Petya 'ransomware' ruse for something more sinister, say researchers
As a money-making exercise – the sole motivation behind most ransomware – Petya was a flop.
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Kaspersky denies faking anti-virus info to thwart rivals
Responding to allegations from anonymous ex-employees, security firm Kaspersky Lab has denied planting misleading information in its public virus reports as a way to foil competitors.
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US, UK spies said to attack security software
Spies working for the U.S. National Security Agency and its British counterpart found anti-virus and security software a hindrance to their intelligence gathering processes, and worked to thwart it, according to a report Monday in The Intercept.
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Patent firm Lodsys backs out of dispute with Kaspersky Lab
Security firm Kaspersky Lab said patent firm Lodsys had withdrawn its claims rather than face the verdict of the court in a patent dispute.
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Conficker botnet could flood Web with spam
Windows PCs infected with the Conficker worm have turned into junk mail-spewing robots capable of sending billions of spam messages a day, a security company warned.