For the first time, a hardware backdoor tool is presented having several advanced features, such as: remote control via SMS commands, automated launch of attack payloads at a GPS locationRead More →
The email service at the Northern Ireland Parliament, Stormont has been hit by a brute force attack allowing unknown attackers to access email accounts of several members, according to information securityRead More →
The information security researchers at SophosLabs have discovered a new Android malware in seemingly harmless QR reader apps on Google Play Store. The malware has been developed to flood AndroidRead More →
A new spear phishing campaign targeting government agencies with an evolved version of Sanny malware, an old information-stealer that now features a multi-stage infection process, whereby each stage is downloadedRead More →
The first round of security updates released in 2018 for OpenSSL patch a total of three vulnerabilities, but none of them appears to be serious, information security training professionals said. OpenSSL versionsRead More →
It was recently revealed by information security training researchers that an analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica, wrongfully gained access to the data of 50 million people swept up from Facebook via a ‘personalityRead More →
Python based backdoor that uses Gmail to exfiltrate data as an e-mail attachment. This RAT will help someone during red team engagements to backdoor any Windows machines. It tracks theRead More →
The IETF has been analyzing proposals for TLS 1.3 since 2014; the final release is the result of the work on 28 drafts. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) hasRead More →
As per discovery of security researchers, the Trickbot malware has been updated with you capabilities to evade detection and lock victim’s computers. The malware targets customers of major banks. AccordingRead More →
Maybe check your data archive to see if Facebook’s algorithms know who you called. [Update, March 25, 2018, 20:24 Eastern Time]: Facebook has responded to this and other reports regardingRead More →
“Hacktivist” logged into a social media account from an IP address at GRU HQ in Moscow. Soon after the June 2016 announcement by CrowdStrike that the Democratic National Committee’s network had beenRead More →
“Password spraying” attack gave Mabna group access to 32TB of diverse research data. Today, the Department of Justice announced charges against nine Iranian nationals connected to the Mabna Institute, a company an FBIRead More →
A ransomware attack possibly of SamSam may be responsible for outages in the City of Atlanta’s computer systems. The city information security training experts issued a statement confirming that computers are “currentlyRead More →
The hackers who installed and ran a cryptocurrency mining operation on hacked Tesla ASW servers and Jenkins servers is now targeting servers running Linux and has so far generated moreRead More →
For the last couple of years, hackers have been exploiting unprotected MongoDB based servers to steal data and hold the exposed databases for ransom. Hackers leaked 36 million records ofRead More →
The streaming company Netflix launches its Bug Bounty program in which it offers rewards ranging from US $ 100 to US $ 15000 per bug detected. Information security training analysts ofRead More →
Legitimate and large-scale cryptocurrency mining operations often invest in dedicated hardware and electric consumption to make a profit. This doesn’t escape the attention of cybercriminals: Malicious cryptocurrency mining was so pervasive last year thatRead More →
FBI called in as some city services are interrupted, employees told to turn off PCs. The city of Atlanta government has apparently become the victim of a ransomware attack.Read More →
You have always been warned not to share remote access to your computer with untrusted people for any reason; it’s a basic information security advice and common sense. A criticalRead More →
Puerto Rico’s power utility, PREPA, said on Monday it has been hacked over the weekend, but customer information was not compromised. The computer infrastructure of PREPA, as the Puerto RicoRead More →
