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Qakbot botnet disrupted, malware removed from 700,000+ victim computers

29

Aug

2023

The Qakbot botnet has been crippled by the US Department of Justice (DOJ): 52 of its servers have been seized and the popular malware loader has been removed from over 700,000 victim computers around the world. “To disrupt the botnet, the FBI was able to redirect Qakbot botnet traffic to and through servers controlled by […]

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Minecraft players under threat from sneaky new malware

31

Jul

2023

The Minecraft Malware Prevention Alliance (MMPA) has warned Minecraft players of a new vulnerability that can allow cybercriminals to run remote code and plant malware on victims’ devices. Fortunately, despite being actively exploited, it is an attack that is familiar among the Java community and as such, developers are already well-informed when it comes to […]

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Call of Duty players taken out by dangerous self-spreading malware

30

Jul

2023

Hackers have reportedly infected one of the most popular Call of Duty online games with potentially dangerous self-replicating malware. A report by TechCrunch found Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 had been targeted by a worm that was able to spread automatically in online lobbies. The game, which was released in 2009 but still counts […]

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