To be honest, this is not something that should come as a surprise. Many are involved with cybercrime because they feel that they are safe from arrest. It is also one of the few crimes that offer a helpdesk! Indeed within the majority of ransomware demands victims are given the option of communicating with those behind such malicious campaigns. One of the questions we often ask is...
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Over the course of the current week, WordPress sites around the globe have been the targets of a massive brute-force campaign during which hackers attempted to guess admin account logins in order to install a Monero miner on compromised sites. The brute-force attack started on Monday morning, 03:00 AM UTC and is still going strong at the time of writing. Brute-force attack targets over 190,000...
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Tens of thousands of long-range WiFi routers used to provide home wireless broadband, especially in remote or rural areas, are riddled with vulnerabilities that could let a hacker take over IT networks, security researchers said Tuesday. The vulnerabilities, some of which can be exploited remotely if the router’s management interface is directly connected to the internet, were discovered in Cambium Networks’ ePMP and cnPilot product...
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Loki malware, built to steal credentials, is distributed via Microsoft Excel and other Office applications rigged with malicious ‘scriptlets’ to evade detection. A stealthy new attack distributes Loki malware in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and other Office applications. The attack, which was discovered by Lastline Labs, is tough to detect in its early stages. It bypasses traditional antivirus and is often dismissed as a false positive...
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Prepaid gift cards make popular presents and no-brainer stocking stuffers, but before you purchase one be on the lookout for signs that someone may have tampered with it. A perennial scam that picks up around the holidays involves thieves who pull back and then replace the decals that obscure the card’s redemption code, allowing them to redeem or transfer the card’s balance online after the...
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