Tag: security
Bad news for BitLocker users — its encryption can be cracked remarkable easily
If you have a Windows 10 Pro, or Windows 11 Pro device, with a dedicated external Trusted Platform Module (TPM), all of your encrypted data could easily be decrypted and read – all that’s needed is a little brainpower, a $10 Raspberry Pi Pico, and physical access to the target…
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This evil Android malware has one devious USP — it doesn’t even need to be opened to start stealing all your photos and files
Security researchers have spotted new Android malware that doesn’t even need user interaction to launch. However, to become fully operational and run the processes it was designed to do – it still needs the victim’s approval. Cybersecurity researchers from McAfee said they observed a new version of XLoader, a known…
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Hyundai Europe confirms it was hit by a major ransomware attack
Hyundai Motor Europe, the South Korean carmaker’s European division, has confirmed suffering a ransomware attack earlier this year. In early January, news broke of a cyber-incident within the firm, but Hyundai quickly shot the talk down, claiming to just having experienced “IT issues”. However, BleepingComputer uncovered new evidence pointing to…
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More fake Facebook job ads are spreading malware to steal all your details
Cybersecurity researchers have spotted yet another malicious Facebook ad campaign looking to trick users into installing malware on your Windows device. The team from Trustwave SpiderLabs revealed how an unnamed threat actor created a Facebook ad campaign for digital advertising jobs. Those that click on the ad are served a…
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Ransomware payments hit an unfortunate milestone in 2023 — over $1.1billion paid out as hackers rake in rewards
It seems that 2023 provided a renaissance of sorts for ransomware, as a new report claims diverse strategies among threat actors, and a shift in the threat landscape, resulted in record-breaking extortion sums. New findings from Chainalysis claim that after a dip in 2022, ransomware gangs surpassed a historic milestone…
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Spyware risks are rising fast, and you should definitely be worried — even Google says so
Companies developing spyware and offering spying services to government agencies and threat actors around the world are growing in number, and to make matters worse, for all of them – business is good. This is according to a new report from Google, which highlights the growing concern of commercially developed…
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