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2019-08-04 11:44:00 UTC
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New SystemBC malware targets Windows PCs by evading detection

By Sudais

While finding and removing malware on your computer system may indeed be a joyous moment, there's a new malware out there that will give you a headache instead. To know why, a dive through is needed into SystemBC, a malware written in C++ that has been discovered by researchers at Proofpoint and dubbed so because the word is a part of the URI path found in one of the malware's advertisements. 

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Malware Microsoft Security Security SystemBC TROJAN Windows
2019-08-03 16:21:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
The Best Way to Install and Set-Up WinRAR 64-bit

By Owais Sultan

WinRAR is a file archiving tool for handling ZIP and RAR files on computers. It is also available for several different platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and lots more.

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2019-08-02 21:30:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
What We Can Learn from the Capital One Hack

On Monday, a former Amazon employee was arrested and charged with stealing more than 100 million consumer applications for credit from Capital One. Since then, many have speculated the breach was perhaps the result of a previously unknown "zero-day" flaw, or an "insider" attack in which the accused took advantage of access surreptitiously obtained from her former employer. But new information indicates the methods she deployed have been well understood for years.

A Little Sunshine Data Breaches The Coming Storm Apache Capital One Breach CloudFlare DisruptOPS Evan Johnson Metadata Service ModSecurity Rich Mogull Server Side Request Forgery SSRF WAF Web Application Firewall William Bengston
2019-08-02 19:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
US Utilities Hit with Phishing Attack

An email phishing attack, thought to be from a nation-state actor, claims that engineers have failed licensing exams.

2019-08-02 17:37:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Critical Bug in Android Antivirus Exposes Address Books

Comprehensive testing of 21 free Android antivirus apps revealed big security vulnerabilities and privacy concerns; especially for AEGISLAB, BullGuard, dfndr and VIPRE.

Mobile Security Privacy Vulnerabilities Aegislab Android Antivirus Apps Bullguard Comparitech Dfndr Security Vulnerabilities Testing Vipre
2019-08-02 16:33:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Nation-State APTs Target U.S. Utilities With Dangerous Malware

Researchers spotted the never-before-seen LookBack malware being used in spearphishing campaigns against three U.S. utilities.

Critical Infrastructure Malware Web Security Apt Critical Infrastructure Lookback Malware Macros Malware Nation State Attack Phishing Campaign Spear Phishing Utilities
2019-08-02 15:30:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Capital One: What We Should Learn This Time

Where Capital One went wrong, what the bank did right, and more key takeaways from the latest mega-breach.

2019-08-02 15:16:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
S2 Ep2: EvilGnome, leaky browser add-ons and BlueKeep – Naked Security Podcast

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Podcast Privacy Cybersecurity Naked Security Podcast
2019-08-02 15:04:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Security’s Brexit-sized pebble makes waves for concerned infosec workers

Precariousness of EU withdrawal could lead to a UK cybersecurity brain drain, says Dave Lewis

2019-08-02 14:34:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
‘Nothing compromised! Except, you know, all the stuff that was compromised’

Top infosec trends in the social media spotlight this week A data breach at Capital One grabbed news headlines around the world this week, as the US financial services company announced that the perso

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