Hack the Virtual Memory: malloc, the heap & the program break
2017-05-16
The heap In this chapter we will look at the heap and malloc in order to answer some of the questions we ended with at the end of the previousRead More →
Virulent WCry ransomware worm may have North Korea’s fingerprints on it
2017-05-16
Identical code ties Friday’s attacks to hacks on Sony Pictures and $1bn bank heist. A researcher has found digital fingerprints that tie the WCry ransomware worm that menaced the worldRead More →
How To Protect Yourself From WannaCry Ransomware?
2017-05-15
Short Bytes: WannaCry 2.0 or WannaDecrypt0r 2.0 ransomware is turning out to be one of the biggest security threats of recent times. It has spread in over 150 countries and affectedRead More →
New IOT Attack Linked To Iran – Persirai Malware Strikes at IP Cameras in Latest IOT Attack
2017-05-13
Trend Micro has discovered a new attack on internet-based IP cameras and recorders powered by a new Internet of Things (IOT) bot dubbed PERSIRAI. Trend Micro has discovered a newRead More →
Major French news sites victim of DDoS attack
2017-05-12
Major news sites in France including Le Monde and Le Figaro went down yesterday in the fallout of a DDoS attack. Many of the biggest French news sites were hitRead More →
Telefonica Tells Employees to Shut Down Computers Amid Massive Ransomware Outbreak
2017-05-12
A ransomware outbreak is wreaking havoc all over the world, but especially in Spain, where Telefonica — one of the country’s biggest telecommunications companies — has fallen victim, and itsRead More →
Edge Security Flaw Allows Theft of Facebook and Twitter Credentials
2017-05-11
Argentinean security researcher Manuel Caballero has discovered another vulnerability in Microsoft’s Edge browser that can be exploited to bypass a security protection feature and steal data such as passwords fromRead More →
Linux and Other Open Source Technologies Protect Online Privacy: Snowden
2017-05-11
Short Bytes: At the OpenStack Summit, the ex-NSA contractor talked about the downsides of proprietary software and their threat to people’s privacy. Snowden promotes the use of open source softwareRead More →
Sednit adds two zero-day exploits using ‘Trump’s attack on Syria’ as a decoy
2017-05-11
The Sednit group, also known as APT28, Fancy Bear and Sofacy, is a group of attackers operating since at least 2004 and whose main objective is to steal confidential informationRead More →
SESSION HIJACKING, COOKIE-STEALING WORDPRESS MALWARE SPOTTED
2017-05-11
Researchers have identified a strain of cookie stealing malware injected into a legitimate JavaScript file, that masquerades as a WordPress core domain. Cesar Anjos, a security analyst at Sucuri, aRead More →
