Facebook users in France are subject to a wave of malicious ads, which if clicked, will redirect them to a website hosting a tech support scam. The campaign was firstRead More →
Attackers with physical access are able to attack the firmware on many fully patched computers with DMA – Direct Memory Access. Once code execution is gained in UEFI/EFI Runtime ServicesRead More →
Researchers claim that the malware is currently priced at $4,000 and comes with ‘bot killer’ features. Security researchers have uncovered a new malware strain, dubbed Nuke, put up for saleRead More →
Experts at Juniper have discovered that an update for its Juniper SRX firewalls opens a root-level account on the network device. The company started warning its users, every user who issued theRead More →
A new ransomware family made its presence felt today, named Spora, the Russian word for “spore.” This new ransomware’s most notable features are its solid encryption routine, ability to workRead More →
Cracking The 12+ Character Password Barrier, Literally 12 Characters? Are you serious?! What do I mean by cracking 12 characters passwords and above? I’m simply stating that with modern hardware,Read More →
The Los Angeles Community College District has paid a US$28,000 ransomware after crooks compromised its network. Fortunately, the school retrieved data. A Los Angeles school has paid a US$28,000 ransomwareRead More →
The number of hijacked MongoDB servers held for ransom has skyrocketed in the past two days from 10,500 to over 28,200, thanks in large part to the involvement of aRead More →
Recent variants of the “Merry Christmas” ransomware, also known as Merry X-Mas, are also dropping the DiamondFox malware on infected computers, which is used by the ransomware’s operators to collectRead More →
The “ActionFraud” UK National Fraud & Cyber Crime Reporting Center has issued an alert this week to UK educational institutes, warning against cyber-criminals cold-calling British schools and tricking staffers intoRead More →
