Malware

Released Tuesday: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have identified Trojan malware variants—referred to as HARDRAIN and BADCALL—used by the North Korean government. The U.S. Government refers to malicious cyber activity by the North Korean government as HIDDEN COBRA. NCCIC/US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the HIDDEN […]

Security, Uncategorized

Business, internationalsecurity, Malware, nationalsecurity, personalsecurity

As new developments unfold in the Spectre saga – it appears that Intel shared the news about the vulnerability with Chinese interests before those in the USA – this could mean that threat actors in that region were able to react before we even knew about it. Regardless of the legal and international ramifications, White […]

Security

AWS, Business, Google, internationalsecurity, Malware, Meltdown, Microsoft, personalsecurity, Spectre, vulnerability

Malware comes in many forms, but extensions and add-ons to Chrome and other browsers are one of the most common for home users to contract. Once infected, browsers can be almost impossible to clean, and this extension is particularly rough. Google has taken their time in removing it from their online store, which doesn’t help. […]

Security

Chrome, Google, Malware