Symantec warns of growing number of malicious scripts. Microsoft PowerShell is a really powerful tool for IT professionals running Windows, and the Redmond-based software giant is making it the defaultRead More →
Malware coders are advertising a new Android trojan that can be used for phishing banking credentials, intercepting SMS messages, locking devices with a password (ransomware-like behavior), and more. The trojan’sRead More →
A group of malware authors has come up with a new method of transcending an infection from the user’s computer to his Android smartphone. Discovered by security researchers from BadCyberLabs,Read More →
wrote-password-cracking-manual. Password cracking has always been this niche activity during a routine pentest. You collect some hashes, fire up John The Ripper or Hashcat, and use default settings with rulesRead More →
Spammers are mass-messaging Facebook users with PDF files claiming to contain nude celebrity pictures, but which lead users to a malicious Chrome extension and overly aggressive advertising sites. This spamRead More →
Dirty COW (designated as CVE-2016-5195) is a Linux vulnerability that was first disclosed to the public in October 2016. It was a serious privilege escalation flaw that allowed an attacker toRead More →
Over the last few months, we’ve seen a proliferation of these tech-support scams where users end up “locked” in their browsers with horrible red-screens and messages like “your computer mayRead More →
Manipulated images are almost impossible to detect by the untrained eye. Millions of people visiting mainstream websites over the past two months have been exposed to a novel form ofRead More →
The author of the Petya-Mischa ransomware combo has returned with a new version that uses the name GoldenEye Ransomware, continuing the malware’s James Bond theme. Brought to our attention todayRead More →
Millions of readers who visited popular news websites have been targeted by a series of malicious ads redirecting to an exploit kit exploiting several Flash vulnerabilities. Since at least theRead More →
