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Lastest Leak Includes Emails, Actor Contact Information — HBO Hack

The latest leak includes another half-gigabyte sam
The latest leak includes another half-gigabyte sample of the group's stolen digital goods; it claims to have 1.5 terabytes in all. So far the HBO leaks have been limited, falling well short of the chaos inflicted on Sony in 2014, when hackers unearthed ...
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5 Outsourcing WordPress Development Hacks for Maximum ROI

If you’re an entrepreneur, then you will take care
If you’re an entrepreneur, then you will take care of your Return on Investment (ROI) above eve00ything. For a business, this is the most important as all the profit and loss are monitored with this term. Outsourcing WordPress development can be an ...
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Kenya rejects opposition’s hacking claims amid protests

Kenya’s election commission has dismissed claims b
Kenya’s election commission has dismissed claims by opposition leader Raila Odinga that its systems and website had been hacked to produce a “fictitious” lead for Odinga’s long-time rival President Uhuru Kenyatta. Angry protests erupted in ...
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Instagram Testing Sharing Live Streams With a Friend

Live streaming content is a huge market these days
Live streaming content is a huge market these days, so Instagram wants to make it a bit easier to share some content with a friend. Instagram is testing a feature that would allow users to quickly add someone to their live stream, which would allow for ...
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HBO conducts forensic review to understand scope of Game Of Thrones hack

 Game of Thrones  spoilers may now be the least of
Game of Thrones spoilers may now be the least of HBO's worries this season. The digital thieves also allegedly released unseen episodes of Ballers, Insecure and Room 104, but those plot lines will hardly shift the scope of global politics in the same way ...
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More pseudo-ransomware attacks are probably on the way

In a new report examining cybersecurity trends for
In a new report examining cybersecurity trends for the quarter, it sounds like “ransomware” — emphasis on the air quotes — will remain very much in vogue through 2017. The last few months saw some major malware moments, most notably the WannaCry ...
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Fighting cybercrime: how to tackle the hackers

It is no longer a matter of if, but when. With the
It is no longer a matter of if, but when. With the spate of cyber-attacks in recent years, any business that has not encountered online fraud should consider itself very lucky, but it is unlikely that luck will last for long. The direness of cyber-attacks ...
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DLA Piper's Hack Attack Could Cost 'Millions'

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Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. DLA Piper is still recovering from last week’s massive cyberattack, with insurance brokers claiming that the resulting upheaval could lead to costs “in the millions” for the firm.
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Bitcoin Surpasses Milestone Price of $3000 Across Global Exchanges

On August 5 bitcoin surpassed the $3000 USD per BT
On August 5 bitcoin surpassed the $3000 USD per BTC threshold on the trading platform Bitstamp. Smashing the $3000 vantage point was not enough for bitcoin as BTC prices touched an all-time high of $3230. At press time one BTC is roughly $3150 as traders ...
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The 2017 Fappening: Kylie Jenner Hacker Says No Nudes Were Found

What should Kylie Jenner do in... Here we go again
What should Kylie Jenner do in... Here we go again. Only a few days after Modern Family star Sarah Hyland nude photos were posted online, a new celebrity appears to be targeted by a hack that... Kylie Jenner's Snapchat account was hacked on Saturday ...
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Snapchat Account of Kylie Jenner was Hacked

In this case, no personal images were shared and t
In this case, no personal images were shared and the hacker later posted on Twitter that ultimately they did not have any nude images. As a result of this hack, it looks that though the Twitter account of the suspect has been suspended but the Snapchat of ...
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Ariana Grande Hits Back After Racist & Homophobic Instagram Hack

The hacking even caught the attention of Grande’s
The hacking even caught the attention of Grande’s friend Nicki ... The actress had her Twitter account hacked into last month and the criminal even threatened to leak alleged nude images of the 24-year-old, though no such pictures were ever posted ...
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Stolen nude photos and hacked defibrillators: is this the future of ransomware?

In May, hackers stole files from a Lithuanian plas
In May, hackers stole files from a Lithuanian plastic surgery clinic, containing highly personal information about 25,000 former clients: names, addresses and procedures performed, as well as passport scans, national insurance numbers and nude photos of ...
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The 2017 Fappening: Kylie Jenner Hacked, Nude Photos Could Be Leaked

Here we go again. Only a few days after Modern Fam
Here we go again. Only a few days after Modern Family star Sarah Hyland nude photos were posted online, a new celebrity appears to be targeted by a hack that gets us one step closer to a new episode of the famous The Fappening saga. Kylie Jenner’s ...
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Ariana Grande’s Instagram Account Hacked

While no hacking group or individual claimed the a
While no hacking group or individual claimed the attack ... celebrity or he only tried to boost the number of followers of his other accounts. No nude photos were stolen this time In addition to several racist posts, the hacker also published a photo ...
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SMBs are overconfident on cyber threats

Fewer than 30 per cent of SMBs in the UK, USA and
Fewer than 30 per cent of SMBs in the UK, USA and Australia are completely ready to manage IT security - and many are underestimating the scale of the threat. Ransomware is likely being underestimated: Webroot's threat research shows that more than 60 per ...
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Microsoft won’t patch 20 yr old SMBv1 vulnerability (you should just turn the service off)

Following the recent WannaCry and Petya ransomware
Following the recent WannaCry and Petya ransomware attacks, Microsoft recommended all Windows 10 users to remove the unused but vulnerable SMBv1 file sharing protocol from their PCs. This is because both variants of the ransomware actually used the same ...
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Ransomware : des chercheurs veulent intégrer une protection directement dans le système de fichiers

Les mesures de prévention, comme les sauvegardes,
Les mesures de prévention, comme les sauvegardes, et de réaction, comme mécanismes de détection de comportements malicieux, n’offrent qu’une réponse partiellement satisfaisante aux attaques de ransomware. C’est l’analyse initiale de sept ...
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Los ataques de ransomware interrumpen las operaciones en 1 de cada 5 Pymes afectadas

Un nuevo estudio de investigación ha analizado los
Un nuevo estudio de investigación ha analizado los efectos que tiene el ransomware en el campo empresarial. Según se desprende de los datos del último informe de la compañía Malwarebytes, el 32 por ciento de pequeñas y medianas empresas a nivel ...
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Ukrainian Firm Facing Legal Action for Damages Caused by NotPetya Ransomware

US Pharma Giant  Not yet Producing Bulk Product  B
US Pharma Giant Not yet Producing Bulk Product Because of NotPetya Outbreak How to Remove a Button from the Firefox Menu How to Add a Button to the Firefox Menu How to Add a Button to the Firefox Toolbar How to Remove a Button from the Firefox Toolbar ...
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Cyberkriminalität: Geschäftsmodell Ransomware as a Service

Sophos hat auf der Security-Konferenz Black Hat ei
Sophos hat auf der Security-Konferenz Black Hat einen Report zum Thema Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) vorgestellt. Die Erpresser-Software wird im Darknet als Baukastensystem angeboten – einschließlich Software-Updates. Sophos-Report: Professionelles ...
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Data Breaches Caused by Employee Error Still a Huge Problem: Beazley

Hacking and malware attacks including ransomware a
Hacking and malware attacks including ransomware attacks continue to be the leading cause of breaches, accounting for 32 percent of the 1,330 incidents that insurer Beazley’s in-house Breach Response Services helped clients handle in the first half of ...
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Cashing On Digital Payments Android Banking Trojans Grew 166%

As digital payments gained traction and online and
As digital payments gained traction and online and mobile banking increasingly became mainstream, miscreants like banking trojans also wished to cash in on the situation. A QuickHeal report has revealed that the banking trojans on Android platform saw an ...
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Media Alert: EventTracker to Host Technical Webinar on Advanced Ransomware Attacks Subverting AV and Next-generation Firewalls

COLUMBIA, Md., July 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- E
COLUMBIA, Md., July 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EventTracker, a leader in security information and event management (SIEM), today announced that it will host a technical webinar that will take a deep dive into the latest technologies behind ransomware ...
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What next for Aussie security after WannaCry?

Billed as the “biggest ransomware outbreak in hist
Billed as the “biggest ransomware outbreak in history”, WannaCry took charge of the world for a weekend in May. Crippling organisations across 150 countries and four continents, over 200,000 computers were infected with more than 10,000 organisations ...
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Stage set for cyber war

Forget the past. The future of war suddenly presen
Forget the past. The future of war suddenly presents itself with great razzmatazz. Two consecutive ransomware attacks — ‘WannaCry’ and ‘GoldenEye’ — shook the world with such ferocious force that it was evident — they were intended to attract ...
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Healthcare Info Security: Clinic Discovers Lengthy Intrusion Post-Ransomware Attack

Michael Leigh, director for security defense opera
Michael Leigh, director for security defense operations, is interviewed by Healthcare Info Security about the recent ransomware attack at the Peachtree Neurological Clinic. He is a featured interview in the article “Clinic Discovers Lengthy Intrusion ...
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The City of Sarasota, a ransomware attack, ISIS and the FBI

A cyber attack that crippled Sarasota City Hall co
A cyber attack that crippled Sarasota City Hall computer systems early last year was far more severe than previously reported publicly, a newly released administrative review reveals. July 28--SARASOTA -- A cyber attack that crippled Sarasota City Hall ...
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Ransomware Attack on DLA Piper Puts Law Firms, Clients on Red Alert

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Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. By now, every managing partner has heard the warning: Law firms and their clients’ sensitive information are a treasure trove for hackers. Consider litigators unable to access motions ...
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DEFCON – Connected Car Security

This post was written by Christiaan Beek, Jesse Mi
This post was written by Christiaan Beek, Jesse Michael, Raj Samani, and Mickey Shkatov. Sometime in the distant past, that thing in your driveway was a car. According to Intel however, the “connected car is already the third-fastest growing ...
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Windows 10 release date, features, devices and free upgrade: Ransomware threats spur Windows 10 adoption

Windows 10 launched globally on 29 July 2015 and w
Windows 10 launched globally on 29 July 2015 and was touted as the last version of Windows , marking the end of decades of occasional heavy duty OS updates in favour of a more incremental approach. Available as a free upgrade for a year after launch ...
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SMBs exhibit false confidence when it comes to cyber threats

A survey of 600 SMBs worldwide (200 each in the UK
A survey of 600 SMBs worldwide (200 each in the UK, USA and Australia) has shown that, globally, fewer than 30 per cent consider themselves completely ready to manage IT security - and are underestimating the threat of certain types of attack. Globally, 56 ...
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Partner's Guide To Fighting Ransomware

Hundreds of thousands of ransomware attacks take p
Hundreds of thousands of ransomware attacks take place every single day. Everyone is a target. No one is immune. Ransomware has become an epidemic and is now one of the top concerns of cybersecurity professionals due to the frequency of attacks and the ...
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1 in 5 SMEs shut down due to ransomwares

Another 11% said they lost revenue. Small and medi
Another 11% said they lost revenue. Small and medium-sized enterprises in Singapore have been a target by ransomware in the past year, with 21% saying they had to cease business operations immediately. According to Malwarebytes' Second Annual State of ...
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Ransomware charges victims $25M in the last 2 years

4. Mobile communication technology can streamline
4. Mobile communication technology can streamline care team collaboration, reengineer workflows and optimize EHR - here's how. Register here. 5. Early registration discount ends today for Becker's 3rd Annual Health IT + Revenue Cycle 2017! Less than 55 ...
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Australians are world's biggest cyberattack ransom payers: Malwarebytes survey

Australian small-to-medium enterprises are nearly
Australian small-to-medium enterprises are nearly twice as likely to pay a ransom demanded by cyber criminals as are their counterparts offshore, even though paying is known to encourage further attacks, and only 40 per cent of those who didn't pay ...
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Ransomware charges victims $25M in the last 2 years

4. Mobile communication technology can streamline
4. Mobile communication technology can streamline care team collaboration, reengineer workflows and optimize EHR - here's how. Register here. 5. Early registration discount ends today for Becker's 3rd Annual Health IT + Revenue Cycle 2017! Less than 55 ...
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O poder do cibercrime: ransomwares fecham 1 a cada 5 empresas infectadas

Se pudermos olhar por um espectro positivo, por me
Se pudermos olhar por um espectro positivo, por menor que seja, o WannaCry serviu como alerta ao mundo sobre como os ransomwares são potencialmente perigosos tanto para empresas quanto para usuários comuns. O sentimento de impotência ao ter todos os ...
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Australians are world's biggest cyberattack ransom payers: Malwarebytes survey

Australian small-to-medium enterprises are nearly
Australian small-to-medium enterprises are nearly twice as likely to pay a ransom demanded by cyber criminals as are their counterparts offshore, even though paying is known to encourage further attacks, and only 40 per cent of those who didn't pay ...
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Accidental Data Breaches Growing Cause of Cyber Losses

Beazley, a cyber and data breach response global i
Beazley, a cyber and data breach response global insurance provider, released its Beazley Breach Insights findings based on its client data in the first six months of 2017. Ransomware attacks continued their rise in the first half of 2017, up by 50 percent ...
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Emsisoft Decrypter for NemucodAES 1.0.0.60

Emsisoft Decrypter for NemucodAES can decrypt the
Emsisoft Decrypter for NemucodAES can decrypt the NemucodAES ransomware, a newer variant of the Nemucod ransomware family. Emsisoft Decrypter for NemucodAES can decrypt the NemucodAES ransomware, a newer variant of the Nemucod ransomware family.NemucodAES ...
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Vodafone Customers Warned About Fake Email Containing Ransomware

Vodafone customers are being warned about a fake e
Vodafone customers are being warned about a fake email doing the rounds. Internet security firm ESET Ireland say the e-mail carries the Nemucod trojan, which downloads ransomware that encrypts data on a computer and demands ransom. The email appears to ...
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Cyber attacks on India minimum, but govt alert: IT minister

As per the information reported to the Indian Comp
As per the information reported to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERTIn), a total of 65 incidents involving ransomware were reported between 2014 and 2017 till June, he said in the Lok Sabha. New Delhi: Cyber attacks on India is minimum ...
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SentinelOne analyses splash ransomware 'splash screens'

Analysis of the psychology behind digital ransom n
Analysis of the psychology behind digital ransom notes sheds light on the range of social engineering tactics used by cyber-attackers. Key social engineering techniques – fear, authority, scarcity (or urgency) and humour – are among the drives ...
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Symantec CEO Expects To Rake In More Revenue From WannaCry, NotPetya Ransomware Attacks

FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia and EVP of Worldwide Sale
FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia and EVP of Worldwide Sales Bill Robbins discuss the company's channel progress, upcoming endpoint security launch, and the company's investigation into the hack of a Mandiant analyst earlier this week. The Top 25 Channel Sales ...
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Aadhaar data safe as servers are in India: Ravi Shankar Prasad

However, the cyber attacks on India is very minimu
However, the cyber attacks on India is very minimum, but we are always alert, he said. The Minister said apart from the recent WannaCry ransomware attack, another ransomware called Petya has also been reported since June. Some 34 incidents have been ...
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65 incidents of cyber attacks in 3 years: Govt

A total of 65 incidents of cyber attacks, involvin
A total of 65 incidents of cyber attacks, involving ransomware, were reported between 2014 and June this year however the government has taken several steps for protection of the Indian cyber-space, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday in Lok ...
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Over 2.3 million malware infections detected on Windows in Q2

Over 2.3 million infections and 13 families of ran
Over 2.3 million infections and 13 families of ransomware were detected on Windows in the second quarter of 2017, a new report revealed on Wednesday. According to Quick Heal Technologies, malware detections saw a drop of 23 per cent but continued to emerge ...
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TA17-181A: Petya Ransomware

This Alert has been updated to reflect the Nationa
This Alert has been updated to reflect the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center's (NCCIC) analysis of the NotPetya malware variant. The scope of this Alert’s analysis is limited to the newest Petya malware variant that surfaced ...
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FIN10: Anatomy of a Ransomware Phishing Extortion Operation

As part of the campaign, FIN10 has apparently both
As part of the campaign, FIN10 has apparently both locked machines with ransomware and hacked into the networks of different mining companies and casinos in Canada and exfiltrated critical information with regards to customers’ habits and other system ...
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