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It’s 2017, and UPnP is helping black-hats run banking malware

Pinkslipbot malware copies Conflicker for C&C channel Another banking malware variant has been spotted in the wild, and it’s using UPnP to pop home routers to expose unsuspecting home users, recruited as part of the botnet.…

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It’s 2017, and UPnP is helping black-hats run banking malware

Norks seed online games with malware in fiendish DDoS plot

Seoul police believe country’s love of gaming will be turned upon itself South Korea’s National Police Agency (NPA) is warning users not to download unofficial online games as they may contain malware designed by the North to compromise machines which can then be used to launch DDoS attacks on the country.…

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Norks seed online games with malware in fiendish DDoS plot