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Updated BlackEnergy Trojan Grows More Powerful
In late December, a cyberattack caused a power outage in the Ukraine, plunging hundreds of thousands of citizens into darkness...
Update: NGRBot Posing as Skype Drops Ransomware With Fake McAfee Logo
This blog was updated on October 15. See the end of this file. We recently received a sample of the...
Update Your Toaster: How IoT Devices Can Be Conscripted into Botnets
Charles Strite, according to Lemelson-MIT, first introduced the modern toaster in 1926. It was, and remains to this day, a...
Update on the Beebone Botnet Takedown
On April 8, the takedown operation for the polymorphic botnet known as Beebone successfully concluded. This action redirected traffic from...
Unwrapping Some of the Holiday Season’s Biggest Scams
Even with the holidays in full swing, scammers won’t let up. In fact, it’s high time for some of their...
Unwanted Guests at Trump Hotels: Malware and Credit Card Fraud
Hotels go to great lengths to be your home away from home. Therefore, the last thing they, and you, want...
Unsubscribing From Unwanted Email Carries Risks
We all receive loads of unwanted email solicitations, warnings, and advertisements. The number can be overwhelming to the point...
Unsecured IoT Devices Behind Last Week’s DDoS Attack, More Likely to Come
A hyper-connected world offers a lot of benefits, but it also comes with a lot of risk. President Obama has...
Unregulated at Any Speed: DoT’s Cybersecurity Policy for Self-Driving Cars
Despite headlines, hype, and hysteria, US government rightly chooses cybersecurity guidance over regulation. The Obama administration today unveiled its long-awaited...
