Attackers didn’t wait long to capitalize on laggards slow in updating their WordPress sites to patch a critical content injection vulnerability addressed in WordPress 4.7.2. The update was made publicRead More →
Once the province of nation-sponsored hackers, in-memory malware goes mainstream. Two years ago, researchers at Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab discovered their corporate network was infected with malware that was unlike anythingRead More →
An Iranian espionage group has been using an unsophisticated strain of malware, dubbed MacDownloader, to steal credentials and other data from Mac users. A cyber espionage group linked to theRead More →
A sample of a potentially new ransomware called Erebus has been discovered by MalwareHunterTeam on VirusTotal. I say that this is a potentially new ransomware because TrendMicro had reported another ransomware usingRead More →
While many financial phishing schemes require development of bank- and region-specific phishing pages, PayPal’s international reach and widespread popularity mean that attackers can develop phishing pages once and attack inRead More →
Short Bytes: A security researcher, who goes by the username lgandx, reported a severe vulnerability affecting Windows versions ranging from Windows XP to Windows 10. Due to the bug, an attackerRead More →
The infamous Lockdroid ransomware has gained a new feature, a banality among desktop malware, but a never-before-seen trick for Android ransomware. This new feature is the usage of a dropperRead More →
Manufacturer will pay $2.2 million and delete data to settle privacy-invasion charges. Vizio, one of the world’s biggest makers of Smart TVs, is paying $2.2 million to settle charges thatRead More →
A Minnesota federal judge must hold hearings to determine whether a proposed settlement for about 100 million Target customers who were victims of a 2013 security breach treats all customersRead More →
Polish banks are frantically scanning their workstations and servers while checking logs in the search of signs of infection after some of them noticed unusual network activity and unauthorised files on keyRead More →
Massive log file includes user complaints, apparently legitimate developer requests. The developers at Denuvo have been in the news thanks to cracks against their notoriously tough digital rights management (DRM) tools, whichRead More →
Canonical announced a few hours ago the availability of new kernel updates for all supported Ubuntu Linux operating systems, patching a total of seven security issues across all of them.Read More →
If you get taken down by this 13-year-old malware, you probably deserve it. One of the world’s most famous net menaces, SQL Slammer, has resumed attacking servers some 13 yearsRead More →
Anonymous hackers have breached Freedom Hosting II, a popular Dark Web hosting provider, and have taken down 10,613 .onion sites. Since all websites were interconnected by Freedom Hosting II’s underlyingRead More →
Three apps on Google Play use delayed attacks, self-naming tricks, and an attack list dictated by a command and control server to click on ads in the background without theRead More →
Vulnerability had been known for nearly a year, flared up shortly after inauguration. A certain model of Low Power FM radio transmitter with known vulnerabilities has been targeted in aRead More →
The hacker targeted PoliceOne.com in 2015, stealing 715,000 members’ accounts, including FBI and DHS staff. A data broker is selling hundreds of thousands of accounts used by police and federalRead More →
A ransomware infection that took root on late Tuesday night, January 31, affected several services provided by the local Licking County (Ohio) government infrastructure. The Linking County Commissioner’s Office acknowledgedRead More →
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization was hacked last Friday, but members were only just informed. The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) was hit by hackers whoRead More →
The Metasploit hacking toolkit now includes a new hardware bridge that makes it easier for users to analyze hardware devices. The popular offensive hacking toolkit Metasploit now is powerful, itRead More →
