A hacking tool that was able to give full remote control of a victim’s computer to anyone with nefarious intentions has been taken down in an international law-enforcement operation, according toRead More →
The virtual private network says it provides a way to browse the web “anonymously and privately,” but a security researcher has released code that could identify users’ names and locations.Read More →
Cisco has released new patches for a critical vulnerability in its Adaptive Security Appliance software after further investigation revealed additional attack vectors. The company first announced the vulnerability, CVE-2018-0101, on Jan. 29. ItRead More →
Security researcher tweaks exploits stolen from the NSA last year to affect nearly all versions of Windows. Exploits that were stolen from the NSA last year and which were believedRead More →
The popular Luminosity RAT has been shut down by authorities and its users have no access to it anymore. In a joint operation, the law enforcement authorities from Australia, Europe, andRead More →
As much as $50,000 taken from infected machine in Connecticut, prosecutors say. Two men have been charged with stealing as much as $50,000 through “Jackpotting,” a crime that causes malware-infectedRead More →
He had been facing a life prison sentence in the United States if found guilty, a fate which he has said could lead him to taking his own life. AnRead More →
Apple has confirmed that a “ small percentage” of iPhone 7 devices are affected by a bug that prevents the phone from connecting to a cellular network, instead displaying “No Service” onRead More →
According to researchers, evidence suggests Lizard Squad is alive and well, continuing their malicious activities under the guise of BigBotPein. ZingBox researchers have strong evidence that BigBotPein group is theRead More →
In the course of our Internet of Things (IoT) research SEC Consult is going to review the security of multiple smart sex toys. The current roadmap includes the following testRead More →
Hacking just got fully automated for script kiddies. Hacking isn’t always hard. Some lower-tier hackers use programs to automatically churn through breached login details to break into other accounts, and some penetrationRead More →
Wi-Fi bug in iOS 11.3 beta 1 compelling users to downgrade About a week ago, Apple had released its first beta version for iOS 11.3. However, it appears that users whoRead More →
The South Korean Computer Emergency Response Team issued a warning Wednesday of a new Adobe Flash Player zero-day spotted in the wild. The security bulletin warns that the attacks areRead More →
New Windows 10 build includes fixes for unbootable AMD CPUs for those who didn’t patch them manually. Microsoft has released build 16299.214 of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update toRead More →
Exploit could allow hackers to run code thanks to “insufficient sanitization” of HTML fragments. Mozilla has fixed a critical flaw in Firefox that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary codeRead More →
PE-sieve PE-sieve (previously known as Hook Finder) is my open source tool based on libpeconv. It scans a given process, searching for the modules containing in-memory code modifications. When found, it dumps the modifiedRead More →
Cisco Systems released a patch Monday to fix a critical security vulnerability in its Secure Sockets Layer VPN solution called Adaptive Security Appliance. The vulnerability, according to a Cisco Security Advisory,Read More →
Late last week saw the appearance of a new ransomware called GandCrab. Surprisingly, it is distributed via two exploit kits: RIG EK and GrandSoft EK. Why is this surprising? OtherRead More →
Proofpoint researchers have been following an previously undocumented threat in which actors are stealing bitcoins via the Tor proxy onion[.]top. Operators of this proxy are surreptitiously diverting Bitcoin payments fromRead More →
PC maker Lenovo issued a fix for a hardcoded password flaw impacting ThinkPad, ThinkCentre and ThinkStation laptops. The flaw affects nearly a dozen Lenovo laptop models that run versions ofRead More →
