A Russian malware author is using codified tweets to start and stop DDoS attacks against desired targets. The DDoS attacks are launched from the computers of infected users using aRead More →
Like many in the security industry, we’ve been busy investigating the implications of the Shadow Brokers leak, with the DOUBLEPULSAR payload in particular attracting our attention. Like many in theRead More →
Code-execution flaw is triggered by plugging a booby-trapped USB into vulnerable PCs. One of the Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities used to spread the Stuxnet worm that targeted Iran remained the mostRead More →
Sensors used to detect the level of ambient light can be used to steal browser data, according to privacy expert Lukasz Olejnik. Over the past decade, ambient light sensors haveRead More →
The Chinese security Xudong Zheng is warning of Homograph Phishing Attacks are “almost impossible to detect” also to experts. The Chinese security researcher Xudong Zheng has devised a phishing techniqueRead More →
The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) claims the implementation of its Secure Payment Solution (SPS) has helped to minimize a recent data breach that may have affected as many as 1,000Read More →
Hajime battles with Mirai for control over the Internet of poorly secured things. Mirai, the botnet that threatened the Internet as we knew it last year with record-setting denial-of-service attacks,Read More →
Sensors in phones running both iOS and Android reveal all kinds of sensitive info. Smartphones know an awful lot about us. They know if we’re in a car that’s speeding,Read More →
Someone has created a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that uses the Telegram protocol to steal user data from infected devices. The RAT is written in Python and is currentlyRead More →
A new ransomware as a service (RaaS) called Karmen has been discovered by security researchers at Recorded Future. This service allows anyone, including novices, to set up an account andRead More →
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another episode of “Which Restaurant Chain Got Hacked?” Multiple sources in the financial industry say they’ve traced a pattern of fraud on customerRead More →
A simple email marketing trick is also abused by cyber-criminals, who are employing a technique known as “pixel tracking” to gather information on possible targets or to improve the efficiencyRead More →
Spammers are spreading Java-based remote access Trojans, known as jRATs, targeting tax filers with attachments named “IRS Updates.jar” and “Important_PDF.jar” that, if executed, give attackers access to compromised endpoints. Zscaler, which isRead More →
The BankBot Android banking trojan is giving Google engineers headaches, as this particular piece of malware has a knack for avoiding Google’s security scans and reaching the official Play StoreRead More →
Like many inventions, the internet was the work of countless hands. But perhaps no one deserves more credit for that world-changing technological leap than Robert W. Taylor, who died onRead More →
This is the story of how I found and exploited XSS (content injection) in the pgAdmin4 1.3 desktop client. (Before I get too much further if you use pgAdmin 4Read More →
Browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and Opera are vulnerable to a new variation of an older attack that allows phishers to register and pass fake domains as the websites ofRead More →
Somebody just hacked Ex-Premier League star Anthony Stokes lover Eilidh Scott’s iCloud account and leaked 240+ explicit images. Unknown Hackers hacked into Ex-Premier League star Anthony Stokes lover Eilidh Scott’sRead More →
The Callisto APT Group borrowed the source code leaked by hackers that broke into Hacking Team network. According to F-Secure Labs, The Callisto APT Group used the HackingTeam leaked surveillance software to gatherRead More →
Over the past six months, the roar of exploit kits has quieted to a whimper. But that doesn’t mean exploit kit threats are nonexistent. According to security experts, gangs behind themRead More →
