SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here

UK Formally Accuses Russian Military of NotPetya Ransomware Outbreak
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-formally-accuses-russian-military-of-notpetya-ransomware-outbreak/

Six top US intelligence chiefs caution against buying Huawei phones
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/13/chinas-hauwei-top-us-intelligence-chiefs-caution-americans-away.html

If it’s from Russia, China or North Korea and you live in the US, the warning will always be “Don’t use the product or service.”

Interesting, since Google used ‘Huawei’ for the Google Nexus 6P and I have had mine for almost two years :wink:

What’s important is to always be “Politically Correct”. :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

Does North Korea produce anything sold in US / Europe ? Do they make anything at all we want … rice maybe

Multi-Stage Word Attack Infects Users Without Using Macros (infection with password stealer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/multi-stage-word-attack-infects-users-without-using-macros/

New Saturn RaaS Lets Everyone Become a Ransomware Distributor for Free
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-saturn-raas-lets-everyone-become-a-ransomware-distributor-for-free/

LockCrypt .1BTC Variant Installed Over Hacked Remote Desktop Services
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockcrypt-1btc-variant-installed-over-hacked-remote-desktop-services/

Iranian Hackers Use New Trojan in Recent Attacks
https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-hackers-use-new-trojan-recent-attacks

SamSam Ransomware Hits Colorado DOT, Agency Shuts Down 2,000 Computers
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/samsam-ransomware-hits-colorado-dot-agency-shuts-down-2-000-computers/

Data Keeper Ransomware Makes First Victims Two Days After Release on Dark Web RaaS
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-keeper-ransomware-makes-first-victims-two-days-after-release-on-dark-web-raas/

Russia Hacked Olympics Computers, Turned Blame on North Korea: Report
https://www.securityweek.com/russia-hacked-olympics-computers-turned-blame-north-korea-report

Ad Network Uses DGA Algorithm to Bypass Ad Blockers and Deploy In-Browser Miners
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ad-network-uses-dga-algorithm-to-bypass-ad-blockers-and-deploy-in-browser-miners/

New Mirai Variant Focuses on Turning IoT Devices into Proxy Servers
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-mirai-variant-focuses-on-turning-iot-devices-into-proxy-servers/

Memcache Servers Can Be Abused for Insanely Massive DDoS Attacks
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/memcache-servers-can-be-abused-for-insanely-massive-ddos-attacks/

Cryptocurrency-Mining Malware: 2018’s New Menace?
https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cryptocurrency-mining-malware-2018-new-menace/

NOW Hackers Are Mining Crypto On Government Websites
https://futurism.com/hackers-mining-crypto-government-websites/

GitHub was hit by the most powerful DDoS attack in history
https://www.grahamcluley.com/github-hit-powerful-ddos-attack-history/

Cryptomining Gold Rush: One Gang Rakes In $7M Over 6 Months
https://threatpost.com/cryptomining-gold-rush-one-gang-rakes-in-7m-over-6-months/130232/

GandCrab Ransomware Version 2 Released With New .Crab Extension & Other Changes
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gandcrab-ransomware-version-2-released-with-new-crab-extension-and-other-changes/