botnets, DDOS attacks, FBI IPStorm botnet DDoS

Qakbot Takedown Resembles Hack Back, Will Botnet, Malware Be Resurrected?

| | botnet, FBI, Hack back, Malware, Qakbot
Operation 'Duck Hunt' tricked thousands of Qakbot-infected computers into downloading an FBI-made uninstaller. Can it resurrect? Only time will tell ...
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encryption

Muhstik Ransomware: A Hack-Back Story

Since 2010 users have been plagued by nearly uncountable versions of a seemingly uncountable variety of ransomware variants. While tactics have changed, including infection vectors, the goal of ransomware has remained the ...
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cloud file service

What to Expect in Data Privacy Trends for 2018

| | Data Security, GDPR, Hack back
As an incurable risk taker, I risk sounding like the Grinch. ‘Tis the season of predictions, and it is so so easy to predict “more of the same” when it comes to ...
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