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5 Unexpected Ransomware Attacks You need to know

Ransomware attacks are proliferating unimaginably. Coming year might come along with some more serious threats. We hope security researchers come up with sure solutions for these robust malware program and innocent users aren’t harmed anymore.

Above all, we highly recommend all user to take offline backup of their data. Even if they are attacked with any such attack, they won’t end up becoming a victim.

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How to spot a phishing email?

One of the solution I’d implement would be: when ever we hover over the link its should show you to which link it is pointing or redirecting to and this solution needs to be implemented by all email providers like Google’s Gmail, Microsoft’s Outlook etc. This will prevent the user from exposing their personal information to hackers.

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China to Control the Internet of Things to Spy on Business?

China is aggressively seeking to dominate the Internet of Things and plans to use access to billions of networked electronic devices for intelligence-gathering, sabotage, and business purposes, according to a forthcoming congressional report.

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12 signs you’ve been hacked — and how to fight back

Here are 12 sure signs you’ve been hacked and what to do in the event of compromise. Note that in all cases, the number 1 recommendation is to completely restore your system to a known good state before proceeding.

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Quantum computers will break the encryption that protects the internet

Encryption has plenty of uses. It defends state secrets, and the corporate sort. It protects financial flows and medical records. And it makes the $2trn e-commerce industry possible. Without it, credit-card details, bank transfers, emails and the like would zip around the internet unprotected, for anyone so minded to see or steal. Nobody, however, is certain that the foundation of all this is sound.

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Your computer could be quietly mining bitcoin — for someone else

Hackers are quietly hijacking personal computers, company servers, cable routers, mobile devices and other forms of computing power to stealthily mine cryptocurrencies — a problem that cybersecurity experts warn is growing rapidly.  The act, known as cryptojacking…

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How to stop wasting your life watching TV and do something worthwhile with your downtime

So how do you shake up this routine and begin to invest your time in activities that truly satisfy and refresh you?  As a time management coach, I’ve seen that these five strategies can help you feel like you have more free time and feel happier with how you invest it.

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What is 2-Factor Authentication and Why Should You Care?

In the traditional flow, there is just 1 layer of security, that is your password. You enter your password and voila, you can access your account. But as stated above, this process is good but not great.   2-factor authentication (2FA) adds another security layer to the login process, reducing the chances of account hacking. In this, just knowing and entering your password is not enough. This new layer can be anything like an OTP sent to your mobile, an auto-generated code, or biometric verification on a device you own.

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Cybercriminals Know Most Small Businesses Lack Cybersecurity

Could your business recover from an abrupt loss of $256,000? Because that’s how much a single cybersecurity hack could cost a small business, according to a recent analysis in Tech Republic.

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The fileless attack: Hacking without installing software

Cyber criminals don’t need to place malware on your system to get in. Fileless or zero-footprint attacks use legitimate applications or even the operating system.  “We see it every day,” says Steven Lentz, CSO at Samsung Research America. “Something coming through, some exploit type, unknown ransomware. We’ve stopped several things with our defenses, either network-wise or at the end point.” The attacks that Lentz is worried about are fileless attacks, also known as zero-footprint attacks, macro, or non-malware attacks. These types of attacks don’t install new software on a user’s computer, so antivirus tools are more likely to miss them.

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This cryptojacking mining malware pretends to be a Flash update

Crooks are attempting to spread their cryptojacking malware to unsuspecting victims by disguising it as an update for Flash.  This particular mining operation is thought to have been operating since August this year with a big spike in activity in September and looks to trick potential victims into downloading an XMRig cryptocurrency miner — the malicious software runs in the background and secretly uses the power of the infected PC to acquire Monero for the hackers.

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U.S. warns of new hacking spree from group linked to China

The U.S. government on Wednesday warned that a hacking group widely known as cloudhopper, which Western cybersecurity firms have linked to the Chinese government, has launched attacks on technology service providers in a campaign to steal data from their clients.

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If you’ve been hacked, don’t count on the police for help

Even the FBI and your local police can’t agree on who you should contact first.  The FBI and your local police both suggest that you should call them. But experts warn that in many cases, neither agency will be able to help, especially if the criminal is asking for so little money. This dynamic underscores why these kinds of hacks — and yes, the porn scam really happened — are starting to proliferate.

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Hackers peddle thousands of air miles on the Dark Web for pocket money

Air miles are easily available online which are issued by airlines including Delta, British Airways, Emirates, and Alaska Air, among others.  After investigating Dark Web marketplaces including Dream Market, Olympus, and the Berlusconi Market, Bischoff found that sellers are flogging hundreds of thousands of frequent flier points.

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This powerful off-the-shelf phone-hacking tool is spreading

Researchers at internet watchdog Citizen Lab have found that a sophisticated piece of spyware designed to break into most commercially available smartphones is now in use in 45 countries. Pegasus, designed by Israeli security firm NSO Group, has been pitched as a so-called “lawful intercept” tool for governments with highly questionable human rights records like Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.

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No, that “Google Business Manager” isn’t actually Google Calling

Taken verbatim from Google’s own Safety Center “Google does not make unsolicited sales calls from an automated system. However, we may place automated phone calls to your business, as a service to Google users, for non-sales tasks like making reservations or confirming your business hours. These calls are only enabled for businesses that offer public phone numbers for the purpose of receiving calls from the general public, and use the automated voice-calling service Duplex.”

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The WannaCry virus was just the beginning

WannaCry swept around the globe in what may have been the most extensive cyber attack in history. The ransomware, which gets its name from how it held a user’s data hostage, affected at least 200 000 computers in more than 150 countries, disrupting the operations of FedEx, Renault-Nissan, Russia’s interior ministry, Chinese universities, and the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).

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IN CYBERWAR, THERE ARE NO RULES

It won’t be cutting-edge cyberattacks that cause the much-feared cyber-Pearl Harbor in the United States or elsewhere. Instead, it will likely be mundane strikes against industrial control systems, transportation networks, and health care providers—because their infrastructure is out of date, poorly maintained, ill-understood, and often unpatchable. Worse will be the invisible manipulation of public opinion and election outcomes using digital tools such as targeted advertising and deep fakes—recordings and videos that can realistically be made via artificial intelligence to sound like any world leader.

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Beware: Hackers are trying to scam your company with this attack

Criminals use BEC attacks to gain access to a business email account and pretend to be the account owner to defraud the company and its employees, customers, or partners, the report noted. Scammers typically target employees with access to company finances or payroll data, and other personally identifiable information (PII).

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Quit these 4 bad habits to start actually achieving your goals

Billionaire Ray Dalio

When it comes to setting your goals, the sky is the limit. There are a few exceptions, like “playing center on a professional basketball team if you’re short, or running a four-minute mile at age 70,” Dalio writes, but aside from that there is no dream too big to tackle.

“What you think is attainable is just a function of what you know at the moment,” he writes. “Remember that great expectations create great capabilities. If you limit your goals to what you know you can achieve, you are setting the bar way too low.”

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Hackers steal more than $1M from global economy in a single minute: analysis

Approximately 1,861 people fall victim to cyberattacks in a span of 60 seconds, while some $1.14 million is stolen, cybersecurity firm RiskIQ found.

TheHill.com click the link to read the rest of the story.

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Password and Credential Management in 2018

Many people will read the headline and probably think: “No, not another piece of advice that I should hash passwords — uh”. But stop. You’ll learn a lot more here. Promised.

We will cover the “perfect” (Nothing is absolutely perfect and of course I would be more than happy for any suggestions for improvements in the comments ?) way to handle password credentials

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A quick introduction to web security

There are many reasons to learn about web security:

  • You’re a concerned user that is worried about your personal data being leaked
  • You are a concerned web developer that wants to make their web app secure
  • You are a web developer going through an interview process

and so on.

The purpose of this post is to explain common web security acronyms in a way that is easy to understand but still accurate.

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How To Survive A Ransomware Attack — And Not Get Hit Again

Ransomware comes in two types. The first encrypts the files on a computer or network; the second locks a user’s screen. “Some ransomware will also act like a worm – as was the case with WannaCry – and once inside a network, will spread laterally to other machines without interaction by the attacker or the infected user,” says a NCSC spokesman.

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The Pandora’s Box of the Digital Age

In the past year alone, a series of hacks and ransomware attacks by hostile governments and other malign actors have raised alarms about a major threat to global stability. Unfortunately, many governments are responding by developing still more cyber weapons, on the mistaken assumption that offense is the best defense.

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Apple iOS Users Targeted By New Exploit

The scam starts with an email informing users that their phones have been locked due to “illegal activity” and instructing them to call “Apple Care” to get the problem fixed.

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Antivirus Detects Fewer Than Half of Cyberattacks

Traditional tools are no longer sufficient to detect cyberattacks, the data shows: Antivirus systems only detected endpoint compromise 47% of the time; other attacks were caught through automated SIEM alerts (32%) and endpoint detection and response platforms (26%).

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