Check Point disclosed details about a vulnerability found in Facebook Messenger, both in the online and mobile applications. Following Check Point’s responsible discloser, Facebook promptly fixed the vulnerability. What isRead More →
Introduction Ransomware authors are in a constant state of innovation. Two weeks ago, Invincea discovereda version of Cerber that could not only hold a victim’s machine hostage, but also potentiallyRead More →
Security experts are warning owners of Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle that their cars can be hacked via the automobile’s on-board WiFi network used for remote control of keyRead More →
Russia plans to leave Apple, Android behind by building its own smartphone software. Russia wants to create its own smartphone operating system in an effort to reduce its dependence on WesternRead More →
A new Jigsaw Ransomware variant was discovered today by security researcher Michael Gillespie that encrypts a victim’s data and then appends the.payms extension to them. The ransomware then requires a ransom paymentRead More →
Bad guys score a victory in their never-ending arms race with defenders. Drive-by attacks that install the once-feared TeslaCrypt crypto ransomware are now able to bypass EMET, a Microsoft-provided tool designedRead More →
100 million login credentials belonging to the users of the Russian social networking platform VK.com (VKontakte) are available for sale on the Dark Web. Another day another data breach, thisRead More →
Proofpoint researchers have been tracking the rapid development of CryptXXX since they first discovered the ransomware in April [1]. In mid-May, the first major CryptXXX update temporarily broke the decryptionRead More →
Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg understandably has accounts on other social networks – it only makes sense to keep up with what the competition is up to. But thatRead More →
The unusual malware has been specifically designed to target the core systems cities rely on. A new family of malware has been developed which could have the sole purpose of disruptingRead More →
The notorious crime forum Sh0ping.su has been hacked by unknowns that leaked online credit card data and stolen accounts. Data breaches are a common problem also for bad actors, inRead More →
Businesses today pride themselves on responding quickly to changing conditions. Unfortunately, cybercriminals aren’t any different. A newly discovered malware family hitting point-of-sale (PoS) systems has been found which emphasizes speed in howRead More →
No hacking required, as these Israeli researchers demonstrate how to steal data through PC components. A series of side-channel-attacks that can steal encryption keys by watching acoustic, electric, and electromagneticRead More →
Yesterday, FORBES published a profile of a $20 million spy service that exploits weaknesses in a critical piece of telecoms networks known as SS7, short for Signalling System No. 7. The companyRead More →
By Michael Casayuran, Rhena Inocencio, and Jay Yaneza At a glance, it seems that DRIDEX has dwindled its activities or operation, appearing only for a few days this May. ThisRead More →
Android banking and ad-fraud Trojans leverage ideas found in GitHub-hosted open source projects and use the UsageStats API to bypass Android 5.0 and 6.0 security enhancements. As we have discussedRead More →
With just a few million dollars and a phone number, you can snoop on any call or text that phone makes – no matter where you are or where theRead More →
Russia has arrested 50 people accused of using malware to steal more than 1.7 bn roubles ($25m; £18m). The gang allegedly seeded websites with malware that gave them access to victims’Read More →
Before we move on to the MongoDb injections, we must understand what MongoDb exactly is and why we prefer it over other databases. As MongoDb does not use SQL peopleRead More →
The BadBlock Ransomware is one poorly coded and horribly designed ransomware as it not only encrypts your files, but also trashes your system. Unlike almost all other ransomware infections, BadBlock willRead More →
