500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining
Many readers were surprised to learn recently that the popular Norton 360 antivirus suite now ships with a program which lets customers make money mining virtual currency. But Norton 360…
FTC Warns Companies to Protect User Data from Log4j Attacks
Colin Thierry Published on: January 6, 2022 The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned in an announcement on Tuesday that it will go after any US company that fails to secure…
Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer
Norton 360, one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. Norton’s parent firm says the cloud-based service…
China to Require Cybersecurity Review for Firms Seeking Overseas Listings
Colin Thierry Published on: January 6, 2022 Starting in February, China will require some companies with large amounts of user data to gain approval from regulators in order to list overseas,…
Google Buys Israeli Cybersecurity Company Siemplify for $500 Million
Colin Thierry Published on: January 5, 2022 Alphabet Inc-owned Google said in a Jan. 4 blog post that it has acquired Israeli cybersecurity startup Siemplify. This comes as the US tech…
Microsoft Issues Emergency Fix for Exchange Y2K22 Bug That Impacts Email Delivery
Colin Thierry Published on: January 4, 2022 Microsoft rolled out an emergency patch on Jan. 1 to fix the Y2K22 bug that has impacted its email delivery system. The Y2K22…
Microsoft 365 Defender Log4j Scanner Has False Positive Alerts
Colin Thierry Published on: December 30, 2021 Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has shown “sensor tampering alerts” linked to the company’s new Microsoft 365 scanner for Log4j processes. The alerts are…
Happy 12th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity.com!
KrebsOnSecurity.com celebrates its 12th anniversary today! Maybe “celebrate” is too indelicate a word for a year wracked by the global pandemics of COVID-19 and ransomware. Especially since stories about both…
Shutterfly Hit with Ransomware Attack
Colin Thierry Published on: December 29, 2021 Photography company Shutterfly announced in a Dec. 26 statement that it had been hit by a ransomware attack that impacted some of its services. This attack…
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Downloads Contain Crypto Malware
Colin Thierry Published on: December 29, 2021 ReasonLabs, a leading provider of cybersecurity prevention and detection software, discovered a new form of crypto-mining malware that hacks into users’ computers disguised…
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