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Rogue, malware-spewing Tor exit node tied to cyber espionage group

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A malware program distributed recently through a rogue server on the Tor anonymity network was also used in targeted attacks against European government agencies. The malware has been dubbed OnionDuke by security researchers from antivirus firm F-Secure, who believe it is connected to MiniDuke, a cyberespionage threat of Russian origin that was used to attack … Read more

Facebook: You post it, we can see it, and that’s that

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Facebook lets its users control whether other people can see the information they post, but when it comes to controlling what Facebook itself gets to see, privacy-conscious users are out of luck. In fact, Facebook doesn’t think it would make sense to let users do that. “With most online services, there’s an understanding that when … Read more

Apple blocks infected WireLurker apps from running

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Apple has acted quickly to address a malware threat to iOS and Mac OSX computers, saying on November 6th it has blocked apps from running that are infected with the WireLurker malicious code. A day earlier, security vendor Palo Alto Networks revealed a campaign in which hackers were transferring malware to Apple devices through infected … Read more