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Hackers backdoored CCleaner for a month: Over 2 million infected with malware

18

Sep

2017

Hackers backdoored the popular CCleaner Windows utility; for nearly a month, two malware-tainted versions collected computer names, IP addresses, lists of installed and active software as well lists of network adapters before sending the data to attacker’s server. Cisco Talos, which discovered the malware on September 13 while a customer was beta testing new exploit […]

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Necurs Botnet Fuels Jump in Spam Email

26

Sep

2016

The volume of spam email has increased significantly this year, being comparable to record levels observed in 2010. Researchers from Cisco Talos believe the increase has been driven mainly from increased activity of the Necurs botnet. Over the past five years, spam volumes have been relatively low compared to 2010, when they reached an all-time high. However, […]

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Attackers Can Hack Apple Devices Using Image Files

21

Jul

2016

Researchers have identified several remote code execution vulnerabilities in iOS and OS X that could allow malicious hackers to compromise Apple devices using specially crafted image files. Apple patched tens of vulnerabilities in OS X and iOS this week, including four security holes identified by experts at Cisco Talos. The most serious of the issues […]

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