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DDoS-for-hire services thrive despite closure of major marketplace

05

Jan

2017

The closure of a major online marketplace for paid distributed denial-of-service attacks appears to have done little to slow down the illegal activity. In late October, HackForums.net shut down its “Server Stress Testing” section, amid concerns that hackers were peddling DDoS-for-hire services through the site for as little as US$10 a month. Read More

Category Virus & Malware Written by Csoonline 0 Comments

Ransomware on smart TVs is here and removing it can be a pain

04

Jan

2017

It took a year from proof of concept to in-the-wild attack, but ransomware for Android-based smart TVs is now here. As one victim discovered this Christmas, figuring out how to clean such an infection can be quite difficult. Ransomware for Android phones has already been around for several years and security experts have warned in […]

Category Malware Written by Cio 0 Comments

One-stop-shop: Server steals data then offers it for sale

30

Dec

2016

While intercepting traffic from a number of infected machines that showed signs of Remote Admin Tool malware known as HawkEye, we stumbled upon an interesting domain.

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