Malicious Chrome Extension Mined Cryptocurrency via Facebook

A Chrome extension has been removed from Google's webstore that was found spreading through Facebook, stealing passwords and cryptocurrency.

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Europol Arrests Suspect Behind Carbanak, $1.2 Billion Heist

The leader of the cybercrime gang, which targeted financial transfers dating back to 2013, was recently arrested in Spain.

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Point-of-Sale Breach Affects 160+ Applebee's Locations

A breach at one of Applebee's largest franchisees, RMH Franchise Holdings, affected over 160 restaurants late last year.

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Everything Cold is New Again

Coldroot, a new strain of macOS malware that's eluded detection for more than a year has a keylogger and can gain persistence with root privileges.

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Episode 18: Christopher "Tophs" Elisan on Malware Trends

In the latest episode of the Digital Guardian podcast, Christopher "Tophs" Elisan, Principal Malware Scientist at RSA, describes recent malware trends he's seen, two approaches to thinking about breaches, and the dangers of attributing attacks.

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Report: Destructive Malware Used to Target Olympic Infrastructure

Researchers said Monday the Olympics were hit by new and destructive data-wiping malware last week.

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Deep in the Crypto Mines

The future of malware is here and it’s not coming for your data or your passwords or your bank account details. It’s coming for your computing power.

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Jackpotting Attacks Hitting U.S. ATMs Per Secret Service

ATM manufacturers sent notices to banks late last week warning that "jackpotting" attacks have come to the U.S.

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New Android Malware Families Loapi, GnatSpy Identified

Mobile security researchers discovered two new strains of Android malware, Loapi and GnatSpy, on Monday.

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Bad Rabbit Ransomware Hits Russia, Ukraine

A previously unknown strain of ransomware, Bad Rabbit, hit roughly 200 targets across Russia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria, on Tuesday.

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