Researchers have identified a vulnerability in a Huawei home router model that is being exploited by an adversary to spread a variant of the Mirai malware called Okiku, also knownRead More →
As we edge toward Christmas, scammers are throwing their own party—in the form of Facebook phishing pages linked to and from bogus landing pages hosted on sites(dot)google(dot)com URLs. These landingRead More →
Charges filed against pair coincide with arrests abroad. Two of the five unnamed individuals cuffed this month in Romania on suspicion of spreading ransomware face US computer crime charges – for theirRead More →
Security analysis and penetration testing is an integral part of creating any kind of secure network. This brings us to the WiFi hacking software that could be used for ethicallyRead More →
A few days ago, an iPhone user discovered that his old iPhone felt slower because the battery was getting old. His empirical findings were later confirmed by a benchmark thatRead More →
Bad configuration leaves ATM exposed to further hacks. We’ve known for a while that ATM machines running Windows XP (Embedded version or not) are exposed to attacks, but when weRead More →
Like good old Microsoft Office Macros, Compiled HTML (CHM) Help files have been utilized by malware authors for more than a decade to sneak malicious downloader code into files makingRead More →
Google’s Project Zero released details of a local proof-of-concept attack against a fully patched Windows 10 PC that allows an adversary to execute untrusted JavaScript outside a sandboxed environment onRead More →
During the last week, Romanian authorities have arrested three individuals who are suspected of infecting computer systems by spreading the CTB-Locker (Curve-Tor-Bitcoin Locker) malware – a form of file-encrypting ransomware.Read More →
The company’s announcements came on the heels of the US government’s public accusation blaming the North Korean government for WannaCry. Facebook says it has discovered and banned some malicious accountsRead More →
Kaspersky has found what they deem as a jack of all trades malicious app they call Trojan.AndroidOS.Loapi. Like the Trojan AsiaHitGroup we discovered last month on Google Play, this malware can do all the things—it’sRead More →
A strain of Android malware found lurking on third-party application stores is so packed full of nefarious capabilities it can cause physical damage to smartphones. Security experts from Moscow-based anti-virusRead More →
Attackers bypass HTTPS encryption protection by registering new TLS certificate. A Dutch security firm recently fell victim to a well-executed attack that allowed hackers to take control of its serversRead More →
Ransomware attacks can cripple a business, leading to a rather sad trend in the industry.British companies are hoarding Bitcoin in order to pay off ransomware attacks capable of disrupting criticalRead More →
vBulletin, also known as vB, is a widespread proprietary Internet forum software package developed by vBulletin Solutions, Inc., based on PHP and MySQL database server. vBulletin powers many of theRead More →
About 16 months ago, a Google Project Zero researcher found a critical bug in a password manager named Keeper. The bug allowed Keeper to inject its trusted UI into untrustedRead More →
You can try it with your friends at work or with anyone that gives you access to a computer… it’s really funny but dangerous. I reported this issue to googleRead More →
Securely-developed apps may be at risk due to security issues in popular interpreted programming languages. Even software that has been built with secure development procedures may still be vulnerable toRead More →
THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Commission voted Thursday to dismantle its net neutrality regulations. But that won’t end the fight over rules that prohibit internet service providers from creating fast lanes for some content, whileRead More →
Mandiant recently responded to an incident at a critical infrastructure organization where an attacker deployed malware designed to manipulate industrial safety systems. The targeted systems provided emergency shutdown capability for industrialRead More →
