In July 2017, 360 Security Center discovered the first virus Trojan infected with MBR and VBR. It was named “Double- Gun”. In the following year, we found that the virus author frequently updated the virus version to increase the profitability and ability to fight against security software, and the virus transmission channels are constantly changing. Recently, we found that the latest version of the “Double-Gun”...
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For the past three years, hackers have been intercepting sensitive diplomatic cables sent between EU member states after stealing passwords for accessing the EU network via a phishing attack against diplomats in Cyprus, The New York Times reported late Tuesday. The attack was discovered by Area 1, an anti-phishing firm based in Redwood City, California, that was founded in 2013 by three former National Security Agency officials....
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Recently, 360 Security Center detected that the GandCrab ransomware is back to attack Windows-based servers and PCs. We also found that if it detects that the computer system is using the Russian language, it will stop intruding. Not only that, but we also recently discovered that the GrandCrab ransomware will stop invading war-torn areas. On 16th October, a Syrian user said on Twitter that GandCrab...
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Microsoft has officially confirmed that they are going to be gutting Edge and converting it into a Chromium based browser. While the engine will change, Microsoft has stated that they will continue utilizing the Microsoft Edge name and will now bring the browser to all supported Windows platforms. Microsoft explains that they plan on switching Edge to a Chromium-based engine in order to provide better...
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player that hackers are actively exploiting in the wild as part of a targeted campaign appears to be attacking a Russian state health care institution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2018-15982, is a use-after-free flaw resides in Flash Player that, if exploited successfully, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted computer and eventually...
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