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Police Swindle Decryption Keys from DeadBolt Ransomware Gang
The Dutch National Police, together with information security specialists from RespondersNU, tricked the operators of the DeadBolt encryptor into giving…
What is Torrenting? Is it illegal or Safe? How Does it Work
A torrent is a tool for free data exchange on the Internet. However, it is considered a symbol of piracy…
Russian DDOSIA Project Pays Volunteers to Participate in DDOS Attacks on Western Companies
Radware experts discovered the DDOSIA crowdsourcing DDoS project, in which a Russian-speaking hack group pays volunteers for participation in attacks…
Another 0-Day Bug Was Found in Microsoft Exchange, and LockBit Ransomware Operators Are Exploiting It
Although Microsoft still hasn’t fixed the ProxyNotShell vulnerabilities found in Exchange last month, the company is now investigating a report…
Microsoft Account Unusual Sign-in Activity: Does It Phishing Spam?
Email notification of a suspicious login attempt to your account is a good security solution to protect your users. It…
Password meter services put Internet users at risk
Password meter services, implemented on many popular platforms, can be misleading, thereby putting users at risk of cyberattacks. During the holiday season, hundreds of millions of people will receive gadgets…
Check Point named the most dangerous malware of November 2019
Check Point Research Team, Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a global cybersecurity solutions provider, published the Global Threat Index report, listing the most dangerous malware of November 2019.…
France are looking for LockerGoga ransomware developers in Ukraine
French law enforcement agencies are looking in Ukraine for developers who used LockerGoga ransomware to attack more than 1,200 industrial enterprises around the world. According to the French police, some…
An attacker in a WhatsApp group chat could disable messengers of other participants
Do you like chatting in groups of interest? Are you smiling or shivering when in a group chat from your child’s kindergarten or school class new messages arrive? You are…
How To Use Public Wi-Fi Safely: Risks To Watch Out For
In a world where almost everything comes with a price it’s sometimes nice to have at least free wifi. But starting with such a poetic intro here actually comes the…
Who stands behind cyberattacks? Top 5 types of attackers
When accessing the internet, we are often introduced to seemingly wonderful websites, which we think would assist us with our internet surfing, and we often fall into the trap of…
What is a Botnet: Signs Your Computer Is Part Of A Botnet
Botnets are a new reality that seems to have somehow imperceptibly swooped upon us. In fact, the first documented botnet1 – a network of bots -…
How to clean space on your Windows computer?
Nothing is more annoying than receiving a notification about your device’s storage being full. You delete some software, your favorite music, and some memorable pictures but, still, the storage seems…
How can you enhance the security of your browser?
Which is the most secure Web browser? Google Chrome? Mozilla Firefox? Microsoft’s Edge? It’s a simple question but the answer is quite complicated. Five years back a poll was carried…
How To Fix a Computer That Randomly Restarts
Modern computers have working stability much higher than the stability of the computers in the late ‘90s – early ‘00s. Nonetheless, nasty bugs sometimes make us frenzy, because they make…
Google Fined Record €4.3 Billion for Abusing Dominance in Smartphone Market
On July 18, 2018, the European Commission announced that it had fined Google €4.3 billion for violating EU competition rules. The fine was imposed after an investigation revealed that Google…
Smoke Loader Malware: New Password-Stealing Infection Method
A new variant of the Smoke Loader malware has been discovered that uses a new method to infect computers. Smoke Loader is a sophisticated malware that has been around since…