Security researchers have uncovered a new trojan that targets Linux devices that is capable of transforming infected machines into proxy servers and relay malicious traffic, hiding the true origin ofRead More →
A newly observed spam campaign is spreading a ransomware variant known as Sage 2.0 that is demanding a $2,000 ransom for the decryption key. Sage 2.0 is a new ransomwareRead More →
Over 200,000 messages were compromised due to a security flaw. One of the largest trading posts on the Dark Web, AlphaBay, has rewarded a researcher for disclosing the existence ofRead More →
Android malware known as HummingBad, that infected as many as 10 million devices in 2016, has resurfaced with several new features allowing it to perform ad fraud even more efficientlyRead More →
Publicly known “magic string” lets any site run malicious code, no questions asked. The Chrome browser extension for Cisco Systems WebEx communications and collaboration service was just updated to fixRead More →
The first generation of Furby, the owlish electronic toy made by Hasbro, was met with enormous consumer demand when it hit shelves in November 1998. Thanks to their novel communicationRead More →
Users can expect to share 30 percent of their ill-gotten gains for signing up. A new kind of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) which offers users the chance to tailor their own codeRead More →
Security researchers have discovered a new Android trojan named Skyfin that can infiltrate the local Play Store Android app and download or purchase other apps behind the user’s back. UntilRead More →
A new ransomware family is targeting Android devices, locking access to the screen, and constantly pestering the user to enter his payment card details. According to Fortinet researcher Kai Lu,Read More →
Short Bytes: On Modern Intel CPUs, the USB 3.0 port can be used to access the hardware debugging interface JTAG via DCI. According to a research duo at Positive Security,Read More →
The first Mac malware of 2017 was brought to my attention by an IT admin, who spotted some strange outgoing network traffic from a particular Mac. This led to the discovery ofRead More →
For the past week, unknown groups of cyber-criminals have taken control of and wiped data from CouchDB and Hadoop databases, in some cases asking for a ransom fee to returnRead More →
I want to believe that all of you know about ImageMagick and its Tragick. This issue was found in the end of the April, 2016 and due to many processingRead More →
Dutch developer used built-in backdoors in websites to steal personal information of customers. A 35-year-old unnamed web developer from Leeuwarden, Netherlands has used personal information stolen from customers to openRead More →
Security researcher MalwareHunterTeam discovered today a new malware family that can infect computers and allow crooks to take control of these PCs using commands sent via an IRC channel. NamedRead More →
Rather than using macros, this malware uses Visual Basic Script to avoid detection. Cybercriminals are targeting a US major financial services provider with malicious emails containing the tools required toRead More →
Alarmed by allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential race, French authorities have warned political parties against the threat of cyber attacks as the country prepares to electRead More →
The Internet Archive has launched on Friday a Chrome extension that will detect “Page not found” and other web errors and replace them with a copy from its Wayback Machine,Read More →
Zachary Shames pleaded guilty today to charges of developing and selling malware that was later used to infect thousands of victims. Before he was arrested this summer, the 21-year-old ShamesRead More →
Security researchers have gained access to one of the servers used by the Cerber gang, from where they were able to extract basic statistics about their operation. A security researcherRead More →
