A Trojan for Android designed to steal user login credentials needed to access online banking programs and to steal money from victims’ bank accounts. Android.SmsSpy.88.origin is distributed under the guiseRead More →
The WhatsApp beta for Android update (v2.16.80) via the Google Play beta testing program displays the voice calling feature, however, it isn’t functional yet. To recall, the Facebook-owned messaging serviceRead More →
RANSOMWARE IS A multi-million-dollar crime operation that strikes everyone from hospitals to police departments to online casinos. It’s such a profitable scheme that experts say traditional cyberthieves are abandoning theirRead More →
Marco Rubio Memes flash on 2 Alabama billboards after apparent hack. Alabama citizens may have had the fright of of their life when they saw 2 giant billboards in theirRead More →
Proofpoint researchers have recently observed the re-emergence of two malware downloaders that had largely disappeared for several months. Hancitor (also known as Tordal and Chanitor) and Ruckguv have reappeared inRead More →
Most of popular botnet Andromeda’s (also known as Gamarue) distribution channels have been discovered and analyzed by antivirus vendors. This has forced Andromeda’s distributors to come up with a new attackRead More →
Onapsis and US-CERT warned about attacks against 36 companies, another security firm begs to differ. The impact of a five-year-old security issue affecting SAP customers that has recently resurfaced has beenRead More →
The financial messaging network says a commercial bank was targeted in an attack with ‘deep knowledge of operational controls’. Swift, the global financial messaging network that banks use to move billionsRead More →
The boom in PoS systems in the US has its drawbacks. Researchers from FireEye have disclosed the details of cyberattack group leveraging a Microsoft Windows zero-day flaw in targeted attacks againstRead More →
The notorious Jigsaw Ransomware has rebranded itself as CryptoHitman and now uses the character from the popular Hitman video games and movies. In addition to adding the Hitman character to its locker screen,Read More →
Hardcore fetish forum, Rosebutt Board hacked, traceable personal details leaked. The online hardcore fetish forum called Rosebutt Board was hacked by unknown hackers who leaked personal identifiable information of more thanRead More →
A new installer for Petya was released that also installs the Mischa Ransomware if it is unable to gain Administrative privileges. In the past, when Petya was installed it requested Administrative privilegesRead More →
Allwinner’s ARM Linux kernel includes “rootmydevice” code that gives apps root. Allwinner, a Chinese system-on-a-chip company that makes the processor used in many low-cost Android tablets, set-top boxes, ARM-based PCs,Read More →
Last week, US-based cyber security firm Hold Security recovered 272.3 million stolen accounts from a fraudster. Out of those, 88,000 accounts originated from Singapore, Hold Security’s founder and chief informationRead More →
Can you capture the flag? Facebook’s Capture the Flag program can be used to teach basic security skills. Facebook wants to teach the next generation security skills and hopes theRead More →
Attackers can score user privileges thanks to heap corruption hassle Some of the world’s biggest security and software vendors will be rushing to patch holes in implementations of the popularRead More →
Android malware is not unusual; we’ve even seen it pop up in Google’s Marketplace app on several occasions. Increasing in both sophistication and stealthiest, Android malware has mostly been aRead More →
In 2015, the FBI hacked Tor to identify users of child sex websites. Now, Mozilla is begging courts to divulge to it how the operation was carried out so thatRead More →
Maybe the FBI should team up with India because that country’s government says it can hack into Apple’s iPhones. Both think access to encrypted data in investigations is important, althoughRead More →
Is the North Korea behind the hack of a South Korean defense contractor? The officials announced an investigation into the security incident. There is a constant tension between South KoreaRead More →
