deploying the malware as a banking trojan. Not content to be a one trick pony those behind the malware are continually developing the trojan. In the latest iteration of Emotet a module has been included that is capable of stealing a vict

Bushido Botnet Offered as MaaS
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Bushido Botnet Offered as MaaS

Hackers offering Malware-as-a-Service (Maas) is not a new trend by any means. Since the first detections of such schemes, their popularity has not seemed to dwindle of the years. This is in part because they allow those less technically minded, or too lazy to develop their own malware, with an optio

GandCrab Decryption Tool Released
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GandCrab Decryption Tool Released

Last week this publication published an article detailing the show of sympathy from the GandCrab ransomware developers to the people of Syria who had been infected. This show of sympathy took the form of the developers releasing the decryption keys for Syrians infected with GandCrab. On the face of

FireEye links Triton Malware to Russian Research Institute
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FireEye links Triton Malware to Russian Research Institute

Security Researchers at FireEye have tracked the development of Triton to a research institute owned by the Russian government. In a report published on Tuesday 23 October, researchers claim that they have uncovered a strong link between the Triton malware and the Central Scientific Research Institu

Chinese Cyber Espionage Group using Datper Trojan
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Chinese Cyber Espionage Group using Datper Trojan

In a recent article published by Cisco Talos team, researchers have seen a Chinese linked cyber espionage group using the Datper Trojan. The group called Tick, who have also been called Redbaldknight and Bronze Butler in the past, have been launching espionage campaigns targeting those in Japan and

GandCrab Hackers show some Heart
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GandCrab Hackers show some Heart

Syria was at one stage known for being one of the birthplaces of human civilization. Recently the beleaguered nation is more known for the terrible civil war. As of April 2018, more than 465,000 Syrians have been killed in the fighting, over a million injured, and over 12 million, that being half