Roman Seleznev, the son of the prominent Russian Parliament member Valery Seleznev was sentenced to 27 years in jail for hacking. The Russian hacker Roman Seleznev, aka Track2, was sentenced to 27Read More →
Microsoft recently fixed a vulnerability in its video chat and messaging app Skype that could have allowed an attacker to execute code on the system it was running on, phishRead More →
After almost an almost non-existent presence in 2017 and a few weeks off, Locky is back with a fresh wave of SPAM emails containing malicious docs. While it is not knownRead More →
Did script kiddies use DoublePulsar code released by NSA-leaking Shadow Brokers? Security experts believe that tens of thousands of Windows computers may have been infected by a highly advanced NationalRead More →
A new form of Android malware, named Milkydoor, uses remote port forwarding via Secure Shell (SSH) tunnels to hide malicious traffic and grant attackers access to firewall-protected networks. The malwareRead More →
The developer of the AES-NI ransomware claims that the recent “success” he’s been enjoying is due to the NSA exploits leaked last week by the Shadow Brokers group. In aRead More →
Just like Wifatch and Hajime, the BrickerBot malware is the work of a vigilante grey-hat, who goes online by the name of Janit0r, a nickname he chose on the HackRead More →
Cyber security experts disclosed the existence of 10 unpatched security flaws in dozens of Linksys routers widely used today. The IOActive senior security consultant Tao Sauvage and the independent securityRead More →
A Russian malware author is using codified tweets to start and stop DDoS attacks against desired targets. The DDoS attacks are launched from the computers of infected users using aRead More →
Like many in the security industry, we’ve been busy investigating the implications of the Shadow Brokers leak, with the DOUBLEPULSAR payload in particular attracting our attention. Like many in theRead More →
Code-execution flaw is triggered by plugging a booby-trapped USB into vulnerable PCs. One of the Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities used to spread the Stuxnet worm that targeted Iran remained the mostRead More →
Sensors used to detect the level of ambient light can be used to steal browser data, according to privacy expert Lukasz Olejnik. Over the past decade, ambient light sensors haveRead More →
The Chinese security Xudong Zheng is warning of Homograph Phishing Attacks are “almost impossible to detect” also to experts. The Chinese security researcher Xudong Zheng has devised a phishing techniqueRead More →
The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) claims the implementation of its Secure Payment Solution (SPS) has helped to minimize a recent data breach that may have affected as many as 1,000Read More →
Hajime battles with Mirai for control over the Internet of poorly secured things. Mirai, the botnet that threatened the Internet as we knew it last year with record-setting denial-of-service attacks,Read More →
Sensors in phones running both iOS and Android reveal all kinds of sensitive info. Smartphones know an awful lot about us. They know if we’re in a car that’s speeding,Read More →
Someone has created a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that uses the Telegram protocol to steal user data from infected devices. The RAT is written in Python and is currentlyRead More →
A new ransomware as a service (RaaS) called Karmen has been discovered by security researchers at Recorded Future. This service allows anyone, including novices, to set up an account andRead More →
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another episode of “Which Restaurant Chain Got Hacked?” Multiple sources in the financial industry say they’ve traced a pattern of fraud on customerRead More →
A simple email marketing trick is also abused by cyber-criminals, who are employing a technique known as “pixel tracking” to gather information on possible targets or to improve the efficiencyRead More →
