How to Connect Android to PC/Mac Without WiFi
2016-03-07
Quite a few times, you might need to display Android screen on your PC or Mac to to play games, stream video music, demonstrate the tutorials, share photos by controllingRead More →
Internet-Connected Trucks Can Be Tracked and Hacked, Researcher Finds
2016-03-07
Insecure configurations expose car telematics to hacking. Industrial vehicles like trailer trucks, delivery vans, or buses that have an Internet connection, can be tracked, and even hacked, if they use insecureRead More →
Operation Transparent Tribe targets Indian diplomats and military
2016-03-07
ProofPoint uncovered a new cyber espionage campaign dubbed Operation Transparent Tribe targeting Indian diplomatic and military entities. A new cyber espionage campaign dubbed Operation Transparent Tribe is targeting diplomats and military personnelRead More →
First Fully Functional Mac Ransomware Spread via Transmission BitTorrent Client
2016-03-07
Someone hijacked the Transmission BitTorrent client project website to spread ransomware to Mac OS X users. Over the weekend, a malicious party has managed to hack the Transmission BitTorrent client forRead More →
Macro Malware Dridex, Locky Using Forms to Hide Code
2016-03-05
The resurgence and continued prevalence of macro malware could be linked to several factors, one of which is their ability to bypass traditional antimalware solutions and sandboxing technologies. Another factor is the continuousRead More →
Espionage Malware, Watering Hole Attacks Target Diplomats
2016-03-05
Diplomats and military personnel in India have been victimized in targeted espionage attacks that use a number of means of infection including phishing and watering hole sites. Researchers at ProofpointRead More →
History of Hacking: 10 Best Hackers From The Past And What Happened To Them
2016-03-05
Short Bytes: History of hacking always fascinates us as it tells us about the best hackers from the earlier times. But is not interesting to know that what they didRead More →
Whole lotta onions: Number of Tor hidden sites spikes—along with paranoia
2016-03-05
What’s driving the surge in hidden services—is it government tampering? In recent weeks, the number of “hidden services”—usually Web servers and other Internet services accessible by a “.onion” address on theRead More →
Popular WordPress Plugin Comes With a Backdoor, Steals Site Admin Credentials
2016-03-05
Last summer we shared a story about the SweetCaptcha WordPress plugin injecting ads and causing malvertising problems for websites that leveraged the plugin. When this plugin was removed from the officialRead More →
‘Accessibility Clickjacking’ malware could impact 500 million Android devices
2016-03-04
Researchers at threat defense company Skycure have uncovered an Android proof of concept malware that uses accessibility services to allow attackers to spy on and even control a device. ItRead More →
A tale of a DNS exploit: CVE-2015-7547
2016-03-04
This post was written by Marek Vavruša and Jaime Cochran, who found out they were both independently working on the same glibc vulnerability attack vectors at 3am last Tuesday. ARead More →
Triada Trojan Infects Android’s Zygote Core Process
2016-03-04
Kaspersky considers Triada a top Android threat. In the past month, mobile security companies have come across new Android trojans that rival, in terms of sophistication, many desktop viruses. The listRead More →
Russian Ransomware Encrypts Your Files and Then Speaks to You
2016-03-04
Cerber ransomware distributed as a Raas service. The latest addition to the ransomware spectrum is a new threat called Cerber that encrypts users files, and then provides a TTS (text-to-speech) featureRead More →
New attack steals secret crypto keys from Android and iOS phones
2016-03-04
Researcher-devised exploit threatens Bitcoin wallets and other high-value assets. Researchers have devised an attack on Android and iOS devices that successfully steals cryptographic keys used to protect Bitcoin wallets, Apple PayRead More →
$17 smartwatch includes a backdoor in the pairing app
2016-03-03
A group of researchers that analyzed security of a number of smart watches discovered a $17 smartwatch is sold with a backdoor in the pairing app. Be careful of cheap smartwatchRead More →
Sea Pirates Hacked Shipping Company to Plan Attacks, Find Valuable Cargo
2016-03-03
Sea pirates hire hacker to break into shipping company’s CMS. A curious case reported by Verizon’s RISK Team shows that even those lowly sea pirates chasing after cargo ships with oldRead More →
French Gov could fine Apple and Google €1m unless they hack mobile devices
2016-03-03
French Gov is thinking a law that would impose fines of €1 million on Apple and Google if they refused providing access users’data. Governments worldwide continue to intensify their pressureRead More →
Windows Built-In PDF Reader Exposes Edge Browser to Hacking
2016-03-03
WinRT PDF exposes users to drive-by attacks. WinRT PDF, the default PDF reader for Windows 10, opens Edge users to a new series of attacks that are incredibly similar to howRead More →
US DoD invites a restricted number of hackers to Hack the Pentagon
2016-03-03
Hack the Pentagon – DoD would invite outside hackers to test the cybersecurity of some public US Defense Department resources as part of a pilot initiative. Which is the bestRead More →
FBI Admits It Was a ‘Mistake’ to Reset San Bernardino Shooter’s iCloud Password
2016-03-02
FBI Director James Comey has admitted that investigators made a “mistake” after the shooting in San Bernardino when they reset the iCloud password associated with one of the shooters, SyedRead More →
