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Jan 29, 2021

Perl.com domain stolen, now using IP address tied to malware

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The domain name perl.com was stolen this week and is now points to an IP address associated with malware campaigns.

Jan 28, 2021

Authorities Seize Dark-Web Site Linked to the Netwalker Ransomware

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U.S. and Bulgarian authorities took control of the dark web site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group.

Jan 28, 2021

European Authorities Disrupt Emotet — World’s Most Dangerous Malware

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Law enforcement agencies dismantled the infrastructure of Emotet, a notorious email-based Windows malware behind several botnet-driven spam campaigns.

Jan 28, 2021

New Docker Container Escape Bug Affects Microsoft Azure Functions

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Researchers detail docker container escape bug affecting microsoft azure functions.

Jan 26, 2021

How quantum computers could hack our brains with fake memories like Total Recall

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, neuroscience, quantum physics

Well, maybe they would be good memories. 😃


Quantum computers, according to experts, will one day be capable of performing incredible calculations and nearly unfathomable feats of logic. In the near future, we know they’ll help us discover new drugs to fight disease and new materials to build with. But the far future potential for these enigmatic machines is as vast as the universe itself.

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Jan 22, 2021

New website launched to document vulnerabilities in malware strains

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Controversy brewing?

But the site also touches on a sensitive topic in the cyber-security industry. For decades, security researchers have been secretly hacking back against malware operators.

Just like malware sometimes uses bugs in legitimate apps to infiltrate systems, security firms have also used bugs in malware code to infiltrate the attacker’s infrastructure.

Jan 15, 2021

AI set to replace humans in cybersecurity by 2030, says Trend Micro

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In 2021 Trend Micro predicts that cybercriminals will look to home networks as a critical launch pad to compromising corporate IT and IoT networks.

Jan 14, 2021

Intel Adds Hardware-Enabled Ransomware Detection to 11th Gen vPro Chips

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Intel 11th Gen vPro Chips Adds Hardware-Enabled Ransomware Detection.

Jan 14, 2021

FTC settlement with Ever orders data and AIs deleted after facial recognition pivot

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The maker of a defunct cloud photo storage app that pivoted to selling facial recognition services has been ordered to delete user data and any algorithms trained on it, under the terms of an FTC settlement.

The regulator investigated complaints the Ever app — which gained earlier notoriety for using dark patterns to spam users’ contacts — had applied facial recognition to users’ photographs without properly informing them what it was doing with their selfies.

Under the proposed settlement, Ever must delete photos and videos of users who deactivated their accounts and also delete all face embeddings (i.e. data related to facial features which can be used for facial recognition purposes) that it derived from photos of users who did not give express consent to such a use.

Jan 10, 2021

Hack-proof network closer after China’s quantum communication experiment

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, quantum physics

China is positioning itself to be a world leader in quantum technology, including drafting international standards.