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City of Joburg, banks under cyber attack
Posted on 25-10-2019https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-10-25-city-of-joburg-banks-under-cyber-attack/
The City of Johannesburg reported a breach of its network on Thursday night and shut down its website and all e-services, hours after receiving a bitcoin ransom note from a group called the Shadow Kil...
Microsoft announces Secured-core PCs to counter firmware attacks
Posted on 25-10-2019https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/21/microsoft-announces-secured-core-pcs-to-counter-firmware-attacks/
Microsoft today announced a new initiative to combat threats specifically targeted at the firmware level and data stored in memory:Secured-core PCs. Microsoft partnered with chip and computer makers t...
High-profile Ransomware That Helped Attackers Make Massive Profits For Its Operators
Posted on 22-10-2019https://cyware.com/news/high-profile-ransomware-that-helped-attackers-make-massive-profits-for-its-operators-c8966231
A staple of many types of ransomware is encryption. It encrypts files on victims’ devices so that they cannot be opened without a password. Targeted ransomware attacks continue to help cyb...
Companies are Misusing VirusTotal and Exposing Confidential Data, Research Finds
Posted on 22-10-2019https://cyware.com/news/companies-are-misusing-virustotal-and-exposing-confidential-data-research-finds-3f62d026
Researchers said that they’ve discovered thousands of unprotected files from companies across the pharmaceutical, industrial, automotive and food sectors. These files contained information ra...
Despite the presence and implementation of robust security protocols, various persistent and ever-evolving hacking strategies continue to exist. This clearly depicts how innovative criminal hackers are to execute their malicious activities. Once again, re
Posted on 22-10-2019https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/21/nordvpn-confirms-it-was-hacked/
NordVPN, a virtual private network provider that promises to “protect your privacy online,” has confirmed it was hacked. The admission comes following rumors that the company had been bre...