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Researchers examining a Trojan currently being used in attacks against an Asian government and other organizations believe it may be connected to past high-profile attacks in Russia, Belarus, and Mongolia. A joint reported issued on Thursday by cybersecurity teams from ESET and Avast suggests that the Remote Access Trojan (RAT), which is undergoing “constant” development, […] More
A new Trojan malware sample has appeared on the radar of cybersecurity researchers following evidence it may be being used in coronavirus-related phishing schemes. First noticed by MalwareHunterTeam, the Trojan sample was connected to a file, “Company PLP_Tax relief due to Covid-19 outbreak CI+PL.jar,” and was only detected at first by ESET’s antivirus engine. Dubbed […] More
Libra Association has announced that Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek is one of the newest members to join its proposed cryptocurrency project. Paradigm and Slow Ventures were also named as new members of the Geneva-based association. Both headquartered in San Francisco, Paradigm is a crypto investment firm and Slow Ventures is a venture capital business […] More
Image: Nikola Johnny Mirkovic Elexon, a crucial middleman in the UK power grid network, reported that it fell victim to a cyber-attack earlier today. In a short message posted on its website, the company said the incident only impacted its internal IT network and employee laptops. The company’s email server was also impacted and had […] More
Antivirus vendor NortonLifeLock delivered better-than-expected fourth quarter financial results on Thursday. The company reported Q4 non-GAAP earnings of 26 cents per share on revenue of $614 million, down from $617 million a year ago. Featured stories Wall Street was expecting earnings of 19 cents per share on revenue of $601.3 million. The company said consumer […] More
Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now be millions — or even billions — of dollars at risk when information security isn’t handled properly. Read More Security researchers from Kaspersky have identified a new version of the COMpfun malware that controls infected […] More
Boca Raton-based home security provider ADT conducted a survey of 1,001 Americans who consume true crime content. True crime has taken over popular culture, evolving from a niche topic into one of our favorite entertainment and storytelling genres. But watching or listening to true crime stories or mysteries has entered our psyche, and as we become aware […] More
In recent weeks, NewsGuard, the internet news watchdog service, has been escalating its battle against misinformation by opening a Coronavirus Misinformation Tracking Center and offering its service for free to all internet users until July 1. NewsGuard is a desktop browser extension that displays credibility and transparency content scoring and is available by subscription. It launched in August 2018 and typically costs […] More
