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When Spyware Goes Mainstream
Stealware.
Surveillanceware.
Stalkerware.
These are terms alternately used to effectively identify a file-based threat that has been around since 1996: spyware. More than two decades later, consumer or commercial spyware has gone mainstream, and the surprising number of software designed, openly marketed, and used for spying on people is proof of that.
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MEGA Chrome Extension Hacked To Steal Login Credentials and CryptoCurrency
Security researchers have discovered that the MEGA Chrome extension had been compromised to steal login credentials and cryptocurrency keys. Once it was discovered that the extension was replaced with a malicious variant, Google removed the extension from the Chrome Web Store.
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Thousands of Compromised MikroTik Routers Send Traffic to Attackers
Attackers compromising MikroTik routers have configured the devices to forward network traffic to a handful of IP addresses under their control.
Cybercriminals gained access to the devices by exploiting CVE-2018-14847, a vulnerability that has been patched since April.
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Yahoo Persists in Scanning Emails for In-Depth Ad-Targeting
The service gleans information from receipts, travel itineraries, trade confirmations for online brokerages, Uber messages, auto-loan confirmation and promotions.
While the rest of the U.S. tech industry is taking steps to assuage consumer concerns over privacy and data-harvesting, Yahoo is selling off the ability to scan more than 200 million Yahoo Mail inboxes for rich user data that might be used for marketing purposes.
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