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Doxware, the Scary New Evolution of Digital Hijacking

January 30, 2017

Via: Panda Security

Ransomware is one of the most frequent forms of cyberattack that a company can face. Through an infected email or by some other means, criminals can lock a computer, encrypt files, or sequester an entire corporate network. The main goal: […]


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Kovter malware masquerades as Firefox update

July 11, 2016

Via: Help Net Security

Click-ad-fraud Kovter malware, packaged as a legitimate Firefox browser update, is being delivered to unsuspecting victims via drive-by-download attacks. Kovter, which also occasionally installs other malware, has been around for a few years now, and has gone through many changes […]


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Malware replaces browser with a dangerous Chrome lookalike

October 19, 2015

Via: malware

Security researchers have discovered a fiendish form of #browser malware that stands in for your copy of Google Chrome and hopes you won’t notice the difference. As reported by PCRisk, the “#efast browser” works by installing and running itself in […]