SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

According to the report: "Of the 206 high-risk vulnerabilities we tracked, more than 50 percent of those were either leveraged by threat actors, ransomware, or malware to compromise systems. 15 exploited by malware and botnets. 115 exploited by named threat actors. 20 exploited by ransomwares.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This circumvents Microsoft’s anti-hijacking protections that the company built into Windows 10 to ensure malware couldn’t hijack default apps. All operating systems should offer official developer support for default status so people can easily set their apps as default. Microsoft tells us this is not supported in Windows.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Google has reportedly blocked the popular extension The Great Suspender and removed it from its Chrome Web Store for containing malware. But if you were one of the many users who relied on the tab manager to keep your browser running smoothly, don’t freak out just yet. You may still be able to recover your lost tabs… Read more.

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Dataconomy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This malicious app poses as a routine operating system update, deceiving users into granting it special access privileges. When this Android package (APK) is installed, it discreetly places the SpyNote malware on the device, gaining access to Accessibility services. Cybercriminals may easily obtain this virus using Telegram.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Malvertising is increasingly being deployed by threat actors to spread malware, including ransomware and scams, and redirect users from legitimate websites to phishing and exploit kit–hosting sites. Major sites including the New York Times, the BBC, the London Stock Exchange , Google, Facebook , and AOL, have been impacted by malvertising.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Fixmo SafeWatch is now available for download from the Google Play Store or the Apple iTunes store. Fixmo SafeWatch is designed to fill that void, giving individuals the tools they need to secure and protect their personal information, and guard against the increasingly common malware targeting mobile operating systems.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 7, 2021

So-called pirating apps have been around for years—and they have only gained popularity since covid-19 put us all indefinitely on the couch, phone in hand, awaiting a reason (that never comes) to stop streaming. Read more.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s time to evolve beyond the UNIX operating system. So while I was editing this podcast on self-healing operating systems, I was reminded of an article that I never finished for Fobes.com. It’s a radical rethinking of how we even view our current choices of UNIX-derived operating systems.

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Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Malwarebytes is a leader of malware prevention and protection. They offer malware alerts, practical online security tips, and more.

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Galido

JULY 20, 2018

With Android, the user has to choose between many brands that use Google software and between different price and quality options. iPhone users are also closed off in terms of compatibility with Amazon ebooks, Kindle apps, and Google Play movies. Android has Google Assistant, Apple has Siri. Most geeks like that control.

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The Verge

MAY 27, 2021

We’ve known for a while that Apple isn’t going to make iMessage available outside of iOS devices, but this trial showed exactly how thoroughly Apple has considered expanding iMessage into other operating systems — and exactly why the company doesn’t want to. 8] Apple is still worried about malware downloads on the Mac.

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Galido

MAY 1, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Malwarebytes is a leader of malware prevention and protection. Google Online Security Blog. CIO Dashboard. Malwarebytes.

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Galido

MARCH 22, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Malwarebytes is a leader of malware prevention and protection. Google Online Security Blog. CIO Dashboard. Malwarebytes.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Vaughan-Nichols writes about the first malware discovered running on AWS Lambda. Via Teri Radichel , I saw this article from Google Project Zero about zero-click security vulnerabilities in Zoom. Operating Systems/Applications. In both cases, it’s a problem with the TLS implementation in a library called NanoSSL.

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Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Malwarebytes is a leader of malware prevention and protection. They offer malware alerts, practical online security tips, and more.

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Galido

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Malwarebytes is a leader of malware prevention and protection. Google Online Security Blog. CIO Dashboard. Malwarebytes.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

That viruses and malware are Windows problems is a misnomer that is often propagated through the Linux community and it’s an easy one to believe until you start noticing strange behavior on your system. Linux Operating System Fundamentals – Have you heard of Linux, but don’t really know anything about it?

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The Verge

APRIL 28, 2021

Craig Federighi, senior vice president, software engineering — covering “iOS operating system; competition faced by Apple; Apple’s investment and efforts to combat malware, spyware, and other issues relating to app security and iOS device user protection.” (Scheduled for one hour examination, 30 minutes cross examination.).

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Galido

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Information Technology Blog - - How to Remove Malicious Code, Malware from Websites? The main reasons how website get hacked or infected with malware are: Phishing. Do you want to remove malware, malicious code and from a website and clean it? Google blacklist. Malware injections. Google warning. Defacement.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 29, 2019

That viruses and malware are Windows problems is a misnomer that is often propagated through the Linux community and it’s an easy one to believe until you start noticing strange behavior on your system. Linux Operating System Fundamentals – Have you heard of Linux, but don’t really know anything about it?

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Vox

AUGUST 20, 2020

Last week, Epic basically dared Apple and Google to ban Fortnite from their stores by offering users the option to purchase virtual currency from Epic within the app, violating both companies’ rules. Apple apps don’t have nearly as many security and malware issues that Android apps do. Both companies responded by banning Fortnite.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Unlike other malware, ransom not only infected machines, it encrypted all the data, then asked for a ransom to decrypt them. Sometimes the decryption worked, sometimes it didn’t, creating headaches for system admins worldwide who didn’t have good backups in place. There are other pentesting operating systems like Parrot.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Unlike other malware, ransom not only infected machines, it encrypted all the data, then asked for a ransom to decrypt them. Sometimes the decryption worked, sometimes it didn’t, creating headaches for system admins worldwide who didn’t have good backups in place. There are other pentesting operating systems like Parrot.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

Linux malware is getting more sophisticated. Even worse, this isn’t just limited to Intel chips, but may also affect ARM-based systems like Apple’s M1 CPUs. Operating Systems/Applications. This post from Enterprise Storage Forum attempts to provide a comparison of cloud storage between AWS and Google Cloud.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Google Podcasts. I suppose such things happen, but what I remember was her telling her surprise when the system booted up and the Windows 95 splash screen came up … wait, what? Here we were in the 21st century, and the lab was using an operating system that was no longer supported by Microsoft. Apple Podcasts.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Google Podcasts. I suppose such things happen, but what I remember was her telling her surprise when the system booted up and the Windows 95 splash screen came up … wait, what? Here we were in the 21st century, and the lab was using an operating system that was no longer supported by Microsoft. Apple Podcasts.

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The Verge

APRIL 8, 2021

Apple wanted to ensure that iOS devices were more protected from those malware and instability issues and quality issues that the PC world was used to,” Apple claims in its filing. App Store exclusivity is part of that, but so are security measures like the code-signing and hardware root-of-trust systems.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Vamosi: Ransomware is the latest trend in malware. It’s pretty devastating in that it arrives through phishing or some other common attack vector, sits on your network for a period of time, and then encrypts your data such that the system is inoperable until you pay a ransom for the decryption key.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

If you’re running edge detection, if your scanning your networks, even occasionally rebooting your servers these activities will remove some running malware, yet the bad actors somehow return and remain persistent. Stealth malware. You can Google them as well as I can. Hence we talk alot about Advanced Persistent Threats.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. Google Podcasts. Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. Lamb: All of the voting machines in the state of Georgia are managed by a search for election systems at Kennesaw State.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. Google Podcasts. Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. Lamb: All of the voting machines in the state of Georgia are managed by a search for election systems at Kennesaw State.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. Google Podcasts. Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. Lamb: All of the voting machines in the state of Georgia are managed by a search for election systems at Kennesaw State.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 16, 2022

I even got some training on the side from Google and others. They're the long game operations where something as small as a single phishing email could escalate into millions of IDs being exfiltrated. Living off the land or fireless malware is a threat actor leveraging the utilities readily available on a system.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

These are not groups of individual hackers sitting around the table late at night as it was in teh early days of malware writing. Hypponen: Alright, original sea change for monetizing malware was 2003. That's when we started seeing the cooperation between spammers and malware writers. I remember meeting Mikko in 2006.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

You know something that helps write into the operating system like Windows or Mac or Linux, the accuracy there is might be pretty good. Such as training systems to automatically detect malware. The accuracy of these predictions depends largely on the accuracy of the capture, which is what Justin is talking about.

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Vox

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Over the next few weeks, we’ll cover what’s happening with Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. For many people, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are unavoidable realities of life on the internet these days, while Apple makes products they choose to buy. Apple says it’s just giving customers what they want.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

One explanation is that the federal government has chosen to focus instead on Google for the moment. Facebook (with Google) now has an effective duopoly on digital advertising, and continues to acquire smaller social products that could threaten its dominance. s Google and Facebook Inc. What’s behind the delay?

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