How to hack computer using THEFATRAT and BEEF?
2018-02-15
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 →
Vulnerability in Skype allows you to obtain privileges at the system level
2018-02-15
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 still active and now also acts under another name: BigBotPein
2018-02-15
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 confirms the attack on the payments page
2018-02-15
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 →
Microsoft will eliminate the use of passwords in Windows 10
2018-02-14
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 →
Critical Telegram flaw under attack disguised malware as benign images
2018-02-14
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 →
Kali Linux 2018.1 is now available; know what`s new in this version?
2018-02-13
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 →
Public clouds like Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive do not protect our data properly from malware
2018-02-13
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 →
‘OLYMPIC DESTROYER’ MALWARE BEHIND WINTER OLYMPICS CYBERATTACK, RESEARCHERS SAY
2018-02-13
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 →
Isolating a PC from the Internet is useless against the hackers
2018-02-12
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 →
Hospital Hit with Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
2018-02-12
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 →
Hackers hijack government websites to mine crypto-cash
2018-02-12
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 →
Targeted Attacks In The Middle East
2018-02-10
Talos has identified a targeted attacks affecting the Middle East. This campaign contains the following elements, which are described in detail in this article. The use of allegedly confidential decoyRead More →
Zerodium offers $45,000 for Linux zero-day vulnerabilities
2018-02-10
The private exploit seller is expanding its reach to acquire bugs in popular Linux builds. Zerodium is offering $45,000 to hackers willing to privately report zero-day vulnerabilities in the LinuxRead More →
How to act in the face of cyberbullying
2018-02-09
With a globally interconnected society, cases of harassment through the internet grow every day, although you have to know how to identify yourself when it comes to a crime orRead More →
Beware of the sites where you update Flash, some use your CPU to mine cryptocurrencies
2018-02-09
A company in information security recommended to update as soon as possible Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.161, the latest version of Adobe released as an emergency patch due to a criticalRead More →
Google rewards 2.9 million dollars in Bug Bounty during 2017
2018-02-09
Google has been rewarding for years for finding vulnerabilities in some of its products. Having started the program in November of 2010, the company has recognized that it has paidRead More →
Cryptocurrency mining, will be more challenging with new Google Chrome
2018-02-09
According to the information security companies, hidden cryptocurrency mining is very common lately. The boom of recent months in terms of the price of cryptocurrency and the interest of users has madeRead More →
A security breach affects more than 300.000 Micros Pos Oracle systems
2018-02-08
Cybercriminals have found a new security flaw that they can exploit to install POS malware in Oracle Micros’ point-of-sale systems. Oracle has already issued updates for this problem. However, thisRead More →
Android and the Malware problem: Google removed 700,000 malicious apps from the play store in 2017
2018-02-08
2017, Google eliminated a total of 700,000 malicious applications published within its Play Store that had passed the security controls and had endangered the users of this operating system. TheseRead More →
