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Check out LIFARS latest guide to learn about ransomwares most recent campaign Bad Rabbit. A malware that uses recycled lines of NotPetya code is distributed through a fake Flash Installer. 
 
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LIFARS Weekly News

Former Rutgers Student Pleads Guilty to Creating Mirai Botnet

A former Rutgers university student is among three men who pleaded guilty to creating the dreaded “Mirai” botnet that crashed large swarms of the internet in 2016. Entering their guilty…

New Ransomware ‘Spider’ Threatens Wipeout in 96 Hours

A new strain of ransomware discovered by security researchers encrypts files and gives victims a 96-hours deadline to pay the ransom. The “mid-scale” campaign was first discovered on December 10,…

Hackers Invade Safety System of Critical Infrastructure Facility

Hackers, presumed to work for a nation-state, recently hacked a safety system belonging to a critical infrastructure facility that halted operations, according to cybersecurity researchers. In a cyberattack disclosed by…
Security Researchers Discover Trove of 1.4 Billion Credentials
Security researchers at dark web monitoring firm 4iQ have stumbled upon a massive 41GB data file of 1.4 million login credentials including emails and passwords – in clear text. The cache...

Gartner Research: Cybersecurity Spending to Hit $96 Billion in 2018

Prominent research firm Gartner is predicting a massive increase in spending on Identity Access Management, up from 9.7% from 2017. Security services overall are expected to...
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