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Public institutions targeted with shape changing Qbot malware

15

Apr

2016

A new strain of Qbot, malicious software that steals user credentials and creates backdoors on targeted devices, has infected over 54,000 PCs in thousands of organisations across the world, BAE System experts have found. Following an attack on a public sector organization in early 2016 that affected more than 500 computers and impacted the operation […]

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How banking Trojans bypass two-factor authentication

14

Mar

2016

Two-factor authentication with SMS is widely used by banking institutions. Of course, this measure works better than a mere password but it’s not unbreakable. Security specialists found out how it can be fooled 10 years ago, when this protection measure was just gaining popularity. So did malware creators. That’s why banking Trojan developers breach one-time […]

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The Windows Vaults

12

Jan

2016

The Credential Manager in Windows is a relatively unknown feature, even though a lot of people are using it without being aware of its existence. Windows stores credentials in special folders that they call “vaults” to help users login to websites and other computers. The Credential Manager as such is introduced with Windows 7. Operation […]

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