Security Wandering

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The US National Security Agency (NSA) infected 50,000 networks with malware, Dutch newspaper NRC has reported. The Tailored Access Operations department used it to steal sensitive information, according to a censored slide leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. NRC said 20,000 networks had been hit in 2008, with the program recently expanded to include […]

Did some beautiful model just send you a Facebook friend request? You try to remember if you know this person from anywhere, but you’re coming up blank? Are they legit or are they a scammer, or something worse? In this week’s featured article: How to Spot a Fake Friend Request, we’ll find out some reasons […]

Meet “badBIOS,” the mysterious Mac and PC malware that jumps airgaps Like a super strain of bacteria, the rootkit plaguing Dragos Ruiu is omnipotent.   Three years ago, security consultant Dragos Ruiu was in his lab when he noticed something highly unusual: his MacBook Air, on which he had just installed a fresh copy of […]

Driven by the people element. End users still have the the keys to the kingdom and malware and phishing have clearly marked them for targeting.  The Standard number of targeted phishings at my employer is well over 20 a month.  The human element is still opening email from “DEAD cousin NED”  and we apparently all […]

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Over on the post “Flashback creators netted $10,000 per day at its height? | Security & Privacy – CNET News” contains this text: ” CNET News HomeReviews News Download CNET TV How To Marketplace Log In | Join CNET News Security & Privacy Flashback creators netted $10,000 per day at its height? Symantec says, based […]

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