The Linux team has patched a “dangerous” vulnerability in the Linux kernel that allowed attackers to elevate their access rights and crash affected systems. The security issue, tracked as CVE-2017-2636,Read More →
Trend Micro has discovered a new PoS malware, tracked as MajikPOS, that is targeting business in North America and Canada. Security experts at Trend Micro have discovered a new PoSRead More →
A new CryptoMix, or CryptFile2, variant called Revenge has been discovered by Broad Analysis that is being distributed via the RIG exploit kit. This variant contains many similarities to its predecessor CryptoShield,Read More →
Two Russian spies and two hackers were the miscreants who broke into Yahoo!‘s servers and swiped at least 500 million user account records. That’s according to the US Department ofRead More →
WhatsApp and Telegram have patched their respective web clients against a common security flaw discovered by researchers from Israeli firm Check Point, a security issue that would have allowed anRead More →
Don’t assume you can trust the hardware sensors in your phone and other connected devices, researchers warn. Researchers have shown that a malicious music file can trick an accelerometer intoRead More →
The Turkish-Dutch political conflict has spewed into cyberspace during the past few days as Turkish hackers have defaced hundreds of websites and Twitter accounts with political messages and pictures ofRead More →
Following an internal audit, Google engineers say they’d discovered a new massive ad-fraud botnet that was infecting users via Android apps hosted on the official Play Store. Named Chamois, GoogleRead More →
Previously unknown ransomware technique. This year we found a new family of ransomware used in targeted attacks against organizations. After penetrating an organization’s network the threat actors used the PsExecRead More →
Cybercriminals hijack Magento Realex Payments extension to steal payment card data. Experts at Sucuri are observing massive attacks. Cybercriminals continue to target Magento platform to steal credit card data. Crooks haveRead More →
In a research paper published at the end of February, a team of five scientists from the Graz University of Technology has described a novel method of leaking data fromRead More →
Linux has long been the preferred operating system for enterprise platforms and Internet of Things (IoT) manufacturers. Linux-based devices are continually being deployed in smart systems across many different industries,Read More →
CUJO is a smart firewall that can connect to your home router via the RJ45 ethernet port. Its purpose is to keep an eye on your network traffic and sendRead More →
Malicious apps were surreptitiously added somewhere along the supply chain. A commercial malware scanner used by businesses has recently detected an outbreak of malware that came preinstalled on more thanRead More →
Intel Security, soon to be rebranded as McAfee again, released on Wednesday a scanner that can identify hidden EFI firmware rootkits. Intel said it decided to release the scanner afterRead More →
The Android Security Bulletin for March 2017 contains a bugfix for a unique security flaw exploitable via the headphones audio connector that could be leveraged to leak data from theRead More →
A new malicious application tries to disguise itself as the Google Chrome browser to fool victims into entering their payment card details. The app is still active at the timeRead More →
Originally, it was expected that mobile devices would evolve to become handheld computers with capabilities similar to any desktop. It is clear today that our smartphones and tablets have evolvedRead More →
For many years, MAC Address Randomization was slated as the next big thing for protecting user privacy on the modern Internet. The standard, which works by deploying a new MACRead More →
Despite being marketed as a safe app, numerous flaws were discovered in its code, exposing user data. Secure messaging app Confide is, apparently, not as secure as it claims toRead More →
