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Video found freezing Apple devices

25

Nov

2016

That’s right, freezing apples, and we aren’t talking about a frost warning at your local apple orchard. A video has been found to freeze (a.k.a. cause a denial of service attack) on various models of Apple mobile devices according to YouTuber, EverythingApplePro, and reported by Bleeping Computer. Read More

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New Kovter Trojan Variant Spreading Via Targeted Email Campaign

25

Oct

2016

The Kovter malware sample that has infected systems around the world for the past couple of years is proving to be a case study in how threat actors constantly tweak their malware to keep one step ahead of the defenders. Trojan Kovter surfaced about two years ago as a screenlocker and scareware sample masquerading as […]

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Shark Ransomware-as-a-Service: A real threat, a scam, or both?

17

Aug

2016

A new Ransomware-as-a-Service project has sprung up, and the “service providers” are allowing others to use it for free, but take a 20 percent cut out of every ransom that gets paid by the victims. The ransomware is called Shark. According to security researcher David Montenegro and Bleeping Computer, the project’s site is accessible to […]

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