we will detail our discovery of the next two versions of MM Core, namely “BigBoss” (2.2-LNK) and “SillyGoose” (2.3-LNK). Attacks using “BigBoss” appear likely to have occurred since mid-2015, whereas “SillyGoose” appears to haveRead More →
The Koolova ransomware will decrypt the encrypted files for free it the victim read two blog posts about how to avoid ransomware infection. Ransomware authors are very creative, in theRead More →
The notorious black hat hacker CyberZeist (@cyberzeist2) has broken into the FBI website FBI.gov and leaked data on Pastebin. The notorious black hat hacker CyberZeist (@cyberzeist2) has broken into theRead More →
A ransomware family named FireCrypt will encrypt the user’s files, but also attempt to launch a very feeble DDoS attack on a URL hardcoded in its source code. This threatRead More →
A cyber-crime infrastructure known in infosec circles as pseudo-Darkleech has been the source of many ransomware infections during the past year, either by malicious spam attachments or via automated attacksRead More →
The Merry X-Mas Ransomware is here and it’s not bringing you any presents. First discovered by @dvk01uk with the help of @Techhelplistcom, it is being named the Merry Christmas, or MerryRead More →
Ultrasounds emitted by ads or JavaScript code hidden on a page accessed through the Tor Browser can deanonymize Tor users by making nearby phones or computers send identity beacons backRead More →
In the past few weeks, more or less talented malware authors have resorted to naming their newly launched threats using the “FSociety” brand, made famous by the Mr. Robot TVRead More →
An attacker going by the name of Harak1r1 is hijacking unprotected MongoDB databases, stealing their content, and asking for a Bitcoin ransom to return the data. These attacks have beenRead More →
The election of Donald Trump has alarmed privacy advocates who worry that the self-described “law-and-order” president will take a more heavy-handed approach towards issues of security and privacy. Of particularRead More →
Changing travelers flight bookings is too easy. Absolutely astounding the Karsten Nohl research on the insecurity of traveler flight information. The current travel booking systems is deeply insecure, it lacksRead More →
Facebook has started nudging people to not only create live videos, but consume them too. An update automatically pushes more live video to your smartphone screen. A bunch of peopleRead More →
Steganography, the technique of embedding hidden messages inside public files, has become very popular with exploit kit operators in 2016. Several security firms have detected multiple updates to exploit kitsRead More →
Each new release of Apple’s desktop operating system seems to place more restrictions on users than the last. System Integration Protection (or SIP for short) might be the biggest change yet.Read More →
Last week, a report published by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee has made it crystal clear that the US governmentRead More →
Security firms have been warning us for more than a year about the possibility of Android malware jumping from phones and tablets to other Android-powered devices, such smart TVs. TheRead More →
Ransim is a ransomware simulator for Windows that simulates attacks of ten ransomware families against the computer system. Ransomware is without doubt a relatively new threat category that has gainedRead More →
Recently, in our never-ending quest to protect the world from malware, we found a misbehaving Android trojan. Although malware targeting the Android OS stopped being a novelty quite some timeRead More →
Barnes & Noble has joined the list of Android device vendors who sold smartphones and tablets affected by the Adups backdoor. According to the findings of Linux Journal reporter CharlesRead More →
Morpheus is a framework tool which automates TCP/UDP packet manipulation tasks by using etter filters to manipulate target requests/responses under MitM attacks replacing the TCP/UDP packet contents by our contentsRead More →
