A new EDA2 ransomware was discovered by Michael Gillespie called Ded Cryptor. This ransomware has been around for quite a while and targets both Russian and English speaking victims. When installed, the victimsRead More →
Python’s built-in URL library (“urllib2” in 2.x and “urllib” in 3.x) is vulnerable to protocol stream injection attacks (a.k.a. “smuggling” attacks) via the http scheme. If an attacker could convinceRead More →
Users of the TeamViewer remote-access service have beencomplaining in recent weeks about how their systems have been hacked into, unauthorized purchases made on their cards, their bank accounts emptied. Initially itRead More →
Intel x86 CPUs Come with a Secret Backdoor That Nobody Can Touch or Disable. Hardware security expert Damien Zammit says that recent Intel x86 CPUs come with a secret subsystemRead More →
Repository’s own account data not breached, affected passwords reset. On June 14, someone using what appears to have been a list of e-mail addresses and passwords obtained from the breach ofRead More →
Sysadmins should disable OLE object execution. Malware coders have found a macro-like infection method that abuses the Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) system to trick users into running malicious scripts.Read More →
A researcher in China has discovered a design flaw in Microsoft Windows that affects all versions of the operating system—including Windows 10—and lets an attacker hijack a victim organization’s networkRead More →
Man arrested after Mossack Fonseca filed official complaint. An IT manager for Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca was arrested yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland, on suspicion of data theft, Swiss newspaper LeRead More →
Even where users have chosen strong passwords and taken extrasecurity measures, their Facebook FB -0.29% accounts are not safe from hackers. Researchers have proven just that by taking control of a FacebookRead More →
Over the last two years, deep in the slums of the Internet, a different kind of underground market has flourished. The short, cryptic name perhaps doesn’t say much about it:Read More →
In the coming age of autonomous cars, connected cars, and cars that can communicate with each other, the city’s infrastructure, our phones, and the entire internet of things, data securityRead More →
Russian government hackers penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and gained access to the entire database of opposition research on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, according toRead More →
Vpon is one of many mobile ad SDKs marketed towards mainland Chinese and Taiwanese developers and app users. Recently, FireEye mobile security researchers identified a branch of Vpon ad SDKRead More →
Hackers contracted by the DoD under the Hack the Pentagon initiative have found more than 100 vulnerabilities exceeding Government’s expectations. Do you remember the ‘Hack the Pentagon‘ initiative? ‘Hack the Pentagon’ isRead More →
A DODGY new device can clone up to 15 contactless bank cards every second. Crooks use the hi-tech hacking unit to fund shopping sprees using stolen details. The scanner skims detailsRead More →
Using multiple devices that run on one platform makes life easier for a lot of people. However, if a malware affects one of these devices, the said malware may eventuallyRead More →
North Korea hacked into more than 140,000 computers at 160 South Korean firms and government agencies, planting malicious code under a long-term plan laying groundwork for a massive cyber attackRead More →
A new ransomware was discovered by security researchers@JAMES_MHT and @benkow_ called RAA that is made 100% from JavaScript. In the past we had seen a ransomware called Ransom32 that was created using NodeJS andRead More →
Fake Twitter account for Pulse nightclub asks for “contributions” through scam site. The vultures have already begun to descend on the tragedy in Orlando, Florida. A fake Twitter account claimingRead More →
One piece of advice that often appears in closed message boards used by Russian cybercriminals is “Don’t work with RU”. This is a kind of instruction given by more experiencedRead More →
