Oracle admins are today staring down the barrel of the biggest quarterly Critical Patch Update ever. The numbers are gory: 308 vulnerabilities patched, 165 of which are remotely exploitable, across more thanRead More →
Someone is using the SambaCry vulnerability to install a backdoor trojan on Linux devices running older versions of the Samba file-sharing server. According to experts from Trend Micro, most ofRead More →
In this blog post, we will present a new technique for domain fronting, which enables attackers to abuse Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) to mask malware command and control (C2) traffic. ThisRead More →
A vulnerability codenamed Devil’s Ivy is putting thousands of Internet-connected devices at risk of hacking. Discovered by security researchers from Senrio, the flaw affects gSOAP, a C/C++ library widely used inRead More →
The maker of a smart home security system has failed to patch five security issues in the firmware of his product. These flaws allow an attacker to bypass authentication, takeRead More →
Over the weekend, Emsisoft security researcher xXToffeeXx discovered a new ransomware called Reyptson that is targeting Spanish victims. Since then, we have seen increased activity in the ransomware’s developmen. Today security researcher MalwareHunterTeam took a deeperRead More →
For the second time in a year, a highly critical remote code execution vulnerability was found in the Cisco WebEx Extension. For the second time in a year, a highly critical remote codeRead More →
I recently uncovered two critical vulnerabilities in Alpine Linux’s package manager, assigned CVE-2017-9669 and CVE-2017-9671. These vulnerabilities could potentially lead to an attacker executing malicious code on your machines, ifRead More →
Dating site for cheaters Ashley Madison has agreed to an $11.2 Million settlement for roughly 37 million users affected by the 2015 massive data breach. Dating site for cheaters Ashley Madison hasRead More →
A new Android RAT (Remote Access Trojan) detected under the name of GhostCtrl can lock mobile device by resetting their PIN and display a ransom note to infected victims. TheseRead More →
On July 7, French domain registrar Gandi lost control over 751 customer domains, which had their DNS records altered to point incoming traffic to websites hosting exploits kits. The domainRead More →
A team of researchers from Fox-IT and Riscure has put together a device using off-the-shelve electronic parts that deduces encryption keys using only electromagnetic emissions coming from a nearby computer.Read More →
Messaging apps today are one of the most popular ways consumers communicate today, not just with each other but, increasingly, with businesses and services. Now there are signs that weRead More →
Yesterday, Malwarebytes malware researcher Marcelo Rivero discovered a new variant of the CryptoMix ransomware that is appending the .EXTE extension to encrypted file names. This article provides a brief summary of information related toRead More →
A new infostealer malware dubbed Ovidiy Stealer was offered for sale by a Russia-speaking malware developer that goes online with the moniker “TheBottle.” TheBottle has advertised the malware on various cybercrimeRead More →
Cisco has fixed nine serious remote code execution flaws in the SNMP subsystem running in all the releases of IOS and IOS XE software. The tech giant publicly disclosed the vulnerability on JuneRead More →
The origin of Petya The first Petya ransomware was released around March 2016 by a person/group calling themselves Janus Cybercrime Solutions. This group was advertising their affiliate program, giving otherRead More →
Microsoft announced that Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux Distro is now available in the Windows Store and can be installed on any Windows Insider build=>#16215. Windows and Linux always closer. During theRead More →
AlphaBay, an online marketplace that sold illegal products on the Dark Web, has been taken offline following raids in three countries, according to several reports. Raids took place across theRead More →
Two implementations of the Kerberos authentication protocol received patches this week against a vulnerability that allowed a threat actor to bypass authentication procedures. The vulnerability was discovered by a teamRead More →
