Day: October 20, 2016

Attackers use Discord VoIP chat servers to host NanoCore, njRAT, SpyRAT

Malicious actors are abusing a free VoIP service for gamers to distribute remote access Trojans, as well as infostealers and downloaders. Twitter Card Style:  summary Discord, a free VoIP service designed for gaming communities, has had its chat servers abused to host malware. Click to Tweet:  Attackers abuse Discord chat servers to deliver remote access

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Yahoo asks US government for clarity on email scanning controversy

Yahoo is asking that the U.S. government set the record straight on requests for user data, following reports saying the internet company has secretly scanned customer emails for terrorism-related information.   On Wednesday, Yahoo sent a letter to the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, saying the company has been “unable to respond” to news articles

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Stupid encryption mistakes criminals make

Writing secure code can be challenging, and implementing cryptography correctly in software is just plain hard. Even experienced developers can get tripped up. And if your goal is to swindle people quickly, not to wow them with the quality of your software, there are sure to be serious crypto mistakes in your code. Malware authors

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