Victims of the mostly Dutch-leaning ransomware WildFire can now get their files back without paying attackers. Source: Threatpost
New Collision Attacks Against 3DES, Blowfish Allow for Cookie Decryption
Researchers have found a new way to recover and decrypt authentication cookies from 3DES and Blowfish protected traffic. In response, OpenSSL is expected to deprecate 3DES’ designation from high to medium. Source: Threatpost
Epic Games Forums Hacked, SQL Injection Vulnerability Blamed
A SQL injection vulnerability is being blamed in the hack of 800,000 users accounts for popular gaming forums run by Epic Games. Source: Threatpost
GozNym Banking Trojan Targeting German Banks
Fresh from targeting banks in Poland, the banking Trojan GozNym has begun taking aim at banks in Germany. Source: Threatpost
Timing of Browser-Based Security Alerts Could Be Better
New academic research shows that security warnings should be better timed to pop up when computers users are less likely to be multitasking. Source: Threatpost