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Defray Ransomware Used in Selective Attacks Against Multiple Sectors

28

Aug

2017

A newly discovered ransomware variant has been used in small, selectively targeted attacks aimed at healthcare and education, and manufacturing and technology, respectively. Dubbed Defray and discovered by Proofpoint earlier this month, the malware appears to have been involved only in two attacks, distributed via Word documents attached to phishing emails. The campaigns consisted of […]

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Android Spyware Linked to Chinese SDK Forces Google to Boot 500 Apps

23

Aug

2017

More than 500 Android mobile apps have been removed from Google Play after it was discovered that an embedded advertising SDK could be leveraged to quietly install spyware on devices. The SDK, called Igexin, was developed by a Chinese company and may have been used to install malware that could, among other things, exfiltrate logs […]

Category Cyber-crime Malware Mobile Mobile security Threats & Malware Written by Threatpost 0 Comments

Sony social media accounts hijacked as hackers claims to have stolen PSN database

22

Aug

2017

The OurMine hacking group claimed yet another corporate scalp this weekend – seizing control over the Twitter and Facebook accounts of Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN).

Category Cyber-crime Hacker Written by Hotforsecurity 0 Comments

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