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Uptycs Identifies New Ransomware Binary Targeting Linux

SecureWorld News

The post adds, "This is the first time the group has created a Linux binary. Its locker ransomware infects Linux, NAS, and ESXi hosts and appears to be inspired by Babuk ransomware's leaked source code." RaaS was brought up as a key problem during a recent BarCode podcast recorded at SecureWorld Philadelphia last month.

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Mega-Popular Muslim Prayer Apps Were Secretly Harvesting Phone Numbers

Gizmodo

Google recently booted over a dozen apps from its Play Store—among them Muslim prayer apps with 10 million-plus downloads, a barcode scanner, and a clock—after researchers discovered secret data-harvesting code hidden within them. Creepier still, the clandestine code was engineered by a company linked to a Virginia… Read more.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

And, I created a wiki just to post as I was reverse engineering this robot and I used wiki spaces, which is some company that's out of business now or whatever. And then the company went out of business. I'll build my own media wiki so that I'm not beholden to some other company that might go out of business.