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Emotet Botnet Found Infecting Google Chrome to Steal Credit Card Information: All Details
The Emotet botnet has begun targeting Google Chrome users to steal credit card information stored in the world’s most widely used web browser. The malware steals credit card details of unsuspecting users, then exfiltrates the data to a different command-and-control server, according to researchers. The Emotet botnet was shut down in 2021, but has...
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Mirai Botnet Hacker Ordered to Pay $8.6 Million in Damages
Paras Jha was one of three people responsible for the Mirai Botnet, a network of more than 100,000 infected internet-connected devices.
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Mirai Botnet: Three US Men Plead Guilty to 2016 Attacks
A former Rutgers University student and two other men pleaded guilty to computer crimes related to the creation, sale and use of the Mirai botnet.
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Google Removes Nearly 300 Apps From Play Store That Hijacked Android Devices for DDoS Attacks
Akamai has joined hands with major companies such as Google, Cloudflare, Flashpoint, Oracle Dyn, RiskIQ, and Team Cymru among others to combat cyber threat.
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IoT Promises a Lot but Without Proper Security, It’s a Pandora's Box
A look at some of the breaches that have happened with IoT show why this technology, while full of potential, must be treated carefully, with security at the forefront.
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Twitter Kills 90,000 Accounts Associated With SIREN Botnet Campaign
Dubbed as 'SIREN', the fake botnet campaign was discovered by ZeroFOX, a Baltimore-based security firm specialising in social-media threat detection.
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WannaCry Ransomware Cyber-Attacks: The Jargon Explained
From ransomware to kill switch, here are explanations of some of the terms used in stories on the massive attack by the WannaCry worm:
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FalseGuide Botnet Malware Affected Nearly 2 Million Android Devices, Says Check Point
Check Point researchers notified Google about the infected apps that they were removed.
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2.5 Million IoT Devices Affected by Mirai Botnet in Q4 2016: McAfee
Mirai is a malware that turns networked devices running on obsolete versions of Linux into remotely controlled "bots" which can be used for a large-scale network attacks.
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Briton Arrested Over Deutsche Telekom Hacking
The 29-year-old, who was subject to a European arrest warrant, was detained on Wednesday by officers from Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA).
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Cyber Swachhta Kendra Launched by CERT-In to Prevent Cyber-Attacks
The new solution will notify, enable cleaning and secure systems of end-users to prevent further infections.
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Bulgarian Man Pleads Not Guilty in Avalanche Cybercrime Case
Krasimir Nikolov is one of at least five people arrested so far worldwide in the Avalanche investigation.
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Government to Soft Launch Malware Cleaning System on Tuesday
The software will be available for free from the BotNet centre, he said, MeitY Additional Secretary Ajay Kumar said.
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AVALANCHE Botnet Network Dismantled in Global Cyber Operation
Authorities carried out the raids on Wednesday, seized servers and website domains and arrested suspected leaders of a criminal organisation.
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After Deutsche Telekom, TalkTalk Becomes Latest Victim of Mirai Botnet Attack
Mirai is a malicious software which in October cut off access to some of the world's best known websites, including Twitter and Spotify.
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Emotet Botnet Found Infecting Google Chrome to Steal Credit Card Information: All Details
The Emotet botnet has begun targeting Google Chrome users to steal credit card information stored in the world’s most widely used web browser. The malware steals credit card details of unsuspecting users, then exfiltrates the data to a different command-and-control server, according to researchers. The Emotet botnet was shut down in 2021, but has...
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Mirai Botnet Hacker Ordered to Pay $8.6 Million in Damages
Paras Jha was one of three people responsible for the Mirai Botnet, a network of more than 100,000 infected internet-connected devices.
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Mirai Botnet: Three US Men Plead Guilty to 2016 Attacks
A former Rutgers University student and two other men pleaded guilty to computer crimes related to the creation, sale and use of the Mirai botnet.
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Google Removes Nearly 300 Apps From Play Store That Hijacked Android Devices for DDoS Attacks
Akamai has joined hands with major companies such as Google, Cloudflare, Flashpoint, Oracle Dyn, RiskIQ, and Team Cymru among others to combat cyber threat.
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IoT Promises a Lot but Without Proper Security, It’s a Pandora's Box
A look at some of the breaches that have happened with IoT show why this technology, while full of potential, must be treated carefully, with security at the forefront.
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Twitter Kills 90,000 Accounts Associated With SIREN Botnet Campaign
Dubbed as 'SIREN', the fake botnet campaign was discovered by ZeroFOX, a Baltimore-based security firm specialising in social-media threat detection.
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WannaCry Ransomware Cyber-Attacks: The Jargon Explained
From ransomware to kill switch, here are explanations of some of the terms used in stories on the massive attack by the WannaCry worm:
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FalseGuide Botnet Malware Affected Nearly 2 Million Android Devices, Says Check Point
Check Point researchers notified Google about the infected apps that they were removed.
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2.5 Million IoT Devices Affected by Mirai Botnet in Q4 2016: McAfee
Mirai is a malware that turns networked devices running on obsolete versions of Linux into remotely controlled "bots" which can be used for a large-scale network attacks.
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Briton Arrested Over Deutsche Telekom Hacking
The 29-year-old, who was subject to a European arrest warrant, was detained on Wednesday by officers from Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA).
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Cyber Swachhta Kendra Launched by CERT-In to Prevent Cyber-Attacks
The new solution will notify, enable cleaning and secure systems of end-users to prevent further infections.
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Bulgarian Man Pleads Not Guilty in Avalanche Cybercrime Case
Krasimir Nikolov is one of at least five people arrested so far worldwide in the Avalanche investigation.
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Government to Soft Launch Malware Cleaning System on Tuesday
The software will be available for free from the BotNet centre, he said, MeitY Additional Secretary Ajay Kumar said.
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AVALANCHE Botnet Network Dismantled in Global Cyber Operation
Authorities carried out the raids on Wednesday, seized servers and website domains and arrested suspected leaders of a criminal organisation.
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After Deutsche Telekom, TalkTalk Becomes Latest Victim of Mirai Botnet Attack
Mirai is a malicious software which in October cut off access to some of the world's best known websites, including Twitter and Spotify.
