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LoJax Malware Continues to Operate 8 Months After Discovery – ExtremeTech

LoJax Malware Continues to Operate 8 Months After Discovery  ExtremeTech

Even replacing drives won’t kill LoJax, which appears to still be operating more than eight months after researchers from Arbor …

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New Android ransomware targets smart TVs – ExtremeTech


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New Android ransomware targets smart TVs
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Now, a new version of the Frantic Locker (or FLocker) Android ransomware has started popping up that goes after more than your phone or tablet. The new FLocker can lock down your TV until you pay up. And no, it doesn't care that Game of Thrones is on.
Forget Game of Thrones as Android ransomware infects TVsThe Register
Yes, even smart TVs can be hit by Android ransomwareGraham Cluley Security News
FLocker Android Ransomware Now Infects Smart TVsSoftpedia News
International Business Times, India Edition –myce.com –Infosecurity Magazine
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New Snowden docs reveal NSA, British government attacked antivirus companies – ExtremeTech


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New Snowden docs reveal NSA, British government attacked antivirus companies
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Over the past few years, antivirus companies have stepped up their identification of government created malware, from Flame and Stuxnet to Regin and the aforementioned EquationDrug. These revelations seem to indicate it was the government that kicked …
NSA Poking Around Antivirus SoftwarePC Magazine

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Popular mobile security app uses worthless encryption method – ExtremeTech


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Popular mobile security app uses worthless encryption method
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New information has shown that one of the more popular security suites available for Android and iOS is so fundamentally compromised, its claims constitute false advertising. That software suite, NQ Vault, promises, “All files will be encrypted into a

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