AMD PCs can now install Microsoft’s Windows update with fixes for Meltdown and Spectre and the bug that caused boot problems. Microsoft has released new updates for Windows 10 thatRead More →
Zyklon is a publicly available, full-featured backdoor capable of keylogging, password harvesting, downloading and executing additional plugins, conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and self-updating and self-removal. The malware may communicateRead More →
KnowBe4’s Chief Hacking Officer Kevin Mitnick called me with some chilling news. A white hat hacker friend of his developed a working “ransomcloud” strain, which encrypts cloud email accounts like Office 365 inRead More →
When I began Year 11 in 2016 and was asked to buy a CASIO fx-CP400 graphics calculator, the hacker part of my brain immediately started wondering what mischief I couldRead More →
At the beginning of October 2017, we discovered new Android spyware with several features previously unseen in the wild. In the course of further research, we found a number ofRead More →
Google removes four extensions that used infected computers in click fraud scheme. Researchers have uncovered four malicious extensions with more than 500,000 combined downloads from the Google Chrome Web Store,Read More →
Canadian authorities have arrested and charged a 27-year-old Ontario man for allegedly selling billions of stolen passwords online through the now-defunct service Leakedsource.com. On Dec. 22, 2017, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)Read More →
“Low complexity” hack for Transmission client may work against other clients, too. There’s a critical weakness in the widely used Transmission BitTorrent app that allows websites to execute malicious code on someRead More →
Recently members of the Fidus team noticed an interesting blog post on the OnePlus forum by an individual discussing recent fraudulent attempts made on two of their credit cards. The forum userRead More →
Oculus enables users to connect their Facebook accounts for a more “social” experience. This can be done using both the native Windows Oculus application and using browsers. I took aRead More →
This is a brief walk-through tutorial that illustrates how to crack Wi-Fi networks that are secured using weak passwords. It is not exhaustive, but it should be enough information forRead More →
The Meltdown and Spectre bugs have generated a lot of media attention, and users have been urged to update their machines with fixes made available by various vendors. While some patches have createdRead More →
Security researchers have revealed details of a vulnerability in WhatsApp’s security that could be used to compromise the secrecy of encrypted group chats on the messaging platform. The risk associatedRead More →
Connecticut man hacked more than 250 people.Connecticut-based George Garofano has agreed to plead guilty to charges of hacking more than 250 Apple iCloud accounts, including many that belonged to celebritiesRead More →
2018 is barely two weeks old, and already it looks like we’ve got new piece of macOS malware! Hooray 🙂 Want to play along? I’ve shared both the malware’s binaryRead More →
The vulnerability fiasco continues for Intel with new bug. As if the Meltdown and Spectre bugs weren’t enough trouble for Intel already, security researcher Harry Sintonen working for Finnish company F-SecureRead More →
Backups of virtual machines on some hosts could be accessed or altered by an attacker. While everyone was screaming about Meltdown and Spectre, another urgent security fix was already in progressRead More →
While helping a large organization with improving their overall security posture, I came across an interesting endpoint which I have never come across before. It immediately sparked my interest. TheRead More →
Fruitfly creepware turned on cameras and mics, automatically detected porn searches. Early last year, a piece of Mac malware came to light that left researchers puzzled. They knew that malware dubbed FruitflyRead More →
There’s a newly discovered security hole in the current version of macOS High Sierra that allows anyone with access to your Mac to unlock your App Store System Preferences withoutRead More →
