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Facebook wants your nudes

08

Nov

2017

We’ve all heard about cases when someone’s ex reveals their intimate photos online without their consent. Even celebrities are not immune, and their leaked images keep tabloids well fed. For most users, the release of such private images — revenge porn — can feel like the end of the world, and in fact, a few […]

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DUHK Attack Exposes Gaps in FIPS Certification

24

Oct

2017

Despite the obligatory logo and clever name, this week’s assault on crypto, the so-called DUHK attack (Don’t Use Hardcoded Keys), isn’t likely to be part of many threat models. Though the attack can be used to passively decrypt VPN and encrypted browser traffic, it relies on a host of implementation errors in admittedly ancient security […]

Category Vulnerabilities Written by Threatpost 0 Comments

New Locky Variant ‘IKARUSdilapidated’ Strikes Again

31

Aug

2017

A second wave of the Locky ransomware variant called IKARUSdilapidated has been identified by security experts. The source of the ransomware is a botnet of zombie computers coordinated to launch phishing attacks that send emails and attachments appearing to come from a targeted recipient’s trusted business-class multifunction printer. Read More

Category Malware Vulnerabilities Written by Threatpost 0 Comments

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