A hacker named Light Leafon, who claimed to be 14, was responsible for a new IoT worm called Silex, which targets any system that looks like UNIX when trying to…
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What is Botnets? Botnets are artificial networks created by malware, which can be controlled by the virus author remotely. Here in Hackercombat.com, we have featured stories of companies which had…
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Another U.S. city bites the dust, as Riviera, a city in Florida with a population of 6-million residents had its local government computers infected by a ransomware. City officials embarrassingly…
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Any person who has ever used a computer has probably heard the term “malware.” It is everywhere, and the general consensus is that we have to be careful and protect…
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Here in hackercombat.com, we feature stories of virus infection, phishing incidents and other issues involving private and public sectors because of external risks. However, IT troubles in companies are not…
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Are you a cryptocurrency enthusiast and loves watching Youtube videos about Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies? If yes, then be very alert about Youtube channels you visit. Youtube, being the home…
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Linux is considered a more secure and privacy-focused operating system than Windows, not only because of a low market share (only 2% of all installed desktop operating system) but also…
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Remember the malvertising campaigns in the early days where are adverts showing you are the nth visitor, and you have a prize to claim for being the coveted nth visitor…
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Kaspersky Lab, the research arm of Kaspersky, an antivirus vendor has revealed that the first quarter of 2019 saw the double growth of banking trojan cases globally compared to the…
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Ireland in 2018 experienced a huge decline of malware infection, most especially the lesser cases of ransomware compared to 2017. The European country of almost 5 million people is mirroring…
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