A security researcher named slipstream/RoL has discovered the Karma Ransomware, which pretends to be a Windows optimization program called Windows-TuneUp. What is worse is that this sample was discovered as software thatRead More →
The way users move fingers across a phone’s touchscreen alters the WiFi signals transmitted by a mobile phone, causing interruptions that an attacker can intercept, analyze, and reverse engineer toRead More →
In a surprise move, the master decryption keys for the CrySiS Ransomware have been released early this morning in a post on the BleepingComputer.com forums. At approximately 1 AM EST,Read More →
“BlackNurse” could turn lone attackers with modest resources into Internet bullies. Researchers said they have discovered a simple way lone attackers with limited resources can knock large servers offline whenRead More →
Russia has for the first time invoked its ban on websites storing personal data outside the country. It’s picked a high-profile target, LinkedIn – and says even bigger companies couldRead More →
Almost every account password was cracked, thanks to the company’s poor security practices. Even “deleted” accounts were found in the breach. A massive data breach targeting adult dating and entertainmentRead More →
The recently launched Google Pixel phone has been hacked by the Chinese hackers just in less than a minute! A team called White-Hat hackers from Qihoo 360, which participated inRead More →
Emails tell victims they need to download an attachment to view “suspicious activity” – then infects them with ransomware. In the immediate aftermath of a major data breach, cybercriminals willRead More →
Researchers are working on a new CPU chip design that will extend the fight against malware at the hardware level in an attempt to bolster computers, mobiles, and other devicesRead More →
A web application vulnerable to Python code injection allows you to send Python code though the application to the Python interpreter on the target server. If you can execute python,Read More →
Researcher: FBI was likely enabled to run half of all child porn sites on the servers. As Ars has reported, federal investigators temporarily seized a Tor-hidden site known as Playpen in 2015Read More →
Microsoft Edge was hacked twice at this year’s PwnFest Microsoft Edge, which the Redmond-based software giant praised on several occasions for its high level of security, was hacked twice atRead More →
Earlier this month, we discovered a piece of encryption malware targeting Russian users. One of its peculiarities was that it uses Telegram Messenger’s communication protocol to send a decryption keyRead More →
Less than six hours after Donald Trump became the presumptive president-elect of the United States, a Russian hacker gang perhaps best known for breaking into computer networks at the Democratic NationalRead More →
Third-party applications that allow single sign-on via Facebook and Google and support the OAuth 2.0 protocol, are exposed to account hijacking. Three Chinese University of Hong Kong researchers presented atRead More →
Short Bytes: Infecting people’s computers with the help of malicious USB drives is an old trick being used by hackers even today. Going one step ahead, in the recent months, weRead More →
The following proof of concept video demonstrates the techniques Cylance researchers used to compromise a Sequoia AVC Edge Mk1 voting machine. The video shows how easy it is for aRead More →
A Bangladesh central bank team arrived in Manila on Monday to work on moving back part of the $81 million stolen from its account in the New York Federal ReserveRead More →
The whistle blowing platform, WikiLeaks tweeted on Tuesday (November 08) that the group was hit with distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyberattack over the last 24 hours. The assault involvedRead More →
A bug in the iOS WebView component allows an attacker to force someone’s iPhone to dial any number, while also locking the user’s interface for a few moments, preventing himRead More →
