Tag: data security
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Winos 4.0: How Gaming Apps can be Used to Infect your Computer
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Researchers at Fortinet have observed multiple samples of an advanced malware, Winos 4.0, hidden within gaming-related applications such as speed boosters, optimization utilities, and installation tools. Winos is an advanced malware with several components handling distinct functions that collectively give the attacker complete control over the victim’s machine. The malware…
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RAMBO: Stealing Secrets from Isolated Computers
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Background Prominent researcher Mordechai Guri of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, recently released a research paper detailing a new method that allows attackers to steal sensitive information from air-gapped(isolated) computers. Air-gapped systems are systems that are physically separated from external networks, including the Internet. This is achieved by keeping the…