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Hacking Team Exploits Used to Deliver 'Cyber Police' Ransomware – Demands iTunes Gift Cards
WCCFtech … after a user visits some compromised websites. First reported by Blue Coat and then confirmed by Zimperium Labs, the Cyber Police Android ransomware prevents users from doing anything on the device, until a ransom of $ 200 is paid in iTunes gift cards. |
Enlarge / The number of zero days showed their sharpest rise ever in 2015, reaching a record 54. (credit: Symantec)
The number of attacks that exploited previously unknown software vulnerabilities more than doubled in 2015 as hackers raced against security defenders to find effective ways to infect end users with malware, according to a recently released report.
The number of “zero-day” exploits—a term that was coined because affected software developers have zero days to release a patch that keeps users protected—reached an unprecedented 54, according to researchers at security firm Symantec. That number compared with 24 in 2014, 23 in 2013, and 14 in 2012. The increase was partly caused by the breach of Italy-based zero day broker Hacking Team, which spilled six closely guarded zero days into the public domain. It also came as Adobe and other developers significantly reduced the time it took to release patches that plugged zero-day holes.
“It is difficult to defend against new and unknown vulnerabilities, particularly zero-day vulnerabilities for which there may be no patch, and attackers are trying hard to exploit them faster than vendors can roll out patches,” Symantec researchers wrote in the company’s annual Internet Security Threat Report. The report went on to say that the Angler exploit kit, a package sold in Internet crime forums, was able to quickly integrate the growing number of zero days into its arsenal.
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No Zero-Day or Known Exploits have Targeted the Edge Browser – Microsoft Claims
WCCFtech Microsoft launched its new Edge browser last year with the release of the Windows 10 operating system. At its Edge Summit 2016, the company claimed that even after eight months of Edge having been released to the public, the browser has had no zero-day … In a year, Edge has had no zero-day exploits, and no known exploits targeting it Microsoft brags about browser security at Edge Summit event |
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FBI Exploits Zero-Day on iOS to Hack Terrorist's iPhone
eWeek A new zero-day exploit against Apple's iOS mobile operating system enables an attacker to bypass a security lockout feature that will erase the device's contents after 10 unsuccessful passcode tries. The group taking credit for the new zero-day is none … FBI Cracks Apple iPhone: What People Are Saying Here's Who Really Lost in the Apple-FBI Showdown The FBI's Standoff With Apple Is Over. They Both Lost. |
