Windows 10 Cloud, Microsoft’s new (and likely free) operating system hasn’t been officially announced yet, but the first build of it leaked over the weekend, giving people a chance toRead More →
The online game platform Steam is fixing a serious bug that could be exploited to redirect users to malicious websites and take over their profile. The popular online game platform Steam isRead More →
Attackers didn’t wait long to capitalize on laggards slow in updating their WordPress sites to patch a critical content injection vulnerability addressed in WordPress 4.7.2. The update was made publicRead More →
Once the province of nation-sponsored hackers, in-memory malware goes mainstream. Two years ago, researchers at Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab discovered their corporate network was infected with malware that was unlike anythingRead More →
A sample of a potentially new ransomware called Erebus has been discovered by MalwareHunterTeam on VirusTotal. I say that this is a potentially new ransomware because TrendMicro had reported another ransomware usingRead More →
While many financial phishing schemes require development of bank- and region-specific phishing pages, PayPal’s international reach and widespread popularity mean that attackers can develop phishing pages once and attack inRead More →
Short Bytes: A security researcher, who goes by the username lgandx, reported a severe vulnerability affecting Windows versions ranging from Windows XP to Windows 10. Due to the bug, an attackerRead More →
The infamous Lockdroid ransomware has gained a new feature, a banality among desktop malware, but a never-before-seen trick for Android ransomware. This new feature is the usage of a dropperRead More →
Massive log file includes user complaints, apparently legitimate developer requests. The developers at Denuvo have been in the news thanks to cracks against their notoriously tough digital rights management (DRM) tools, whichRead More →
Canonical announced a few hours ago the availability of new kernel updates for all supported Ubuntu Linux operating systems, patching a total of seven security issues across all of them.Read More →
If you get taken down by this 13-year-old malware, you probably deserve it. One of the world’s most famous net menaces, SQL Slammer, has resumed attacking servers some 13 yearsRead More →
Three apps on Google Play use delayed attacks, self-naming tricks, and an attack list dictated by a command and control server to click on ads in the background without theRead More →
Vulnerability had been known for nearly a year, flared up shortly after inauguration. A certain model of Low Power FM radio transmitter with known vulnerabilities has been targeted in aRead More →
A ransomware infection that took root on late Tuesday night, January 31, affected several services provided by the local Licking County (Ohio) government infrastructure. The Linking County Commissioner’s Office acknowledgedRead More →
The Metasploit hacking toolkit now includes a new hardware bridge that makes it easier for users to analyze hardware devices. The popular offensive hacking toolkit Metasploit now is powerful, itRead More →
As part of a vulnerability research project for our Sucuri Firewall (WAF), we have been auditing multiple open source projects looking for security issues. While working on WordPress, we discoveredRead More →
Twitter is now the target of a phishing attack that uses methods to trick brand managers and social influencers into fake account verification. Security firm Proofpoint discovered the phishing attack,Read More →
Downloading and trying to open Windows DRM-protected files can deanonymize Tor Browser users and reveal their real IP addresses, security researchers from Hacker House have warned. Attacks using DRM-protected multimediaRead More →
The Pentagon has known about the problem for 8 months. The U.S. Department of Defense could be at risk of being attacked by hackers quite easily, one security researcher warns.Read More →
Ubuntu users are being urged to update their operating systems to address a handful of recently patched OpenSSL vulnerabilities which affect Ubuntu and its derivatives. Developers with Canonical, the company that oversees theRead More →
