PowerShell scripts seen in around 38% of malware incidents. Microsoft’s PowerShell task automation framework is becoming one of the most popular tools for coding and enhancing malware, a Carbon Black studyRead More →
Sabu aka Hector Xavier Monsegur says he helped Turkish hacker group RedHack gain unauthorised access to servers. Everybody who is linked with the online hacktivist group knows Sabu aka Hector Xavier Monsegur.Read More →
New evidence collected by prosecutors shows lottery machines were rigged to generate predictable numbers on specific days of the year. Last year, the security director of a US lottery was discoveredRead More →
A new ransomware was discovered that tries to impersonate the well known Locky ransomware. It calls itself Locky and even adds .Locky to encrypted files, but on closer examination there wasRead More →
After hackers ran up a bill on my PlayStation account, Sony held it ransom, says user. Sony is not known to be a particularly customer friendly company with many complaintsRead More →
Hi guys, I am newbie to web security and I recently bought a vps for my forum and trying to secure it as much as possible. I’m using Nginx serverRead More →
Security researcher finds malicious code embedded within cameras offered for sale on Amazon. Last week, independent security researcher Mike Olsen discovered that CCTV surveillance rigs sold on Amazon came with pre-installed malware.Read More →
Experts at Cisco Systems discovered more than 3 million vulnerable servers exposed on the Internet while scanning for the presence of JBOSS Backdoor. According to Cisco Systems, more than 3 millionRead More →
After FBiOS, get ready for Mozilla vs. the FBI.A question posed by a researcher from the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, California has led many to believe, even us,Read More →
Russian authorities don’t take kindly to crooks attacking their own banks, come down hard on Fedotov. Dmitry Fedotov, 29, the Russian national that developed the Blackhole exploit kit was sentenced toRead More →
Update only addresses its own wireless devices. Along with its regular monthly security updates, Microsoft also released some optional updates, among which is one for a superstar vulnerability discovered this pastRead More →
Adware installers are out of control and with little or no law regulating them, the crap they push onto their victims is getting worse and worse. Yesterday, while looking throughRead More →
Security firm urges Windows users to uninstall media player. If your Windows computer is running Apple’s QuickTime media player, now would be a good time to uninstall it. The Windows appRead More →
DDOS attacks are a fact of life these days, it would seem. People were having trouble logging into Blizzard games such as Diablo 3 and World of Warcraft last night,Read More →
Google made a self-driving bicycle for the people of Netherlands. In the spring of 2016, Google will introduce the self-driving bicycle in Amsterdam which is also known as the world’sRead More →
Threat level is not high, the virus requires users to give it root privileges in order to infect their computers. After being bombarded with new malware towards the end ofRead More →
You can still brick an iPhone running on iOS 9.3 using January 1, 1970 bug and public Wi-Fi. If you are sitting in an Coffee Cafe Day outlet and suddenly youRead More →
Modems in a number of Samsung Galaxy devices are open to receiving AT commands over the USB cable even when they are locked. Do you know that modems in aRead More →
Lottery boss wins $16.5 million in six years by tampering random number generator. According to The Des Moines Register, in a case from last year, new details have been disclosed thatRead More →
A group of security researchers has found a security flaw in the Apple iMessage that exposed chat history and sensitive data with a single click. Recently WhatsApp has introduced the end-to-endRead More →
