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Hacker Pwns Programmer, Infects Widely Used Software With Malware

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. A hacker has managed to infect over a dozen widely used software packages with a crypto-looting malware after ...
Ars Technica

Stealing advanced nations’ Mac malware isn’t hard. Here’s how one hacker did it

SAN FRANCISCO—Malware developers are always trying to outdo each other with creations that are stealthier and more advanced than their competitors’. At the RSA Security conference this week, a former ...
ZDNet

Hacker group inserted malware in NoxPlayer Android emulator

A mysterious hacking group has compromised the server infrastructure of a popular Android emulator and has delivered malware to a handful of victims across Asia in a highly-targeted supply chain ...
AppleInsider

State-sponsored Mac malware easily repurposed by ex-NSA hacker

A former hacker for the National Security Agency has demonstrated an effective approach for malware creators to attack macOS, by repurposing code developed by state-sponsored hackers. As with other ...
techtimes

Microsoft PowerPoint Users Beware: Hackers Are Using it to Spread Malware

As per the latest news story by Bleeping Computer, it appears that hackers allegedly working for Russia are using Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to carry out a cyberattack. The online news outlet ...
Bleeping Computer

CircleCI's hack caused by malware stealing engineer's 2FA-backed session

Hackers breached CircleCi in December after an engineer became infected with information-stealing malware that their 2FA-backed SSO session cookie, allowing access to the company's internal systems.
Wired

The Underground History of Russia’s Most Ingenious Hacker Group

Ask Western cybersecurity intelligence analysts who their "favorite" group of foreign state-sponsored hackers is—the adversary they can't help but grudgingly admire and obsessively study—and most ...
AOL

What’s the difference between hackers, malware and data breaches?

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techtimes

Electron Bot Malware on Microsoft Store Can Hack Your Facebook, Google Accounts—Here's How To Be Safe

Electron Bot malware is currently posing as an app in the Microsoft Store. This computer virus can actually take over your Facebook and Google accounts. An illustration picture taken in London on ...