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Chinese hack group Aquatic Panda exploits Log4Shell to hack educational institutions

ByVladimir KrasnogolovyJanuary 5, 2022

Specialists of information security company CrowdStrike warn: the Chinese cyber-espionage hack group Aquatic Panda uses the Log4Shell vulnerabilities, with the help of which a large educational institution was compromised. Let me remind you that the CVE-2021-44228

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Is Vulkan RT a virus?

ByStephanie AdlamJanuary 5, 2022

As a user, you may have concerns when you notice an unknown folder and a program icon in the Windows Start Menu, both named Vulkan RT. What is this program? Whence it came? Is Vulkan RT a virus? Should I remove it? If these questions flash in your mind, you’ve come to

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Volvo Cars under Snatch attack

ByStephanie AdlamJanuary 4, 2022

In its press release, Volvo Cars, a Swedish multinational luxury vehicle manufacturer based in Torslanda, Gothenburg, reported unlawful third party access to its records. Upon discovery of the violation, the company notified the relevant authorities and took steps to prevent

ByStephanie AdlamDecember 29, 2021

Antivirus, anti-malware software, antivirus scanner… There are so many terms, and all of them look so similar, but they’re different. It is so easy to confuse the user who does not have any information about all these things. Thus, it is important to clear out these things

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Script-based malware. How to stay protected?

ByStephanie AdlamDecember 29, 2021

Over the last four years, the share of script-based attacks of malware offenses worldwide has grown so drastically that it raised alerts among security specialists and ordinary users. In this post, we shall regard script-based malware, assess its strengths and weaknesses,

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Experts hacked Bluetooth test for COVID-19

ByVladimir KrasnogolovyDecember 24, 2021

Researchers at F-Secure hacked a home Bluetooth COVID-19 test and were able to fake the test result. For testing, the experts took the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test device, which uses an analyzer that connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth and works in tandem with the

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Magnat campaigns delivering fake installers

ByStephanie AdlamDecember 23, 2021

Cyber security specialists warn of the Magnat malicious distribution waves targeted at the potential users of some most popular software. Threat actors use the methods of malvertising to successfully distribute their malicious software installer. The work presents itself

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Slow PC. Possible causes and how to fix them

ByStephanie AdlamDecember 23, 2021

Have you been noticing strange decelerations or even freezings in the work of your computer lately? Has it become noisier, as if it struggles, loaded with tasks when you know you gave it none? If this sounds familiar, you need to find a reason for such a slow PC trouble. It

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The 2easy trading platform is gaining popularity on the darknet

ByVladimir KrasnogolovyDecember 22, 2021

KELA analysts say that the 2easy trading platform is gaining popularity on the darknet, gradually becoming an important player in the sale of stolen data. The company’s report states that the stolen information was collected from approximately 600,000 devices infected

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Malware vs. Virus. Difference explained

ByStephanie AdlamDecember 22, 2021

The topic of this small post is malware vs. virus conceptual clarification. We remember times when people used to call any harmful program a “virus”. Today this “malware” term popped out! How do these words correlate? People seem to use them freely

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Chinese hack group Aquatic Panda exploits Log4Shell to hack educational institutions

Is Vulkan RT a virus?

Volvo Cars under Snatch attack

Antivirus scanner and anti-malware. What is the difference?

Script-based malware. How to stay protected?

Experts hacked Bluetooth test for COVID-19

Magnat campaigns delivering fake installers

Slow PC. Possible causes and how to fix them

The 2easy trading platform is gaining popularity on the darknet

Malware vs. Virus. Difference explained

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