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Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer

Krebs on Security

Norton 360 , one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. According to the FAQ posted on its site , “ Norton Crypto ” will mine Ethereum (ETH) cryptocurrency while the customer’s computer is idle.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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The City of Durham shut down its network after Ryuk Ransomware attack

Security Affairs

Once it’s inside, Ryuk can spread across network servers through file shares to individual computers,” reads a post published by SBI. A few days ago EVRAZ , one of the world’s largest multinational vertically integrated steel making and mining companies, has been hit by the Ryuk ransomware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

Until recently, I was fairly active on Twitter , regularly tweeting to more than 350,000 followers about important security news and stories here. 19th story IRS Will Soon Require Selfies For Online Access goes immediately viral for pointing out something that apparently nobody has noticed on the U.S.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 181 – News of the week

Security Affairs

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Google Android team found high severity flaw in Honeywell Android-based handheld computers. Access to over 3,000 compromised sites sold on Russian black marketplace MagBo. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer. 20% discount.

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Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service

Krebs on Security

Microleaves , a ten-year-old proxy service that lets customers route their web traffic through millions of Microsoft Windows computers, recently fixed a vulnerability in their website that exposed their entire user database. io (OIO) was going to upend the online advertising and security industries with its initial coin offering (ICO).

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To get the most from blockchain in government, a sharing mindset is needed

CGI

When I was at university earning my Masters in Computer Science, I devoted a lot of my coursework to distributed computing. Agencies can increase public trust through blockchain transparency and introduce new citizen interactions (like secure voting) and value-added services by adopting blockchain. ACT-IAC guidance.