Cerber Renames Itself as CRBR ENCRYPTOR to Be a PITA – BleepingComputer


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Cerber Renames Itself as CRBR ENCRYPTOR to Be a PITA
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First we have reports from exploit kit researcher Zerophage that Cerber is being distributed through the MagnitudeEK exploit kit. Using an exploit, malware purveyors are able to install Cerber on vulnerable victims machines when they visit a site

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Clean up your DNS act or get pwned like this bank | InfoWorld – InfoWorld


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Clean up your DNS act or get pwned like this bank | InfoWorld
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The key takeaway from the massive heist at a Brazilian bank is what security experts have been saying for years: secure DNS.

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FedEx Says Cyberattack Disrupts TNT’s Worldwide Operations – Bloomberg


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FedEx Says Cyberattack Disrupts TNT's Worldwide Operations
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FedEx Corp. said the worldwide operations of its TNT Express unit has been “significantly” affected by a cyberattack, causing delays in service. No data breach is known to have occurred, FedEx said in a statement Wednesday. The operations of the

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30 small ISPs urge Ajit Pai to preserve Title II and net neutrality rules

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A group of small Internet service providers yesterday urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to preserve the FCC’s net neutrality rules and the related classification of ISPs as common carriers.

“We have encountered no new additional barriers to investment or deployment as a result of the 2015 decision to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service and have long supported network neutrality as a core principle for the deployment of networks for the American public to access the Internet,” the ISPs said in a letter to Pai that was organized by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

The current rules are necessary “to address the anticompetitive practices of the largest players in the market,” but “the FCC’s current course threatens the viability of competitive entry and competitive viability,” the companies wrote.

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