Brad Duncan, a security researcher for Rackspace, is well known for monitoring exploit kit activity and the payloads that are being distributed by them. In an article posted yesterday, BradRead More →
Part of broader investigation into alleged data theft. Three men are due to appear at the Old Bailey charged with various offences linked to an investigation into the mega TalkTalkRead More →
The UK carrier Three Mobile confirmed a major cyber security breach which could have exposed the personal data of millions of customers. Bad news for the UK carrier Three Mobile,Read More →
What.cd, an invite-only music torrent tracker, has shut down yesterday, following a report in French media of police raids. The website, founded in 2007 and with an estimated database ofRead More →
Security researcher MalwareHunterTeam has discovered a new ransomware family that its creators have named Crypton. After a flood of poorly coded .NET-based ransomware families have invaded VirusTotal, Crypton is aRead More →
New Android.Fakebank.B variants use social engineering to bypass a battery-saving process and stay active in the background. Recent variants of Android.Fakebank.B have been updated to work around the battery-saving processRead More →
The owners of two Apple-dedicated YouTube channels, EverythingApplePro and iDeviceHelp, have found a flaw in the iOS passcode device protection system that allows an attacker to access the device’s data,Read More →
… Alternate Title: “Why I Love BHIS” So, I was gifted this cute little princessy-toy thing recently. My first thought was that my daughters will love this thing. My second thoughtRead More →
A new spam wave posing as emailed fax messages is delivering a malware downloader that fetches and installs a ransomware family known as PClock, a CryptoLocker clone. The ransomware, detectedRead More →
Hardware hacker Samy Kamkar has released a new tool called PoisonTap that is capable of a plethora of malicious actions, all of which work even against password-protected computers on whichRead More →
The firm will also implement security measures to prevent further breaches and will review policies twice per year. Adobe has received a fine of $1 million for a data breachRead More →
For the second time this year, the hacker group OurMine breached one of the online accounts of the Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. For the second time, this year hackers seemsRead More →
A new ransomware called CryptoLuck has been discovered by Proofpoint security researcher and exploit kit expert Kafeine that is being distributed via the RIG-E exploit kit. While it has become common toRead More →
In “mistake,” AdUps collected data from BLU Android phones in US. Security firm Kryptowire has uncovered a backdoor in the firmware installed on low-cost Android phones, including phones from BLURead More →
Security researchers from Dr.Web say they’ve identified a new malware family inside an Android app found on the Google Play Store under the name of “Multiple Accounts: 2 Accounts.” AtRead More →
WhatsApp is rolling out an update that adds Two-Step Authentication to your WhatsApp account. This feature is an essential method to ensure the safety of your WhatsApp account. WhatsApp hadRead More →
A security researcher named slipstream/RoL has discovered the Karma Ransomware, which pretends to be a Windows optimization program called Windows-TuneUp. What is worse is that this sample was discovered as software thatRead More →
The way users move fingers across a phone’s touchscreen alters the WiFi signals transmitted by a mobile phone, causing interruptions that an attacker can intercept, analyze, and reverse engineer toRead More →
In a surprise move, the master decryption keys for the CrySiS Ransomware have been released early this morning in a post on the BleepingComputer.com forums. At approximately 1 AM EST,Read More →
“BlackNurse” could turn lone attackers with modest resources into Internet bullies. Researchers said they have discovered a simple way lone attackers with limited resources can knock large servers offline whenRead More →
