Malware recently spotted in the wild uses sophisticated measures to disable antivirus protections, destroy evidence of infection, and permanently infect machines with cryptocurrency-mining software, researchers said Tuesday.
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Windows admins targeted with clever malvertising scam | TechRadar
Hackers are targeting Windows system administrators with malvertising, hoping to get them infected with ransomware.
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Alert Number: I-051624-PSA
May 16, 2024
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Leverages U.S.-Based Individuals to Defraud U.S. Businesses and Generate Revenue
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Someone connected Windows XP to the internet, and it didn’t survive long
https://www.xda-developers.com/connected-windows-xp-internet-didnt-survive-long/
Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/ssh-backdoor-has-infected-400000-linux-servers-over-15-years-and-keeps-on-spreading/2/
Microsoft Warns of Active Zero-Day Exploitation, Patches 60 Windows Vulnerabilities – SecurityWeek
https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-60-windows-vulns-warns-of-active-zero-day-exploitation/
(Cyber) Risk = Probability of Occurrence x Damage
https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/get-cyber-resilient-with-cvss.html?m=1
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