Bitdefender Labs

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Jun 3, 2021	If you have any of these dangerous Android apps on your phone, delete them immediately	With the ongoing brouhaha that Apple continues to deal with over the rules surrounding its App Store — such as Spotify chief legal officer Horacio Gutierrez embarking on something of a media tour in recent weeks, whining that Apple is a “ru...
May 27, 2021	Should the Release of Ransomware Decryptors be Revealed to the Public? Bitdefender Labs Team Has an Important Announcement	Joseph Henry, Tech Times 27 May 2021, 12:05 am The Bitdefender Labs team has an important report this week. Earlier this year, the launch of the decryptor for Darkside ransomware has created a gap between the security experts and the people...
May 24, 2021	Elon Musk- and Tesla-themed Bitcoin scams seek to lure victims	A favorite tactic of scammers is to invoke the name of a celebrity to get people to fall for their schemes. It's no surprise then that, given his known enthusiasm for cryptocurrencies, Tesla supremo Elon Musk's name often comes up. Research...
Apr 22, 2021	Bitdefender Achieves Highest Detection Score in MITRE ATT&CK® Evaluations for Enterprise
Apr 14, 2021	Hackers Use Software Cracks and BitTorrent Client to Steal Cryptocurrency	It’s no secret that scammers are constantly trying to trick people into downloading malicious content from pirate sites. Make sure to have a good coach specializing in crypto to avoid this issue. These files are generally easy to spot for s...
Apr 14, 2021	Hackers Use Software Cracks and BitTorrent Client to Steal Cryptocurrency	It’s no secret that scammers are constantly trying to trick people into downloading malicious content from pirate sites. These files are generally easy to spot for seasoned pirates and they are often swiftly removed from well-moderated site...
Mar 18, 2021	Now You See It, Now You Don't: CopperStealer Performs Widespread Theft	Overview On Jan 29th, 2021, a Twitter user, 'TheAnalyst', shared a sample which caught our attention after being notified it triggered an Emerging Threats Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) rule. A quick triage of the sample found ov...
Jan 19, 2021	Bitdefender Business Solutions Group Strengthens its Position as a Cybersecurity Leader for Enterprises, Managed Service Providers and End-Users
Oct 16, 2020	Thousands of infected IoT devices used in for-profit anonymity service	Enlarge Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica reader comments 44 with 35 posters participating, including story author Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Some 9,000 devices—mostly running Android, but also the Linux ...
May 1, 2020	Cyber Operations Against Medical Facilities During Peacetime	Editor’s Note: This article does not reflect the views of the American Society of International Law or its members. In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, governments around the world have tried to compensate for insufficient hospital bed...
Apr 30, 2020	Coronavirus-themed malware intensifies across the world	Cybercriminals have been using the coronavirus outbreak to deploy associated malware designed to tap into the curiosity, concern, and fear about COVID-19. Through virus-themed phishing emails, phony websites, and malicious apps, attackers h...
Apr 21, 2020	Hackers target oil producers as they struggle with a record glut of crude	Enlarge Department of Energy and Climate Change (UK) reader comments 92 with 49 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit As the world’s top oil producers prepared for a weeklong meeting earli...
Apr 8, 2020	New botnet attack “puts other IoT botnets to shame”	Must-read security coverage Best encryption software 2022 The 10 best antivirus products you should consider for your business 8 enterprise password managers and the companies that will love them Security incident response: Critical steps f...
Mar 26, 2020	Hackers hijacking home routers to direct people to malicious coronavirus app	https://d1rytvr7gmk1sx.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200304_Larry_Bill_Coronavirus.mp4 Cybercriminals have been exploiting COVID-19 for their own malicious purposes. Coronavirus-themed phishing emails are being deployed to ens...
Mar 25, 2020	New attack on home routers sends users to spoofed sites that push malware	Enlarge Wikipedia reader comments 55 with 39 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit A recently discovered hack of home and small-office routers is redirecting users to malicious sites that ...
Jan 19, 2020	Android warning: Delete these 17 ‘dangerous’ apps from your phone right now	TechAndroid warning: Delete these 17 ‘dangerous’ apps from your phone right now Android users have been warned about 17 dangerous apps which could flood their phones with adverts which can potentially spread malware if not deleted dailystar...
Jan 15, 2020	Make sure you don’t have any of these 17 sketchy Google Play apps on your phone	The Google Play Store’s unending game of sketchy app whack-a-mole shows no sign of letting up anytime soon, as researchers with cybersecurity company Bitdefender on Tuesday ID’d a total of 17 Google Play apps — with more than half a million...
Jan 14, 2020	Researchers find 17 Google Play apps that bombard users with battery-draining ads	Enlarge Bram.Koster / Flickr reader comments 63 with 50 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Developers employed a variety of tricks to populate Google Play with more than a dozen apps th...
Nov 8, 2019	Your Amazon Ring doorbell may have leaked your Wi-Fi username and password	If you've ever expressed concern about the security implications of Amazon Ring connected doorbells; if you've ever voiced privacy concerns about letting Amazon have such a portal into your life... your fears have been justified. It has jus...
Jun 18, 2019	BitDefender releases free decryption tool for GandCrab ransomware	Security firm BitDefender has teamed up with the FBI, Europol and other agencies and created decryption software that enables ransomware victims to get their data back for free. The tool can be used to retrieve files encrypted by the GandCr...
Aug 23, 2018	Researchers Uncover Extensive Spyware Framework for Android Devices	A new Android malware framework being used by cybercriminals has been revealed by security researchers. This malware, the report says, enables attackers to turn legitimate apps into powerful spyware that allows for extensive, highly intrusi...
Jul 28, 2018	No, Pirate Sites Are Not the #1 Online Source For Malware	Protecting children in our society is one of the noblest things one can do. In both the physical and digital worlds, children need high-quality guidance. While most of this support should come from parents and others closely involved with a...
Jun 19, 2018	Rootkit Malware Masquerades As Free VPN Service: Here's What Zacinlo Does And How To Protect Yourself	Aaron Mamiit, Tech Times 19 June 2018, 08:06 pm A rootkit-based malware disguised as a free VPN service has infected at least thousands of Windows PCs, according to Romanian cybersecurity and antivirus software company BitDefender. The grou...
Jul 20, 2017	Goldeneye attack is not ransomware	On June 27, reports of a rapidly spreading ransomware attack started to emerge from Ukraine. The speed at which critical infrastructure networks were shutting down pointed to a ransomware application with a wormable component, whose viralit...
Jul 5, 2017	Backdoor built in to widely used tax app seeded last week’s NotPetya outbreak	Enlarge National Police of Ukraine reader comments 69 with 46 posters participating, including story author Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit The third-party software updater used to seed last week's NotPet...
Jun 28, 2017	Massive ransomware outbreak hits servers worldwide	A ransomware attack has hit computers across the world, taking out servers at Russia's biggest oil company, disrupting operations at Ukrainian banks, and shutting down computers at multinational shipping and advertising firms. Infosec exper...
Jun 28, 2017	What we know so far about the Petya/GoldenEye ransomware	The world has been hit by a fresh ransomware epidemic spreading rapidly around the globe that uses the same tools exploited in the recent WannaCry epidemic. The threat appears to be a variant of the Petya malware, which surfaced last year a...
May 9, 2017	Netrepser malware targets government agencies	Researchers at cyber security firm Bitdefender recently unveiled a new targeted attack and named it Netrepser. What makes this threat different from other APTs (advanced persistent threat) is that it was built with readily available softwar...
Feb 17, 2017	A New Batch of iPad Pro Ads are now out with one Disseminating Fake News Categories Search	A report from Bitdefender LABS this week and reported on by Ars Technica and some Apple news sites that the X Agent malware or virus payload can now target victims running Mac OS X to steal passwords, grab screens and steal iPhone backups s...
Feb 14, 2017	New Mac malware pinned on same Russian group blamed for election hacks	Enlarge Sumitcommunicationcyber reader comments 53 with 42 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit APT28, the Russian hacking group tied to last year's interference in the 2016 presidential ...
Aug 23, 2016	Your 'Smart' Power Outlets Are Now Botnets Thanks To The Internet Of Broken Things	Making fun of the Internet of Things has become a sort of national pastime, made possible by a laundry list of companies jumping into the space without the remotest idea what they’re actually doing. When said companies aren’t busy promoting...
Aug 19, 2016	Smart Electrial Sockets Could Be the Next Botnet	Smart electrical sockets might launch the next cyberattack, or might even put your life in danger. Security researchers at Bitdefender have found a vulnerability in a popular brand—the researchers did not disclose which—that they say could ...
Jul 7, 2016	Mac malware gives attackers backdoor into OS X	A newly discovered malware capable of cyber espionage and remote takeover is targeting Apple Mac computers, delivering its payload by opening up a backdoor connection to a command-and-control web server via the encrypted Tor network. Named ...
Jul 6, 2016	This scary new Mac malware will let hackers take over your computer	Up until this year, Mac users never had to worry about malware infecting their computers, but it appears that hackers have finally caught up with the platform. Originally discovered by Bitdefender, Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor is the name of a new ...
Jul 6, 2016	New macOS malware gives hackers complete access to your files	For security reasons, out of the box macOS is configured to only allow software from the App Store and identified developers to be installed. However, there are times when users may also want to run apps from other sources, in which case it...
Jul 6, 2016	After hiatus, in-the-wild Mac backdoors are suddenly back	reader comments 96 with 57 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit After taking a hiatus, Mac malware is suddenly back, with three newly discovered strains that have access to Web cameras, p...
Mar 29, 2016	Bitdefender's new tool protects against ransomware	Ransomware is the malware du jour, and each strain seems more vicious than the last. As with any virus variant, there is a game of cat and mouse played out between virus writers and security companies as each battles to outwit the other. Tr...
Nov 9, 2015	New encryption ransomware targets Linux systems [Updated]	The love note that Linux.Encoder.1 leaves website admins after it does its dirty work. Doctor Web reader comments 79 with 58 posters participating, including story author Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit T...
Aug 27, 2015	Easiest malware removal trick -- ever	Removing malware is often a complex and time-consuming task, even for security experts. But as Bitdefender has reported, sometimes, just occasionally, the most effective technique can be extremely simple. Like, turn your PC off, and on agai...
Aug 28, 2014	Russian Hackers Are Fighting Western Sanctions with a Blizzard of Spam	As Western sanctions cripple Russia's economy, the country's hackers are responding in their own way. The sanctions are thought to have motivated a cyberattack earlier this month against Western financial institutions: Bloomberg reports tha...
Feb 8, 2013	Don't expect too much from Rootkit Remover	Bitdefender Labs has released Bitdefender Rootkit Remover, a free stand-alone tool for dealing with known rootkits. The company report that Rootkit Remover can remove infections from a wide range of threats, including Mebroot, all TDL famil...
Nov 28, 2012	Google, Microsoft, PayPal, other Romanian sites hijacked by DNS hackers	For a brief time, people trying to visit google.ro on Wednesday were connected to this page instead. Kaspersky Labs reader comments 17 with 13 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Romania...
May 29, 2012	Spy malware infecting Iranian networks is engineering marvel to behold	Iranian systems were by far the most targeted by Flame, an advanced piece of surveillance malware. Kaspersky Lab reader comments 222 with 89 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Flame Rev...
	If you have any of these dangerous Android apps on your phone, delete them immediately	With the ongoing brouhaha that Apple continues to deal with over the rules surrounding its App Store — such as Spotify chief legal officer Horacio Gutierrez embarking on something of a media tour in recent weeks, whining that Apple is a “ru...
	This scary new Mac malware will let hackers take over your computer	Up until this year, Mac users never had to worry about malware infecting their computers, but it appears that hackers have finally caught up with the platform. Originally discovered by Bitdefender, Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor is the name of a new ...
	Make sure you don’t have any of these 17 sketchy Google Play apps on your phone	The Google Play Store’s unending game of sketchy app whack-a-mole shows no sign of letting up anytime soon, as researchers with cybersecurity company Bitdefender on Tuesday ID’d a total of 17 Google Play apps — with more than half a million...

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Parsers VC has collected 47 articles mentioning Bitdefender Labs, among them “If you have any of these dangerous Android apps on your phone, delete them immediately” (Jun 3, 2021) and “Should the Release of Ransomware Decryptors be Revealed to the Public? Bitdefender Labs Team Has an Important Announcement” (May 27, 2021).

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Yes, Bitdefender Labs is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 29, 2022.