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How to protect your business with Windows 10 security
It would be great if the process of securing a Windows 10 device can be reduced to a simple checklist. But the process of securing is much more complicated than that. The initial setup simply establishes a security baseline. When this configuration is complete, security needs continued vigilance and ongoing effort. A big part of…
Hackers started using a bug with online video feature in Microsoft Word
Experts found the first malware that uses logical bug in Microsoft Office’s online video embedding feature to steal user data.
New feature of the banking trojan Trickbot: PasswordGrabber module
Trickbot’s new module steals passwords from several applications and browsers.
A variant of WannaCry ransomware affected Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
TSMC — one of the world’s largest makers of semiconductors and processors, which cooperates with AMD, Apple, Nvidia and Qualcomm was forced to suspend production processes due to the attack of WannaCry.
Fake Spectre and Meltdown patch spreads Smoke Loader malware
Cyber-criminals used the fake website of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) to distribute Smoke Loader malware disguised as security patches for Meltdown and Specter.
Emotet banking malware spread through one of the McAfee services
The service is meant to protect against phishing attacks and malware from links in emails was used to spread the malicious Emotet.
Bad Rabbit — new ransomware spreads via network
A number of Russian media and state institutions of Ukraine were attacked by the new ransomware Bad Rabbit.
Researchers found a new method to bypass protection against Rowhammer attack
Experts have discovered a new way to bypass the protection against Rowhammer attacks, aimed at DRAM-memory.
CCleaner malware targeted the world’s largest tech companies
Hackers who compromised the popular app CCleaner also tried to attack top technology companies: Cisco, HTC, Samsung, Sony, Intel, Epson, DLink, Oracle (Dyn), Microsoft, Google (Gmail), etc.
CCleaner was hacked to spread malware
CCleaner download server was compromised to distribute malware.