Vulnerability allows to abuse option to restore files from quarantine and then deploy malware in sensitive location. Despite Microsoft making Windows Defender a more advanced security product, third-party antivirus solutionsRead More →
Trove included more than 1.8 billion posts spanning eight years, many from US people. A Pentagon contractor left a vast archive of social-media posts on a publicly accessible Amazon accountRead More →
Join us on YouTube or Facebook to learn how hacking works. Rick Ramgattie is a Security Analyst at Independent Security Evaluators, who will help us assess the security of the D-Link DIR-865LRead More →
Don’t worry, these vulnerabilities have already been patched out. Back in September, Bluetooth-connected device owners got a little scare when security firm Armis disclosed a new hack exploit known as BlueBorne. InRead More →
We discussed the re-emergence of banking malware EMOTET in September and how it has adopted a wider scope since it wasn’t picky about the industries it attacks. We recently discovered that EMOTETRead More →
The US clothes retailer FOREVER 21 announced it has suffered a security breach, hackers stole payment card data at some locations. Another data breach made the headlines, this time theRead More →
Join us on YouTube or Facebook to learn how hacking works. Today we’re going to learn how security researchers work. Adrian Bednarek is a security analyst at Baltimore’s Independent Security Evaluators (ISE),Read More →
Ops, a 17-Year-Old flaw in MS Office, tracked as CVE-2017-11882, could be exploited by remote attackers to install a malware without user interaction. Ops, a 17-Year-Old vulnerability in MS OfficeRead More →
Another set of malicious apps has made it into the official Android app store. Detected by ESET security systems as Android/TrojanDropper.Agent.BKY, these apps form a new family of multi-stage AndroidRead More →
Powerdown the PowerShell Attacks : Harnessing the power of logs to monitor the PowerShell activities Lately, I have been working on analyzing the PowerShell attacks in my clients’ environment. Based on theRead More →
A few days ago, the company Armis published a proof of concept (PoC) of a remote code execution vulnerability in Android via Bluetooth (CVE-2017-0781), known as BlueBorne. Although BlueBorne refers to a setRead More →
A group of researchers hacked Apple iPhone X Face ID facial recognition technology by using a 3D-Printed Mask that costs less than $150. On November 3, Apple released its new iPhone X andRead More →
OnePlus says it’s “looking into” the report. A Twitter user by the name “Elliot Alderson” has discovered a root backdoor in OnePlus devices—one that has apparently been shipping for years.Read More →
Android apps with millions of Google Play downloads also crash the party. A researcher has documented almost 2,500 sites that are actively running cryptocurrency mining code in the browsers ofRead More →
New AVGater flaw provided key ingredient for hacker to hijack computer. Antivirus programs, in many cases, make us safer on the Internet. Other times, they open us to attacks thatRead More →
Experts at Palo Alto Networks have discovered a new malware family named Reaver with ties to hackers who use the SunOrcal malware. A China-linked cyber espionage group has developed a newRead More →
Researchers and private industry experts, along with DHS officials, remotely hacked a Boeing 757 airplane that was parked at the airport in Atlantic City. A group of researchers and privateRead More →
“Protected by reCaptcha” means that a form has to be accompanied by a g-recaptcha-response field, which is then verified by the backend through a request to reCaptcha server. Based on the probabilityRead More →
Avira firm detected a new strain of the Locky ransomware that is spreading through malicious attachments disguised as legitimate Libre and Office documents. Researchers at Avira Virus Lab detected a new strain ofRead More →
