A threat actor named TA530 group, has been targeting executives in an attempt to infect their machine with various malware, including ransomware. Ransomware continues to represent one of the greatestRead More →
Eight out of twelve apps vulnerable to new attack. This past Monday, at the GI Sicherheit 2016 security conference in Bonn, Germany, two researchers unveiled details about a new type ofRead More →
This is kind of a big deal because the mess is in 14.04 LTS, expiry date 2019. Ubuntu has patched four Linux kernel vulnerabilities that allowed for arbitrary code execution andRead More →
A new Flash Player zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2016-1019) has been actively exploited by threat actors in attacks against systems running Windows XP and 7. Once again a zero-day vulnerability in the AdobeRead More →
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus running the latest iOS version are plagued by a vulnerability that can be exploited to bypass the lockscreen. Another flaw plagues the new Apple iPhoneRead More →
Generally, you will want to perform a vulnerability scan before doing a penetration test. Vulnerability scanners contain a database of all known vulnerabilities and will scan your machine or networkRead More →
Security experts warn companies need to brace for new harder-to-detect and more determined variants of the Locky ransomware spotted recently in the wild. The news comes just as reported LockyRead More →
WhatsApp now uses Signal protocol, which was largely funded by US taxpayers. WhatsApp has enabled end-to-end encryption across all versions of its messaging and voice calling software, according to a TuesdayRead More →
Rupture framework used to upgrade three-year-old BREACH framework and hack Facebook and Gmail 500 times faster. Security researchers have expanded and improved a three-year-old cyber-attack that could steal information from websitesRead More →
Brian Farell told feds: “You’re not going to find much of a bigger fish than me.” Last week, a federal judge in Washington formally accepted the guilty plea of Brian Farrell, theRead More →
A database containing records of 50 Million Turkish Citizens appeared online in the weekend. Is it a new or a recycled archive? Details of almost 50 Million Turkish citizens haveRead More →
Google removes Chrome extension that hijacked Web browsers. Google has intervened and banned the Better History Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store after users reported that it started taking overRead More →
ShortBytes: In a recent find out, it has been revealed how NSA implants trojan firmware in the networking devices being delivered to the targeted customers. You can also read anRead More →
Technology vendor Cisco is pushing out security updates to customers to address a critical vulnerability found in its recently introduced line of FirePower firewall products. The vulnerability, according to Cisco, allowsRead More →
The FBI issued a confidential urgent “Flash” message to the businesses and organizations about the Samsam Ransomware, why it is so dangerous? It is emergency, every week security experts launchRead More →
A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. Eleven million documents were leaked from one of the world’sRead More →
The fix? No patch, just destroy all extensions. Black Hat Asia The most popular Firefox extensions with millions of active users are open to attacks that can quietly compromise machines andRead More →
US and UK are planning to simulate a cyber attacks on nuclear plants, to test their resilience in the light of the nuclear security summit. In the light of the recentRead More →
The Rokku Ransomware is a new infection currently being spread in email attachments. When infected, a victim’s data files will be encrypted and then ransomed back for .24 bitcoins or approximatelyRead More →
Two of security researchers have shown how hackers can target connected lightbulbs to exfiltrate sensitive data from Air-Gapped networks. Two of security researchers from the Weizmann Institute have shown howRead More →
