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Ransomware 'customer support' chat reveals criminals' ruthlessness

Network World

Finnish security vendor F-Secure yesterday released 34 pages of transcripts from the group chat used by the crafters of the Spora ransomware family. The back-and-forth not only put a spotlight on the gang's customer support chops, but, said a company security advisor, illustrated the intertwining of Bitcoin and extortion malware.

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Security attacks and countermeasures

Cloud Musings

The resulting breaches occur primarily through malware, including Trojan horses, adware, worms, viruses and downloaders [6]. Malware is malicious software created for egregious objectives. Malware is intended to be quiet and hidden as it enters environments and is executed. Most Active Malware Today.

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Searching for Susy Thunder

The Verge

They might be tempted by a USB stick labeled “salary information” and install malware on their laptop. She wanted to know that if anyone ever f *d with her again, she could do something about it. Back then, everyone had a landline, but people in the public eye kept their phone numbers out of the Yellow Pages.

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