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The Rise of the Ransomware – Police Virus Reloaded

04
Jul
2012

Some of you probably remember this article where I described the huge increase of attacks seen in some countries by malware that was posing as different law enforcement agencies. This kind of malware is called “Police Virus” due to this, and its main purpose (as usual with malware) is to steal money from the users. […]

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Why Japan’s search-and-destroy cyber weapon could be a very bad idea

04
Jan
2012

According to media reports, the Japanese Defense Ministry has awarded Fujitsu a contract to develop a computer virus. No, it’s supposedly not for attacking the computers of other countries. At least, not yet. But it is apparently intended to help Japan counter internet attacks which have recently stolen data on fighter jets and nuclear plants, […]

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