Sat.Feb 01, 2020

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Crooks start exploiting Coronavirus as bait to spread malware

Security Affairs

Security researchers warn of malspam campaigns aimed at spreading malware that exploit s media attention on the coronavirus epidemic. Unscrupulous cybercriminal groups are attempting to exploit media attention on the coronavirus to infect systems worldwide. Recently, coronavirus is monopolizing media attention, users online are searching for information about the virus and the way it is rapidly spreading worldwide.

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Windows 7 Gets One Last Update For the Road

WIRED Threat Level

A Silk Road guilty plea, a UN hack, and more of the week's top security news.

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Winnti APT Group targeted Hong Kong Universities

Security Affairs

Winnti Group has compromised computer systems at two Hong Kong universities during the Hong Kong protests that started in March 2019. Hackers from the China-linked Winnti group have compromised computer systems at two Hong Kong universities during the Hong Kong protests that started in March 2019. Researchers from ESET discovered the attacks in November 2019 when they spotted the ShadowPad launcher malware samples on multiple devices at the two universities.

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