Microsoft has worked hard to create and implement new security measures, from anti-exploit shields that prevent the exploitation of vulnerabilities, to the new Microsoft anti-malware engine capable of protecting fromRead More →
As we all know, the techniques used by hackers to carry out their activities are very varied; now they look for flaws in the configuration of services and common applications,Read More →
Crowbar is a tool that is specifically developed to perform brute force attacks during pentesting tests. This tool applies brute force attacks differently than other tools that already exist. TodayRead More →
Just one year after the SWIFT international bank transfer system enhanced its cyber security, another breach has emerged: an Indian bank has confirmed that criminals gained access to its systems andRead More →
A team of cyber security researchers has detected a new ransomware that has been named Saturn. It differs from other pieces of malware, since any user can become a distributor in aRead More →
Researchers are warning users about the Coldroot remote access Trojan that is going undetected by AV engines and targets MacOS computers. The RAT is cross-platform and capable of planting aRead More →
Crooks find poorly secured access credentials, use them to install stealth miner. Add Tesla to the legion of organizations that have been infected by cryptocurrency-mining malware. In a report published Tuesday,Read More →
Hacker Group Makes $3 Million in a few months by Installing Monero Miners on Jenkins Servers. According to an information security researcher, a criminal group has made $3.4 million byRead More →
A Network Forensics Tool: to visualize a Packet Capture offline as a Network Diagram including device identification, highlight important communication and file extraction PcapXray Design Specification Objective: The cyber security expert, withRead More →
FedEx customer data has been exposed online, thanks to unsecured AWS S3 bucket. In July 2017, FedEx Corporation announced that its subsidiary company TNT Express was facing issues due toRead More →
Another day, another data breach – This time it is Retina-X Studios, a well know spyware developing firm. There are different types of hackers, some hack for profit while some hackRead More →
According to cyber security specialist; a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is a type of malware that controls a system via a remote network connection as if by physical access. While desktop sharingRead More →
Social engineering campaigns are a threat to everyone; according to cyber securityexperts from the International Institute of Cyber Security, an attack can capture the username and password of a victim andRead More →
“Chaos” gives attackers, and follow-on attackers, full control over infected boxes. A stealthy backdoor undetected by antimalware providers is giving unknown attackers complete control over at least 100 Linux servers thatRead More →
The free VPN of Facebook called Onavo has been dedicated for five years to collect private information of its users, such as installed applications or Internet browsing habits, according toRead More →
Last week companies specialized in cyber security discovered the existence of a new Persistent Advanced Threat APT, supposedly sponsored by Dark Caracal, an organization dedicated to espionage. Since 2012, he has performedRead More →
Google has launched an ad-blocker for its Chrome web browser that is designed by information security experts to prevent “annoying” and “intrusive” ads being shown to users. Sites will have 30 daysRead More →
If you’ve ever run across insecure PXE boot deployments during a pentest, you know that they can hold a wealth of possibilities for escalation. Gaining access to PXE boot imagesRead More →
Hackers have been taking advantage of the Word macro, the small pieces of code are injected into documents to automate certain tasks, to hide malware within the documents that, whenRead More →
This note will explore the life cycle of an attack, how a victim may be infected and what an attacker could do to avoid detection by antivirus systems (AV). GeneralRead More →
