The PGP Problem
https://latacora.singles/2019/07/16/the-pgp-problem.html

Russian FSB Intel Agency Contractor Hacked, Secret Projects Exposed
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-fsb-intel-agency-contractor-hacked-secret-projects-exposed/

LooCipher Ransomware Decryptor Gets Your Files Back for Free
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/loocipher-ransomware-decryptor-gets-your-files-back-for-free/

Deep Dive into Guildma Malware
https://decoded.avast.io/threatintel/deep-dive-into-guildma-malware/

WOW, set aside some time, 59 min read, I’m not a speed reader and trying to understand what you read may take longer :slight_smile:

Fake Google Domains Used in Evasive Magento Skimmer
https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/07/fake-google-domains-used-in-evasive-magento-skimmer.html

No More Ransom Success Story: Saves $108+ Million in Ransomware Payments
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/no-more-ransom-success-story-saves-108-million-in-ransomware-payments/

Emsisoft is by far the greatest contributor and Avast is the second largest contributor.

Join the world’s top minds in artificial intelligence at the Cybersecurity & AI conference
https://blog.avast.com/come-to-the-cybersec-ai-prague-conference
https://www.cybersecprague.ai/

A connection between the Sodinokibi and GandCrab ransomware families?
https://www.tesorion.nl/aconnection-between-the-sodinokibi-and-gandcrab-ransomware-families/

Exclusive: Hack Breaks Your Visa Card’s Contactless Limit For Big Frauds
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2019/07/29/exclusive-hackers-can-break-your-credit-cards-30-contactless-limit/
https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/about/news/visa-card-vulnerability-can-bypass-contactless-limits/

DealPly Revisited: Leveraging Reputation Services To Remain Under The Radar
https://blog.ensilo.com/leveraging-reputation-services

LookBack Malware Targets the United States Utilities Sector with Phishing Attacks Impersonating Engineering Licensing Boards
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/lookback-malware-targets-united-states-utilities-sector-phishing-attacks

Android ransomware is back
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2019/07/29/android-ransomware-back/

GermanWiper ransomware hits Germany hard, destroys files, asks for ransom
https://www.zdnet.com/article/germanwiper-ransomware-hits-germany-hard-destroys-files-asks-for-ransom/
https://dissectingmalwa.re/tfw-ransomware-is-only-your-side-hustle.html

ECh0raix Ransomware Decryptor Restores QNAP Files For Free
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ransomware/decryptor/ech0raix-ransomware-decryptor-restores-qnap-files-for-free/

CRITICAL SWAPGS ATTACK - New Side-Channel Attack Bypasses Spectre and Meltdown Defenses
https://www.bitdefender.com/business/swapgs-attack.html

Clipsa – Multipurpose password stealer
https://decoded.avast.io/janrubin/clipsa-multipurpose-password-stealer/

More information on SWAPGS and Speculative only Segment Loads
https://software.intel.com/security-software-guidance/insights/more-information-swapgs-and-speculative-only-segment-loads
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1125

From all that I’ve read, this isn’t something the average user should ever have to worry about.