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Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

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Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

Be on your guard if you're a developer who uses GitHub - someone could be trying to infect your computer with malware.

Graham Cluley • 30 Mar 2017

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British man arrested after 900,000 broadband routers knocked offline in Germany

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British man arrested after 900,000 broadband routers knocked offline in Germany

A 29-year-old man has been arrested at Luton airport by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with a massive internet attack that disrupted telephone, television and internet services in Germany last November.

Graham Cluley • 24 Feb 2017

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Ransomware attack hits St Louis Public library

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Ransomware attack hits St Louis Public library

If you were trying to use the public computers at St Louis Public Library this week you may have experienced more than your fair share of problems.

Graham Cluley • 20 Jan 2017

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900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited

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900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited

As many as 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers were knocked offline on Sunday and Monday as an attempt was made to hijack broadband routers into a botnet.

Graham Cluley • 29 Nov 2016

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MailChimp accounts hacked to spam out malicious emails

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MailChimp accounts hacked to spam out malicious emails

Hackers broke into the MailChimp accounts of some businesses, and send out malicious invoice emails to subscribers... but that doesn't mean that MailChimp suffered a serious security breach. Once again, two-factor authentication could have saved users' bacon.

Graham Cluley • 23 Nov 2016

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The odd, 8-year legacy of the Conficker worm

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The odd, 8-year legacy of the Conficker worm

The Conficker worm was huge news when it emerged towards the end of 2008, exploiting millions of Windows devices. Today, it remains one of the most pervasive malware families around the globe.

Editor • 21 Nov 2016

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Sednit: A very digested read

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Sednit: A very digested read

This feature offers a very digested read of ESET's trilogy of research papers on Sednit, one of the most notorious groups of cyberattackers in the world.

Editor • 11 Nov 2016

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How to do an APK Analysis Using AppMon

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How to do an APK Analysis Using AppMon

There are a great many tools available to help quickly analyze the behavior of mobile malware samples. In the case of Android, one such app is AppMon.

Denise Giusto Bilić • 07 Nov 2016

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Flashback Tuesday: The Morris Worm

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Flashback Tuesday: The Morris Worm

On November 2nd 1988, the Morris Worm was released, bringing the internet to an effective standstill. It was a seminal moment in internet history.

Editor • 02 Nov 2016