According to cyber security specialist; a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is a type of malware that controls a system via a remote network connection as if by physical access. While desktop sharingRead More →
Social engineering campaigns are a threat to everyone; according to cyber securityexperts from the International Institute of Cyber Security, an attack can capture the username and password of a victim andRead More →
“Chaos” gives attackers, and follow-on attackers, full control over infected boxes. A stealthy backdoor undetected by antimalware providers is giving unknown attackers complete control over at least 100 Linux servers thatRead More →
The free VPN of Facebook called Onavo has been dedicated for five years to collect private information of its users, such as installed applications or Internet browsing habits, according toRead More →
Last week companies specialized in cyber security discovered the existence of a new Persistent Advanced Threat APT, supposedly sponsored by Dark Caracal, an organization dedicated to espionage. Since 2012, he has performedRead More →
Google has launched an ad-blocker for its Chrome web browser that is designed by information security experts to prevent “annoying” and “intrusive” ads being shown to users. Sites will have 30 daysRead More →
If you’ve ever run across insecure PXE boot deployments during a pentest, you know that they can hold a wealth of possibilities for escalation. Gaining access to PXE boot imagesRead More →
Hackers have been taking advantage of the Word macro, the small pieces of code are injected into documents to automate certain tasks, to hide malware within the documents that, whenRead More →
This note will explore the life cycle of an attack, how a victim may be infected and what an attacker could do to avoid detection by antivirus systems (AV). GeneralRead More →
A security flaw in the Skype update process can allow an attacker to gain system-level privileges on a vulnerable computer. “…the error, if exploited, can derive a local user whoRead More →
Lizard Squad is a group of hackers that was dedicated to cause damage through DDoS attacks. Throughout their career they came to knock down many of the most popular services,Read More →
OnePlus has confirmed that more than 40,000 customers have been affected by an attack on the payment page by a malicious code has been operating capturing and sending information fromRead More →
A number of professionals in information security can be asked if at this time the existing technology is reliable enough to make use of a system as widespread as WindowsRead More →
If you haven’t updated your Windows app lately, now would be a good time. Makers of the Telegram instant messenger have fixed a critical vulnerability that hackers were actively exploitingRead More →
The Kali Linux development team, one of the best-known and most widely used information security distributions, has released the first version of 2018. The new Kali Linux 2018.1 version incorporatesRead More →
Every day we hear news of more malware endangering the information security of users. Therefore, the main companies, such as Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive, offer an advanced malware protectionRead More →
Winter Olympics officials have confirmed that a cyberattack occurred during the games’ opening ceremony on Feb. 9, but are remaining mum on the source of the attack. Researchers say theRead More →
A technique widely used to avoid hacking a computer is to isolate it completely from the network, known as air-gapped. This technique was used to write the script of theRead More →
Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons, Tennessee, is notifying more than 20,000 individuals that their health information was potentially compromised by an incident last year involving cryptocurrency mining software discoveredRead More →
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) took down its website after a warning that hackers were taking control of visitors’ computers to mine cryptocurrency. Security researcher Scott Helme said more thanRead More →
