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Hearthstone gamers who download cheats may be cursed with malware
Symantec yesterday warned online gamers of new Windows-based malware schemes victimizing fans of the strategy card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.
Google issues Chrome update to fix Windows, Mac, and Linux bugs
Google issued a Chrome update to address Windows, Mac, and Linux vulnerabilities that would allow attackers to take control of affected systems.
Cryptowall has been a cash bonanza for criminals, failure for cops
Though dubbed the most successful malware in history Cryptowall can be stopped
Google car software attains 'driver' status
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration may not have gone so far as to call the software controliong the Google car human, but the agency did allow it can be viewed as the driver.
IRS hackers try to use stolen SSNs to generate E-file PINs
The Internal Revenue Service pinned a recent attempt to infiltrate its systems on malfeasants using a bot and Social Security numbers stolen from other sources but said the attackers didn't compromise or expose personal information of taxpayers.
Data Breach Blog
Unauthorized access leads to Neiman Marcus Group breach, 5,200 affected
Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) reported that someone gained unauthorized access to thousands of online customer accounts.
Missing drives contained PHI on 950K Centene customers
During an inventory of its IT assets, health insurer Centene discovered that six hard drives containing personal and health information on 950,000 customers had gone missing.
University of Virginia hit with Phishing scam, 1,400 affected
The University of Virginia (UVA) suffered a data breach that was initiated via a phishing scam that revealed the tax and banking data of some of the school's employees.
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Vulnerabilities in Trane thermostats heat up IoT safety concerns
The threat intelligence research organization Talos yesterday disclosed a trio of dangerous vulnerabilities that were discovered and subsequently patched in Internet-connected thermostats manufactured by HVAC company Trane.
The Threat Hunter Blog
Fast Flux Bot Nets and Fluxer - Part 1
This time we'll start a two-parter on fast flux bot nets including the concept of domain generation algorithms.
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- IRS hackers try to use stolen SSNs to generate E-file PINs
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