Tag: Zombies
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Zombie worm continues to infect millions of IPs years after it was left for dead
A now-abandoned USB worm that backdoors connected devices has continued to self-replicate for years since its creators lost control of it …
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Shadow, Zombie and Misconfigured APIs Are a Security Issue
Shadow APIs are a problem that not everyone takes seriously. Only 11% of people surveyed for Salt Security’s State of API Security Q3 …
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RATicate malware gang goes commercial
Two months ago, we wrote about a malware gang that we dubbed RATicate. These criminals have been actively disseminating a range of remote …
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Cryptomining criminals under the spotlight – a SophosLabs report
Remember cryptojacking? That’s where websites would insert JavaScript software that mined cryptocurrency into web pages that you visited …
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The RATicate gang – implanting malware in an industry near you
The latest research report from SophosLabs deals with the fascinating case of the RATicate gang. This reports make for intriguing reading …
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‘Zombie’ Windows win32k bug reanimated by researcher
In a rare find, a researcher has unveiled dozens of related bugs in a core Windows API that could enable attackers to elevate their …
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Are You Prepared for a Zombie (Domain) Apocalypse?
When a domain registration expires, they can be claimed by new owners. And sometimes, those new owners have malicious …
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Zombie email rises from grave after eight years of radio silence
In a novel twist on “What happens to our accounts when we die,” we have “what happens to our abandoned accounts while we’re still …
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New Zombie ‘POODLE’ Attack Bred From TLS Flaw
Turns out a major design flaw discovered and patched five years ago in the old SSL 3.0 encryption protocol, which exposed secure sessions …
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200,000 Routers Turned Into Mindless Crypto Coin Mining Zombies
Somewhere out there a cybercriminal is lining his or her pockets with cryptocurrency. Whoever it is isn’t using powerful computers to do …
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