This fall, Microsoft plans to release a new Windows Defender feature called Controlled Folder Access, which blocks and blacklists unauthorized apps from making changes to files located inside specially-designated folders.Read More →
A remote attacker can trigger the buffer overflow vulnerability to execute malicious code on affected Linux systems with just a malicious DNS response. Chris Coulson, Ubuntu developer at Canonical, has foundRead More →
The NotPetya ransomware that encrypted and locked thousands of computers across the globe yesterday and today is, in reality, a disk wiper meant to sabotage and destroy computers, and notRead More →
The Shadow Brokers have published a new message today, gloating about the damage caused by the NotPetya ransomware, and threatening to expose the real-life identity of an alleged NSA employee,Read More →
Today, WikiLeaks has published the documentation manual for an alleged CIA tool that can track users of WiFi-capable Windows devices based on the ESS (Extended Service Set) data of nearbyRead More →
Hacking WiFi networks is an important part of learning the subtleties of ethical hacking and penetration testing. This also gives rise to the need for some quality WiFi hacking appsRead More →
Google has 90 days to change its practices or face further penalties. The European Union slapped Google with a record-breaking $2.7 billion fine on Tuesday, charging that the U.S. techRead More →
Tuesday saw a second major cyberattack in as many months, affecting several countries and dozens of major companies — and that’s just the start. Some of the dust has settledRead More →
The critical flaw doesn’t require any user interaction, either. A critical flaw in Microsoft’s Skype web messaging and call service allows attackers to crash systems and execute code. This week,Read More →
Russia threatens to ban the Telegram instant messaging app because the company refused to be compliant with the country’s new data protection laws. The Russian Government is threatening to banRead More →
Microsoft recently patched a critical vulnerability in its ubiquitous built-in antivirus engine. The vulnerability could have allowed attackers to execute malicious code by luring users to a booby-trapped website orRead More →
Every day you wake up, perhaps check your phone or other Internet connected device, and head out the door or into your home office to do whatever it is thatRead More →
A “determined” attacker has breached the email system of the UK Parliament over the weekend, according to a statement put out by the UK government on Sunday afternoon. The attackRead More →
A Pennsylvania judge has sentenced Adam Flanagan, 42, of Bala Cynwyd, PA to one year and one day in prison for hacking and damaging the IT networks of several waterRead More →
A research paper published by four Israeli scientists details a new attack called PRMitM, or the “Password Reset Man-in-the-Middle,” in which attackers hide password reset interactions for a user’s legitimateRead More →
Unreleased 64-bit ARM versions, Server editions among dumped data. Exclusive A massive trove of Microsoft’s internal Windows operating system builds and chunks of its core source code have leaked online.Read More →
“We are attacking Steam and we will attack all the servers”. Valve officially kicked off the Steam Summer Sale on June 22, and just like every year, the gaming platformRead More →
Despite being an expanding threat, ransomware infections are rarely reported to law enforcement agencies, according to conclusions from the 2016 Internet Crime Report, released yesterday by the FBI’s Internet CrimeRead More →
How to hijack hundreds of HTTP connections for the modest price of $60 (VPS included) Because not everyone has QUANTUM capabilities, a poor man’s gotta think about ways of gettingRead More →
Van Eck phreaking getting surprisingly cheap. Sideband attacks that monitor a computer’s electromagnetic output to snaffle passwords are nothing new. They usually require direct access to the target system andRead More →
