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Nov 6, 2019

Tipped off by an NSA breach, researchers discover new APT hacking group

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, privacy

DarkUniverse went undetected for at least 8 years. The NSA finally outed it.

Nov 4, 2019

Russia just brought in a law to try to disconnect its internet from the rest of the world

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, internet, law

It’s been called an online Iron Curtain.

On Friday, a controversial law went into force that enables Russia to try to disconnect its internet from the rest of the world, worrying critics who fear the measure will promote online censorship.

The Kremlin says its “sovereign internet” law, which was signed by President Vladimir Putin in May, is a security measure to protect Russia in the event of an emergency or foreign threat like a cyberattack. The law will allow Moscow to tighten control over the country’s internet by routing web traffic through state-controlled infrastructure and creating a national system of domain names.

Nov 4, 2019

Ransomware Attacks Hit Everis and Spain’s Largest Radio Network

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, encryption

Everis, an NTT DATA company and one of Spain’s largest managed service providers (MSP), had its computer systems encrypted today in a ransomware attack, just as it happened to Spain’s largest radio station Cadena SER (Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión).

While the ransomware attacks were not yet publicly acknowledged by the company, the ransom note left on Everis’ encrypted computers has already leaked and BleepingComputer can confirm that the MSP’s data was infected using the BitPaymer ransomware.

Nov 4, 2019

The First BlueKeep Mass Hacking Is Finally Here—but Don’t Panic

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

After months of warnings, the first successful attack using Microsoft’s BlueKeep vulnerability has arrived—but isn’t nearly as bad as it could have been.

Nov 1, 2019

The Race For Quantum Supremacy I VICE on HBO

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cybercrime/malcode, quantum physics

Computer giants are racing to build the first quantum computer, a device with millions of times more processing strength than all the computers currently on Earth combined. This technology will harness the unusual laws of quantum mechanics to bring unimaginable advances in fields like materials science and medicine, but could also pose the greatest threat to cybersecurity yet. VICE’s Taylor Wilson meets the scientists at the cutting edge of this new age of computing.

Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com

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Oct 31, 2019

This aggressive IoT malware is forcing Wi-Fi routers to join its botnet army

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, internet

Gafgyt has been updated with new capabilities, and it spreads by killing rival malware.

Oct 31, 2019

Thousands of QNAP NAS devices have been infected with the QSnatch malware

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Over 7,000 infections reported in Germany alone. The malware is still spreading.

Oct 30, 2019

New ‘unremovable’ xHelper malware has infected 45,000 Android devices

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, robotics/AI

Factory resets aren’t helping. Neither are mobile antivirus solutions. Malware keeps reinstalling itself.

Oct 30, 2019

Confirmed: North Korean malware found on Indian nuclear plant’s network

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, nuclear energy

Two days after rumors of a malware infection at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant surfaced on Twitter, the plant’s parent company confirms the security breach.

Oct 30, 2019

Indian nuclear power plant’s network was hacked, officials confirm

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, nuclear energy

After initial denial, company says report of “malware in system” is correct.