Alisa Esage G (Page 156)

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.

Bank Hack – How to steal $25 Billion with a few lines of code

On: May 18, 2016

In: Incidents

A security expert discovered security flaws that could let anyone to steal as much as $25 Billion from one of the biggest Indian banks. The security researcher Sathya Prakash discoveredRead More →

ATM Malware “Skimer” Makes a Comeback After Seven Years

On: May 18, 2016

In: Important, Malware

Crooks can steal money from ATMs using special credit cards. Skimer, a malware family targeting ATMs, has received a major update the past few months, and security researchers from Kaspersky areRead More →

Google ‘Could Face Record $3.4 Billion’ Antitrust Fine

On: May 17, 2016

In: Data Security

Google faces a record antitrust fine of around 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) from the European Commission in the coming weeks, British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph said. The European UnionRead More →

That time a patient’s heart procedure was interrupted by a virus scan

On: May 17, 2016

In: Data Security

Securing computers has never been easy. It’s especially hard in hospitals. A heart patient undergoing a medical procedure earlier this year was put at risk when misconfigured antivirus software caused aRead More →

John McAfee Apparently Tried to Trick Reporters Into Thinking He Hacked WhatsApp

On: May 17, 2016

In: Incidents, Mobile Security

John McAfee, noted liar and one-time creator of anti-virus software, apparently tried to convince reporters that he hacked the encryption used on WhatsApp. To do this, he attempted to sendRead More →

CVE-2016-4117 – FireEye revealed the exploit chain of recent attacks

On: May 17, 2016

In: Vulnerabilities

The FireEye researcher Genwei Jiang revealed the exploit chain related to phishing attacks leveraging CVE-2016-4117 flaw recently fixed by Adobe. Security experts at FireEye have recently spotted an attack leveragingRead More →

New Simple Attack on Squid Proxies Leverages Malicious Flash Ads

On: May 16, 2016

In: Incidents, Vulnerabilities

Popular ISP utility exposed to new cache poisoning attack. Squison is the name of a recently discovered security bug in the Squid proxy server, a popular Linux utility deployed by manyRead More →

Silk Road 3.0 Pops Up on the Dark Web, Once Again

On: May 16, 2016

In: Data Security

Silk Road makes another appearance, but will it last? A new instance of the infamous Silk Road marketplace has popped up on the Dark Web today, and this new version, dubbedRead More →

Everything We Know About How the FBI Hacks People

On: May 16, 2016

In: Data Security

RECENT HEADLINES WARN that the government now has greater authority to hack your computers, in and outside the US. Changes to federal criminal court procedures known as Rule 41 areRead More →

GhostShell Returns, Exposes a Bunch of Companies with Open FTP Servers

On: May 16, 2016

In: Important, Vulnerabilities

GhostShell, the Romanian hacker who recently revealed his true identity in a very candid exposé, has returned to the world of hacking with a new leak as part of hisRead More →

Android.SmsSpy.88.origin

On: May 16, 2016

In: Malware, Mobile Security

A Trojan for Android designed to steal user login credentials needed to access online banking programs and to steal money from victims’ bank accounts. Android.SmsSpy.88.origin is distributed under the guiseRead More →

WhatsApp Video Calling Feature Spotted in Android Beta Update

On: May 14, 2016

In: Mobile Security

The WhatsApp beta for Android update (v2.16.80) via the Google Play beta testing program displays the voice calling feature, however, it isn’t functional yet. To recall, the Facebook-owned messaging serviceRead More →

4 Ways to Protect Against the Very Real Threat of Ransomware

On: May 14, 2016

In: Data Security

RANSOMWARE IS A multi-million-dollar crime operation that strikes everyone from hospitals to police departments to online casinos. It’s such a profitable scheme that experts say traditional cyberthieves are abandoning theirRead More →

Two billboards in Alabama hacked to run Marco Rubio Porn Meme

On: May 14, 2016

In: Incidents

Marco Rubio Memes flash on 2 Alabama billboards after apparent hack. Alabama citizens may have had the fright of of their life when they saw 2 giant billboards in theirRead More →

Hancitor and Ruckguv Reappear, Updated and With Vawtrak On Deck

On: May 14, 2016

In: Data Security, Important, Malware

Proofpoint researchers have recently observed the re-emergence of two malware downloaders that had largely disappeared for several months. Hancitor (also known as Tordal and Chanitor) and Ruckguv have reappeared inRead More →

Andromeda distributors craft new strategies for attacks

On: May 14, 2016

In: Data Security, Important, Incidents

Most of popular botnet Andromeda’s (also known as Gamarue) distribution channels have been discovered and analyzed by antivirus vendors. This has forced Andromeda’s distributors to come up with a new attackRead More →

Five-Year-Old SAP Vulnerability Affects Over 500 Companies, Not 36

On: May 14, 2016

In: Incidents, Vulnerabilities

Onapsis and US-CERT warned about attacks against 36 companies, another security firm begs to differ. The impact of a five-year-old security issue affecting SAP customers that has recently resurfaced has beenRead More →

Second bank hit by ‘sophisticated’ malware attack, says Swift

On: May 13, 2016

In: Incidents, Malware

The financial messaging network says a commercial bank was targeted in an attack with ‘deep knowledge of operational controls’. Swift, the global financial messaging network that banks use to move billionsRead More →

Microsoft Windows zero-day exposes companies to credit card data theft

On: May 13, 2016

In: Vulnerabilities

The boom in PoS systems in the US has its drawbacks. Researchers from FireEye have disclosed the details of cyberattack group leveraging a Microsoft Windows zero-day flaw in targeted attacks againstRead More →

Jigsaw Ransomware becomes CryptoHitman with Porno Extension

On: May 13, 2016

In: Incidents

The notorious Jigsaw Ransomware has rebranded itself as CryptoHitman and now uses the character from the popular Hitman video games and movies. In addition to adding the Hitman character to its locker screen,Read More →

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