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Malware Swiftly Goes Upscale
Like anyone perfecting their craft, cyber-criminals are honing their skills and aiming upward, using malware to steal money not only from retail payments systems but from the global commercial payments systems used to transfer billions among banks every day.
#BHUSA: Iran’s Soft War Gets Harder
Iranian hardliners are becoming more sophisticated and aggressive in how they use the internet, social media tools and applications to promote their agenda, and target activists and others who opposed them, according to two prominent international security researchers.
#BHUSA: Apple To Pay Bug Bounties
In the wake of its legal battle with the FBI over security vulnerabilities and access, Apple is launching its first-ever bug bounty program with potential payouts as large as USD$200,000.
#BHUSA Researchers Present Deep Sea Phishing Exercise
Using data science, cybersecurity researchers have released a new approach that makes automated phishing exploits almost as fruitful as typically more time-consuming spear-phishing methods.
#BHUSA: Microsoft AMSI Stops Script-based Attacks
Stopping script-based attacks can often be an issue of using the protections that are available, and an anti-malware scan interface can help, says pen test expert at Black Hat