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 →
Russia has for the first time invoked its ban on websites storing personal data outside the country. It’s picked a high-profile target, LinkedIn – and says even bigger companies couldRead More →
Almost every account password was cracked, thanks to the company’s poor security practices. Even “deleted” accounts were found in the breach. A massive data breach targeting adult dating and entertainmentRead More →
The recently launched Google Pixel phone has been hacked by the Chinese hackers just in less than a minute! A team called White-Hat hackers from Qihoo 360, which participated inRead More →
Emails tell victims they need to download an attachment to view “suspicious activity” – then infects them with ransomware. In the immediate aftermath of a major data breach, cybercriminals willRead More →
Researchers are working on a new CPU chip design that will extend the fight against malware at the hardware level in an attempt to bolster computers, mobiles, and other devicesRead More →
A web application vulnerable to Python code injection allows you to send Python code though the application to the Python interpreter on the target server. If you can execute python,Read More →
Researcher: FBI was likely enabled to run half of all child porn sites on the servers. As Ars has reported, federal investigators temporarily seized a Tor-hidden site known as Playpen in 2015Read More →
Microsoft Edge was hacked twice at this year’s PwnFest Microsoft Edge, which the Redmond-based software giant praised on several occasions for its high level of security, was hacked twice atRead More →
Earlier this month, we discovered a piece of encryption malware targeting Russian users. One of its peculiarities was that it uses Telegram Messenger’s communication protocol to send a decryption keyRead More →
Less than six hours after Donald Trump became the presumptive president-elect of the United States, a Russian hacker gang perhaps best known for breaking into computer networks at the Democratic NationalRead More →
Third-party applications that allow single sign-on via Facebook and Google and support the OAuth 2.0 protocol, are exposed to account hijacking. Three Chinese University of Hong Kong researchers presented atRead More →
Short Bytes: Infecting people’s computers with the help of malicious USB drives is an old trick being used by hackers even today. Going one step ahead, in the recent months, weRead More →
