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This new ransomware is targeting Windows and Linux PCs with a 'unique' attack
Posted on 05-06-2020https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-new-ransomware-is-targeting-windows-and-linux-pcs-with-a-unique-attack/?&web_view=true
A newly uncovered form of ransomware is going after Windows and Linux systems in what appears to be a targeted campaign. Named Tycoon after references in the code, this ransomware has been ...
Google Faces Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking Users in Incognito Mode
Posted on 05-06-2020https://threatpost.com/google-faces-privacy-lawsuit-over-tracking-users-in-incognito-mode/156269/
A $5 billion class-action lawsuit filed in a California federal court alleges that Google’s Chrome incognito mode collects browser data without people’s knowledge or consent. Google...
Sophisticated Info-Stealer Targets Air-Gapped Devices via USB
Posted on 04-06-2020https://threatpost.com/info-stealer-air-gapped-devices-usb/156262/
The newly discovered USBCulprit malware is part of the arsenal of an APT known as Cycldek, which targets government entities. The Cycldek APT group has added a previously unknown malware dubbed...
Zoom to roll out strong encryption for paying clients
Posted on 02-06-2020https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/zoom-plans-to-roll-out-strong-encryption-for-paying-customers
SAN FRANCISCO • Videoconferencing provider Zoom plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as schools, but not by users of its free consumer acco...
Iran cyberattack on Israel tried to increase chlorine in water - report
Posted on 01-06-2020https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/iran-cyberattack-on-israel-tried-to-increase-chlorine-in-water-report-629910
An Iranian cyberattack on Israeli water systems in April that was thought to have been relatively harmless may have tried to increase the amount of chlorine added to treated water in the civilian ...