“As detailed earlier this afternoon, Craig Federighi is currently testifying during the Apple vs. Epic lawsuit.”
Law enforcement take down three bulletproof VPN providers
“Law enforcement agencies from the US, Germany, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands have seized this week the web domains and server infrastructure of three VPN services that provided a safe haven for cybercriminals to attack their victims. The three services were active at insorg.”
QNAP tells NAS users to update firmware to avoid new type of ransomware
“Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP urged customers last week to update the firmware and apps installed on their network-attached storage (NAS) devices to avoid infections with a new strain of ransomware named AgeLocker.”
CISA says 62,000 QNAP NAS devices have been infected with the QSnatch malware
“Cyber-security agencies from the UK and the US have published today a joint security alert about QSnatch, a strain of malware that has been infecting network-attached storage (NAS) devices from Taiwanese device maker QNAP.”
Cloudflare introduces free DNS resolvers for blocking malware and adult content
“Cloudflare is mostly known as a B2B company working on speeding up and protecting websites (including our own), but in recent years, the web-infrastructure business has pivoted to consumers. It offers a VPN app on Android and lets anyone use its DNS lookup service 1.1.1.”
How to Avoid the New Astaroth Malware That’s Hitting Windows
“The notorious Windows malware Astaroth (aptly named after a demon baron of Hell found in occult cosmology) is back at it after several months of inactivity.”
Malware Has a New Way to Hide on Your Mac
“Malware on Apple’s MacBook and iMac lines is more prevalent than some users realize; it can even hide in Apple’s curated Mac App Store.”
VPNFilter malware infecting 500,000 devices is worse than we thought
“Two weeks ago, officials in the private and public sectors warned that hackers working for the Russian government infected more than 500,000 consumer-grade routers in 54 countries with malware that could be used for a range of nefarious purposes.”
Big-name sites hit by rash of malicious ads spreading crypto ransomware [Updated]
“Mainstream websites, including those published by The New York Times, the BBC, MSN, and AOL, are falling victim to a new rash of malicious ads that attempt to surreptitiously install crypto ransomware and other malware on the computers of unsuspecting visitors, security firms warned.”
New ‘MACDefender’ Variant Installs Without Admin Password Requirement
Oh boy! Here we go, careful mac users! – http://pulsene.ws/1Fgyw
