Fortnite Hackers Get Hacked, Mapping Public Fitness Data on Polar - ThreatWire (Patreon)

Polar Fitness shared home location data of soldiers, all inclusive malware features mining and ransomware, and Tens of Thousands are Affected by Fortnight Malware. All that coming up now on ThreatWire.

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Strava Polar:

https://decorrespondent.nl/8480/this-fitness-app-lets-anyone-find-names-and-addresses-for-thousands-of-soldiers-and-secret-agents/260810880-cc840165

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/articles/2018/07/08/strava-polar-revealing-homes-soldiers-spies/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fitness-app-polar-exposed-locations-of-spies-and-military-personnel/

https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/8/17546224/polar-flow-smart-fitness-company-privacy-tracking-security

https://www.polar.com/en/legal/faq/public_and_private_training_data_statement

Malware or Ransomware:

https://securelist.com/to-crypt-or-to-mine-that-is-the-question/86307/

https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/cryptocurrency-mining-ransomware.html

https://www.zdnet.com/article/unlucky-dip-this-malware-delivers-either-ransomware-or-cryptocurrency-mining-software-to-your-pc/

https://threatpost.com/old-malware-gives-criminals-tricky-new-choice-ransomware-or-mining/133738/

Fortnite Malware:

https://blog.rainway.io/how-we-discovered-a-virus-infecting-tens-of-thousands-of-fortnite-players-e5dd6fe1ff55

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/rash-of-fortnite-cheaters-infected-by-malware-that-breaks-https-encryption/

https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/fortnite-v-bucks-cheat.html

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