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Avast Commandeers Cryptomining Botnet With 850,000 Systems
By Nathaniel Mott published
Avast revealed that it disrupted the Retadup botnet that had taken over 850,000 systems to mine cryptocurrency for its operators.

Cisco to Pay $8.6M for Knowingly Selling Hackable Surveillance Gear to US Government
By Lucian Armasu published
Cisco has agreed to a settlement with whistleblower James Glenn, the U.S. federal government and multiple state governments over its surveillance technology.

Norton AntiVirus Software Review: Easy on the PC
By Jonas DeMuro published
Norton AntiVirus is precise and easy to use but disappoints when it comes to ransomware protection.

NASty: QNAP Warns Users About 'eCh0raix' Ransomware
By Nathaniel Mott published
QNAP warned its customers in response to Anomali's disclosure of the eCh0raix Ransomware earlier this month.

U.S. Government Takes Aim At Facebook's Libra Digital Currency
By Lucian Armasu published

Report: 1 Million Systems Affected by Remote Desktop Vulnerability (Update)
By Lucian Armasu published
Security expert warned that almost a million Windows computers are still vulnerable to the wormable Remote Desktop Protocol vulnerability that Microsoft revealed two weeks ago.
Cyber Criminals Target Enterprises With NSA Malware
By Lucian Armasu published
A group of cyber criminals has created another highly-effective cryptojacking malware that targets enterprises with the help of NSA's DoublePulsar and EternalBlue malware.
Ransomware Attack Targets LA Times, Tribune Publishing
By Nathaniel Mott published
A ransomware attack targeted The Los Angeles Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and various Tribune Publishing newspapers to disrupt their deliveries.
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