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New advanced malware, possibly nation sponsored, is targeting US utilities

August 3, 2019

A new piece of advanced espionage malware, possibly developed by a nation-supported attacker, targeted three US companies in the utilities industry last month arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/08/new-advanced-malware-possibly-nation-sponsored-is-targeting-us-utilities/ Between July 19 and July 25, … Read more

Google just found malware apps hiding in the Play store

November 26, 2018

Google has taken swift action after it was discovered that more than a dozen apps that install malware on user devices were found in the Google Play store. The company … Read more

USGS, computer infected with malware after employee surfed porn site

October 30, 2018

During its investigation, the Office of Inspector General found that a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) employee had been watching pornography on an agency workstation and saving videos onto an external … Read more

What To Do When Malware Prevents Your Anti Virus/spyware From Opening

October 12, 2018

This has happened to me numerous times, and the first time it happened I was clueless as to what to do. I quickly found out you have to download an … Read more

FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infecting 500k devices

May 28, 2018

The FBI is advising users of consumer-grade routers and network-attached storage devices to reboot them as soon as possible to counter Russian-engineered malware that has infected hundreds of thousands devices. … Read more

Warning! New Malware has infected 500,000+ routers, aka VPNFilter

May 23, 2018

Peeps in the tech industry are very concerned about VPNFilter. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Tech giant Cisco says that hundreds of thousands of routers have been compromised in preparation for what … Read more

Credit Card Malware Discovered in at least 160 Applebee’s Restaurants

March 7, 2018

So theyre saying it’s only the restaurants owned by this RMH company that were breached. I can’t find which specific ones they own at first glance. I don’t eat there, … Read more

US, UK Government Websites Infected with Crypto-Mining Malware

February 12, 2018

Thousands of websites, including ones run by U.S. and UK government agencies, were infected for several hours on Sunday with code that causes web browsers to secretly mine digital currencies, … Read more

ATMs Hit By Malware “Jackpotting” Attacks That Dispense All Cash In Minutes

January 31, 2018

by GoldCore – ATMs in US hit by “jackpotting” attacks that empty ATMs in minutes – FBI warns of attacks in US after similar crimes in Taiwan, Thailand and Europe … Read more

CCleaner malware outbreak is much worse than it first appeared. Microsoft, Cisco, & VMWare among those targeted with additional mystery payload

September 23, 2017

The recent CCleaner malware outbreak is much worse than it initially appeared, according to newly unearthed evidence. That evidence shows that the CCleaner malware infected at least 20 computers from … Read more

Vault7: Some CIA's malware is now known to have a signature making it possible to ATTRIBUTE A MALWARE ATTACK TO THE CIA.

March 31, 2017

Deep State is trouble. Analysts are surely busy this morning going over malware repositories, looking for evidence of CIA involvement. #Vault7 Summary of relevant details Vault 7 reveals that the CIA has … Read more