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Pegasus: The Malware that could Kill Democracy

July 23, 2021 11:54 am

Via Gen Z Conservative You may not have heard of NSO Group, a Jerusalem-based tech company, but you may already be a victim of its Pegasus software. Across the world, dissidents, activists, and those seeking freedom and liberty from tyranny have …

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Mystery malware steals 26M passwords from PCs… EA breached — game source code, tools stolen…

June 11, 2021 12:32 pm

  Mystery malware steals 26M passwords from PCs… Researchers have discovered yet another massive trove of sensitive data, a dizzying 1.2TB database containing login credentials, browser cookies, autofill data, and payment information extracted by malware that has yet to be identified. …

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Microsoft warns: RevengeRat is the new malware that steals passwords, webcam and browser data

May 13, 2021 4:02 pm

Microsoft has issued an alert over a remote access tool (RAT) dubbed RevengeRAT that it says has been used to target aerospace and travel sectors with spear-phishing emails. RevengeRAT, also known as AsyncRAT, is being distributed via carefully crafted email …

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Google just found malware apps hiding in the Play store

November 26, 2018 8:56 am

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 has yanked the 13 Android apps, which included car and …

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USGS, computer infected with malware after employee surfed porn site

October 30, 2018 10:46 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azIPT4MRQW8 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 hard drive. http://marygreeley.com/?p=77068

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

October 12, 2018 12:14 pm

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 anti virus/spyware program to a USB drive, and run the …

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

May 28, 2018 8:38 am

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. Researchers from Cisco’s Talos security team first disclosed the existence …

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

May 23, 2018 10:12 pm

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 could be a major cyberattack against Ukraine. A Cisco graphic describes the …

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

March 7, 2018 9:10 am

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, but hoped to inform my fellow GLPrs the best that …

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

January 31, 2018 7:56 am

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 – Hackers have stolen c.$1 million from ATMs across the …

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

September 23, 2017 7:23 pm

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 a carefully selected list of high-profile technology companies with a …

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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 9:33 am

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 a nifty program called “Marble Framework” that enables them to …

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Kredo: DOJ Found ‘Malware…Mimicking’ Ties Between Trump Tower Servers and Russian Entities

March 22, 2017 5:43 am

Kredo first said that the investigation should go on, before discussing a rarely mentioned point. “It wasn’t very well reported, the Department of Justice revealed just last week that in fact some of these ties that they had witnessed between …

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