A bug in Microsoft’s NTFS file system technology allows pranksters to hang or crash computers running Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.1 just by tricking the user to accessRead More →
This question shows up from time to time in open source encryption libraries’ bug trackers. This was one of the “weird problems” covered in my talk at B-Sides Orlando (titledRead More →
Following years of criticism and user requests, the FileZilla FTP client is finally adding support for a master password that will act as a key for storing FTP login credentialsRead More →
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new attack against Android OS, dubbed ‘Cloak and Dagger,’ millions of devices at risk. Security researchers at Georgia Institute of TechnologyRead More →
Voting models and other leaked data were “worth millions,” consultant told Guccifer 2.0. A Florida GOP campaign consultant who runs a blog under a pseudonym directly contacted the hackers behindRead More →
On May 21st, a security researcher who goes by the name Thyrex, received a message on a Russian forum that contained a link to a ZIP file that supposedly contained aRead More →
Cyber-security firm enSilo has released a patch for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that will protect against attacks via ESTEEMAUDIT, a hacking tool dumped online by the Shadow BrokersRead More →
Kernels can be exploited and iCloud account user information leaked due to the security flaws. Zimperium has released the public details of security vulnerabilities affecting both the Android and iOSRead More →
Comparisons to the Windows flaw WCry exploited are exaggerated, but only a little. Maintainers of the Samba networking utility just patched a critical code-execution vulnerability that could pose a severeRead More →
An eight-month-long investigation by Roman Unuchek, a security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, has uncovered one of the most complex malware distribution schemes seen to date on the Android malwareRead More →
Ping, the administrator of the Hell hacking forum, is allegedly a young boy who supposedly tried to phish teachers. On the dark web, no one knows who you really are.Read More →
The volume of 64-bit malware in the wild remains low even though computers running 64-bit operating systems became ubiquitous years ago. The vast majority (93 per cent) of new computersRead More →
An attacker or a rogue employee can create and register custom control panel items and use these files to bypass the Windows AppLocker security feature. AppLocker is a security serviceRead More →
Whenever I get a shell on a Windows system with VMware installed I feel a certain frustration at not being able to access the filesystem of the available virtual machines.Read More →
A photo of a person’s eye taken at a medium distance is more than enough to trick a Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone, according to researchers from the Chaos Computer ClubRead More →
Check Point researchers revealed a new attack vector which threatens millions of users worldwide – attack by subtitles. By crafting malicious subtitle files, which are then downloaded by a victim’sRead More →
Malware authors have a new UAC bypass technique at their disposal that they can use to install malicious apps on devices running Windows 10. Responsible for discovering this new UACRead More →
Russian authorities have arrested the Cron malware gang, responsible for selling the Tiny.z Android banking trojan and the PonyForx Windows infostealer. The investigation was of massive proportions and authorities arrestedRead More →
On Friday, North Korea denied allegations that it was somehow responsible for the WannaCry ransomware outbreak that affected over 240,000 computers in nearly 200 countries across the globe. Speaking atRead More →
27 people have been arrested by the Europol for jackpotting attacks on ATM across many countries in Europe. Europol has arrested 27 people accused of being involved in a seriesRead More →
