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Mac And Android Added To GravityRAT Malware’s Targets

Mac And Android Added To GravityRAT Malware’s Targets

October 31, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Malware comes in all shapes and sizes. Some strains copy and encrypt files. Others serve annoying ads. Still others work quietly in the background, mining this or that cryptocurrency using your computer's processing power to do it. GravityRAT is a different sort of creature. It has been actively developed since at least 2015 by Pakistani hacker groups, and has been...

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Coordinated Effort Underway To Take Down Trickbot Malware

Coordinated Effort Underway To Take Down Trickbot Malware

October 29, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Score one for the good guys. A team led by Microsoft's DCU (Digital Crimes Unit) that includes Symantec, NTT Ltd, ESET, and Lumen's Black Lotus Labs is working on something new. They have launched a sustained, coordinated attack on Trickbot's infrastructure in a bid to destroy it, preventing the hackers who control it from making and launching new campaigns against...

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New Windows 10 Update Shows App Warnings For Malware

New Windows 10 Update Shows App Warnings For Malware

October 27, 2020BlogNo Comments »

A great many malware strains are designed to engage quietly during a PC's startup process and then idle in the background. They are in the system logging keystrokes, taking screen shots at periodic intervals and uploading them to a command and control server, or doing other nefarious things. Microsoft wants to limit malware's ability to do that, which is part...

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Latest Windows 10 Update May Block Third Party Drivers

Latest Windows 10 Update May Block Third Party Drivers

October 26, 2020BlogNo Comments »

If you haven't yet installed the latest Windows 10 or Windows Server update, here's something to be aware of before you do. You may not be able to update or install some third-party drivers. When you try, you might receive an error message that reads 'Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software.' In addition to that, the company...

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Microsoft Image AI Increases Accuracy To Rival Humans

Microsoft Image AI Increases Accuracy To Rival Humans

October 24, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Skynet just took a step closer to becoming a reality. The word, of course, refers back to the hit movie, 'Terminator,' in which a computer network gained sentience and decided to do away with the human race. While Microsoft's latest advances in AI aren't Skynet, their new, and recently touted AI image description routine is so good that it's scary....

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Intel Adding Additional Security To Future Processors

Intel Adding Additional Security To Future Processors

October 23, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Intel has had more than its share of challenges over the last couple of years. Not the least of which included a whole family of new attack vectors that made headlines and caused panic around the world. This happened as hackers discovered new ways to attack machines with 'Intel Inside,' which globally, is a lot of machines. The company responded...

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Hacked Networks And Credentials Being Sold At Alarming Rates

Hacked Networks And Credentials Being Sold At Alarming Rates

October 22, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Selling network access is big business on underground hacking websites. Even worse, the business is growing at an alarming rate, according to a report recently published by cyber security firm KELA. According to their report, the number of ads found on hacking forums advertising 'Network Access' tripled between August and September, 2020. The value of the login credentials sold during...

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