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A new ransomware is hijacking Windows BitLocker to encrypt and steal files
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new ransomware strain that abuses Windows BitLocker to lock victims out of their devices. As reported by BleepingComputer, Kaspersky dubbed the new ransomware ShrinkLocker because once it hits, it shrinks available non-boot partitions by 100 MB and creates new primary boot volumes of the same…
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Hackers hijack Arc browser Windows launch with malvertising campaign
Hackers are taking advantage of the Windows launch of Arc browser to trick victims into downloading malware. Arc is a relatively new internet browser, first launched for macOS in the summer of 2023 – and initial feedback from both media and the users was positive enough to prompt the release…
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World Exclusive: We tested the first 2TB microSD card and no, it’s not a fake — AGI’s card defies laws of physics with record-breaking storage capacity on pinkie-size surface area
AGI has launched the first-ever commercially viable 2TB microSD card, beating the likes of SanDisk, Lexar, Samsung and Kioxia to the punch. The big tech firms have been teasing cards of this capacity for a while – Kioxia first announced plans to release a 2TB card in 2022 – but…
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Another top spyware firm has been taken down — pcTattletale website defaced, then taken offline
Commercial spyware firm pcTattletale has been hacked, with data it stole from its victims published on the website, which was also defaced. Commercial spyware, also known as stalkerware, or spouseware, is a piece of software designed to spy on people, and in essence is very similar to malware. A person…
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Best Buy and Geek Squad were the most impersonated companies in tech scams last year
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed its findings on the most impersonated companies during 2023 in a bid to help potential customers and victims to better prepare themselves against such attacks. The report found the most-spoofed company, with a total of 52,000 impersonation scam reports, was Best Buy and…
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Game over — hackers are using a spoofed version of Minesweeper to snare victims
Russian hackers are targeting financial institutions in Europe and the United States with a nostalgia-laden gaming lure. Two security agencies in Ukraine – CSIRT-NBU, and CERT-UA, hae warned of a new phishing campaign conducted by a threat actor they track as “UAC-0188”. This group is also known as “FRwL”, which…
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