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Which seems more unlikely to you? Dogs and cats living together in peace or Microsoft releasing a security program for Linux? Actually, both are true. On June 23, Microsoft released Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for Linux for general use. But before you get excited while you could use this on a Linux desktop, […] More
A malware campaign which creates a backdoor providing full access to compromised Windows PC, while adding them to a growing botnet, has developed some unusual measures for staying undetected. Glupteba first emerged in 2018 and started by gradually dropping more components into place on infected machines in its bid to create a backdoor to the […] More
An organized hacker group believed to be operating out of Eastern Europe has stolen around $200 million from online cryptocurrency exchanges, cyber-security firm ClearSky said in a report shared with ZDNet today. Or Blatt, Research Team Leader at ClearSky, told ZDNet the group, which ClearSky has been tracking under the name of CryptoCore, has been […] More
Microsoft has admitted that this month’s Windows 10 Patch Tuesday updates are causing more problems, this time resulting in crashes due to a failure in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) file, lsass.exe. Windows 10 It confirmed the new bug in the KB articles for updates to Windows 10 version 1809 (KB4561608), version 1903 […] More
Law enforcement in New Zealand has seized $140 million NZD ($90 million USD) as part of a case against Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator of BTC-e. Vinnik, claimed to be BTC-e’s founder and CEO, has been sought by law enforcement in the US, France, and Russia on charges of money laundering. New Zealand has […] More
A new strain of ransomware is being deployed in attacks created off the back of the release of contact-tracing apps during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Researchers from ESET said this week that the ransomware emerged only a few days after Health Canada announced the release of COVID Alert, which will first be tested in Ontario […] More
Atlanta-based privacy management platform Privacy Bee has released a new service, which can remove users’ data en masse from thousands of databases across the Internet. The service scrubs consumers’ personal information from companies’ databases so it can not be sold or hacked. By limiting the number of places where your personal data is stored, individuals reduce their […] More
The New South Wales government has announced a cybersecurity vulnerability management centre will be established in Bathurst. To be operated by Cyber Security NSW, the centre will be responsible for detecting, scanning, and managing online vulnerabilities and data across departments and agencies when operations commence in July. Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello said the […] More
