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Ransomware leverages victims' browser histories for increased credibility
2013-04-01 20:45:33| InfoWorld: Top News
The authors of police-themed ransomware have started using the browsing histories from infected computers in order to make their scams more believable, according to an independent malware researcher. Ransomware is a class of malicious applications designed to extort money from users by disabling important system functionality or by encrypting their personal files. A particular variation of this type of threat displays messages masquerading as notifications from law enforcement agencies.
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Ransomware uses victims' browser histories for increased credibility
2013-04-01 20:45:33| InfoWorld: Top News
The authors of police-themed ransomware have started using the browsing histories from infected computers in order to make their scams more believable, according to an independent malware researcher. Ransomware is a class of malicious applications designed to extort money from users by disabling important system functionality or by encrypting their personal files. A particular variation of this type of threat displays messages masquerading as notifications from law enforcement agencies.
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Montana asbestos victims object to attorneys' fees
2013-03-19 02:44:34| Chemicals - Topix.net
Victims of asbestos exposure in northwestern Montana have asked a state judge to deny $4 million in fees and costs requested by attorneys in a legal settlement with chemical company W.R. Grace and Co.
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Phishers Cast Longlines to Hook More Victims
2013-03-11 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Phishing and spear phishing have long been thought to be mutually exclusive hacking tricks, but cybercrooks have found a way to combine the two in a technique called longline phishing. "The technique allows you to hit a lot of people very quickly and largely go undetected," said Dave Jevans, founder and CTO of Marble Security.
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In half-baked phone theft, thief slips, posts pot shot of self on victim's Facebook page
2013-03-09 19:58:13| CNET News.com
Police say a Bronx man stole a woman's cell phone then inadvertently posted to her Facebook page a picture of himself smoking pot. She had set her phone to automatically post all photos to the social network. [Read more]
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