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Bad Rabbit: A new Petya-like ransomware that's spreading, but beatable
A new form of ransomware, dubbed Bad Rabbit, is infecting computers via drive-by attacks masquerading as Flash updates. This latest form of rapidly spreading ransomware is believed to be a variant of the Petya family; DLLs associated with it share approximately 67% of their code with known Petya variants. Read more…
WannaCry ransomware: Hospitals were warned to patch system to protect against cyber-attack - but didn't
The National Health Service (NHS) was left vulnerable to the WannaCry ransomware attack because, despite local health trusts being warned to patch their systems, many had failed to do so. A National Audit Office (NAO) investigation found that the impact of WannaCry could have been prevented if basic security best practice had been applied. Read more…
Criminals mimic popular cryptocurrency exchange in Google Play
Cybercriminals took advantage of popular cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex's lack of an official app to dupe unsuspecting users into downloading credential stealing malware. Read more…
Senators try to reform law that allows U.S. agencies to surveil citizens
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced the USA Rights Act to limit surveillance of Americans' communications under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Read more…
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