FBI, DOJ Disrupt Botnet of 500K Hacked Routers

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized control of a server connected to the VPNFilter botnet, a collection of roughly 500,000 hacked routers and network attached storage devices, on Wednesday. It was widely speculated attackers behind the botnet were gearing up for an attack on Ukraine this weekend.

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Episode 21: Andy Pendergast on Threat Intelligence

In the latest episode of the Digital Guardian podcast, Andy Pendergast, co-founder and and VP of Product at ThreatConnect, describes the benefits, challenges, and strategies around investing in a threat intelligence program.

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Malicious Chrome Extension Mined Cryptocurrency via Facebook

A Chrome extension has been removed from Google's webstore that was found spreading through Facebook, stealing passwords and cryptocurrency.

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What Does an Insider Threat Analyst Do?

Learn about what an insider threat analyst does, along with how they affect existing procedures, policies, and protection layers in organizations in Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

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Europol Arrests Suspect Behind Carbanak, $1.2 Billion Heist

The leader of the cybercrime gang, which targeted financial transfers dating back to 2013, was recently arrested in Spain.

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Episode 20: Kai Roer on Building a Security Culture

In the latest episode of the Digital Guardian podcast, Kai Roer, co-founder and CEO of CLTRe, gives tips on how to build a security culture, and more.

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Episode 19: Brian Honan on How to Prepare for GDPR

In the latest episode of the Digital Guardian podcast, Brian Honan, CEO and Principal Consultant at BH Consulting, describes the ins and outs of GDPR, the divide between compliance and security, and more.

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Point-of-Sale Breach Affects 160+ Applebee's Locations

A breach at one of Applebee's largest franchisees, RMH Franchise Holdings, affected over 160 restaurants late last year.

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Everything Cold is New Again

Coldroot, a new strain of macOS malware that's eluded detection for more than a year has a keylogger and can gain persistence with root privileges.

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Episode 18: Christopher "Tophs" Elisan on Malware Trends

In the latest episode of the Digital Guardian podcast, Christopher "Tophs" Elisan, Principal Malware Scientist at RSA, describes recent malware trends he's seen, two approaches to thinking about breaches, and the dangers of attributing attacks.

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