Alisa Esage G (Page 138)

Working as a cyber security solutions architect, Alisa focuses on application and network security. Before joining us she held a cyber security researcher positions within a variety of cyber security start-ups. She also experience in different industry domains like finance, healthcare and consumer products.

Hacker Guccifer 2.0 Claims DCCC Hack, Leaks Data Online

On: August 13, 2016

In: Incidents, Vulnerabilities

Over the last month and a half, ThreatConnect has authored a number of blog posts pulling at strands of a nebulous Russian spiderweb of malicious infrastructure – one data pointRead More →

New Scylex Banking Trojan Kit Surfaces on the Dark Web

On: August 13, 2016

In: Important, Incidents, Malware, Vulnerabilities

Scylex – “the next big thing” in terms of banking trojan. Threat-intel experts from Heimdal Security and the CSIS Security Group have uncovered a new banking trojan called Scylex, currently advertisedRead More →

New Information Stealing Trojan Steals and Uploads Corporate Files

On: August 13, 2016

In: Incidents, Malware, Vulnerabilities

Corporate cybercrime and information theft has become a very lucrative business for malware developers. Not only does it allow them to steal corporate secrets to sell to the highest bidder, but it canRead More →

New air-gap jumper covertly transmits data in hard-drive sounds

On: August 12, 2016

In: Important, Incidents, Malware, Vulnerabilities

“DiskFiltration” siphons data even when computers are disconnected from the Internet. Researchers have devised a new way to siphon data out of an infected computer even when it has been physicallyRead More →

BLUETOOTH HACK LEAVES MANY SMART LOCKS, IOT DEVICES VULNERABLE

On: August 12, 2016

In: Incidents, Vulnerabilities

Sławomir Jasek with research firm SecuRing is sounding an alarm over the growing number of Bluetooth devices used for keyless entry and mobile point-of-sales systems that are vulnerable to man-in-the-middleRead More →

An ATM hack and a PIN-pad hack show chip cards aren’t impervious to fraud

On: August 12, 2016

In: Important, Incidents, Malware, Vulnerabilities

The good news? Hacks are limited for now. The bad news? Hackers will get better. Security researchers are eager to poke holes in the chip-embedded credit and debit cards that haveRead More →

With the looming threat of Ransomware, should companies stockpile Bitcoins?

On: August 12, 2016

In: Incidents

With the threat of ransomware hanging over every company’s head, does it make sense for companies to stockpile a few bitcoins in the event of a ransomware attack? Yeah, yeah, IRead More →

This Is What the World’s Spies Used Instead of MSN Messenger

On: August 11, 2016

In: Important, Incidents, Mobile Security, Technology, Vulnerabilities

What do spies use to chat online? A terribly ugly Windows programme. At least, that’s what the Five Eyes intelligence alliance (made up of the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand andRead More →

CryptFile2 Ransomware Returns in High Volume URL Campaigns

On: August 11, 2016

In: Malware

Proofpoint researchers originally discovered the CryptFIle2 ransomware in March [1]. At the time, it was spreading via exploit kits (EKs); however, beginning on August 3, 2016, we detected the firstRead More →

Windows Activation Scam locks your screen and doesn’t Shut Up!

On: August 11, 2016

In: Technology

A new Windows Activation scam has been discovered by Malwarebytes security researcher Pieter Arntz. When I installed the sample, I discovered that this PC Tech Support scam, like many others recently,Read More →

Instagram accounts hacked, altered to promote adult dating spam

On: August 11, 2016

In: Incidents

Scammers are hacking Instagram accounts and altering profiles with sexually suggestive imagery to lure users to adult dating and porn spam. Earlier this year, we reported an influx of fakeRead More →

Linux bug leaves USA Today, other top sites vulnerable to serious hijacking attacks

On: August 11, 2016

In: Important, Incidents, Malware, Technology, Vulnerabilities

“Off-path” attack means hackers can be anywhere with no man-in-the-middle needed. Computer scientists have discovered a serious Internet vulnerability that allows attackers to terminate connections between virtually any two partiesRead More →

Bungling Microsoft singlehandedly proves that golden backdoor keys are a terrible idea

On: August 10, 2016

In: Malware

Redmond races to revoke Secure Boot debug policy. Microsoft leaked the golden keys that unlock Windows-powered tablets, phones and other devices sealed by Secure Boot – and is now scrambling toRead More →

Security Researcher found vulnerabilities on the HP Website

On: August 10, 2016

In: Vulnerabilities

The security expert Rafael Fontes Souza has discovered vulnerabilities in the website of HP (Hewlett Packard) and decided to explain concepts of code review to mitigate the risk of thisRead More →

Researchers Hide Malware Inside Digitally-Signed Files Without Breaking Hashes

On: August 10, 2016

In: Malware

New technique makes malware detection almost impossible. A team of security researchers from Deep Instinct have discovered a method of injecting malware inside a digitally-signed binary without affecting the overall fileRead More →

Automated systems crawl the DarkWeb to find Zero-Days

On: August 10, 2016

In: Important, Malware, Vulnerabilities

A team researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) is crawling the Darkweb searching for zero-days for Proactive Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence.Can finding zero-day vulnerabilities be as easy as crawling the Darkweb?Read More →

IPv6 router bug: Juniper spins out hotfix to thwart DDoS attacks

On: August 10, 2016

In: Incidents, Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability common to devices routing IPv6; Cisco offered partial fix in July. Juniper Networks has found and mostly patched a flaw in the way the firmware on its routers process IPv6Read More →

Risk From Linux Kernel Hidden in Windows 10 Exposed at Black Hat

On: August 9, 2016

In: Important, Incidents, Vulnerabilities

LAS VEGAS–Microsoft’s Windows 10 includes many innovative security features that are intended to help minimize risk and improve user experience. One such feature is Credential Guard, which aims to protectRead More →

Nemucod is back and serving an ad-clicking backdoor instead of ransomware

On: August 9, 2016

In: Malware

The trojan downloader Nemucod is back with a new campaign. This time however, it has changed the payload served to its victims – ransomware is not its go-to malware. CurrentlyRead More →

Researchers crack open unusually advanced malware that hid for 5 years

On: August 9, 2016

In: Important, Malware

Espionage platform with more than 50 modules was almost certainly state sponsored. Security experts have discovered a malware platform that’s so advanced in its design and execution that it could probablyRead More →

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