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While some ransomware (i.e. Chimera) give bogus threats about stealing and releasing private files, there are other malware families that in fact have made this possibility a reality. Recently, Bleeping Computer published a short article about an unrecognized Trojan that grabs documents from the attacked computer and uploads them into a malicious server.

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Some malware prevents victims to visit sites from which they could download antivirus software, or kills AV software found running on the infected machines and devices. Newer variants of the backdoor-opening, information-stealing FakeBank Android Trojan use another tactic to prevent victims from protecting themselves and their bank accounts: they blocks calls to their bank. Read […]

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The Pokemon Go augmented-reality game has quickly become a smash hit, with 7.5 million US downloads in the first week. Demand for the game is so high that hackers have taken notice too. Researchers have found a malware-infected version of the Pokemon Go app for Android. The malware, called Droidjack, is part of the AndroRAT […]

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