Look Into Locky
2016-03-02
Locky is a new ransomware that has been released (most probably) by the Dridex gang (source). Not surprisingly, it is well prepared, which means that the threat actor behind itRead More →
Facebook Latin America’s Vice-President Arrested By Brazilian Police
2016-03-02
Short Bytes: Brazilian police have arrested Diego Dzodan, Facebook’s Latin American regional vice-president, for failing to provide WhatsApp messages related to a case of drug-trafficking. In response, Facebook has said that WhatsAppRead More →
Spam offering fake Visa benefits, rewards leads to TeslaCrypt ransomware
2016-03-02
Spam campaign baits users with Visa Total Rewards emails containing malware that leads to Trojan.Cryptolocker.N infections. Spam related to credit cards is a typical scam observed on a daily basis. SomeRead More →
33 percent of all HTTPS websites open to DROWN attack
2016-03-02
Security experts presented the DROWN attack that exploits a new critical security vulnerability affecting the OpenSSL. Security experts have discovered a new critical security vulnerability affecting the OpenSSL, it hasRead More →
Facebook Video Spam Teases Adult Videos…and Leaked iPhone?
2016-03-01
Spam posts on Facebook are nothing new. Since videos continue to be a staple form of entertainment—a whopping 8 billion views per day according to last year’s numbers—within the socialRead More →
Raspberry Pi 3 has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, 64-bit chip, still just $35
2016-03-01
Pi will still run 32-bit operating systems, but it’ll be 50% faster. The third major version of the Raspberry Pi will go on sale Monday, with the $35/£30 credit card-sized RaspberryRead More →
Payroll data leaked for current, former Snapchat employees
2016-03-01
Incident occurred after employee responded to e-mail phish scam. In a blog post on Sunday, Snapchat executives revealed that the payroll data of some current and former employees was exposed asRead More →
Largely undetected Mac malware suggests disgraced HackingTeam has returned
2016-03-01
Until recently, sample wasn’t detected by any of the top antivirus programs. Researchers have uncovered what appears to be newly developed Mac malware from HackingTeam, a discovery that’s prompting speculation thatRead More →
Malware Jumps from PC to PC via Cloud Sync Apps
2016-03-01
4.1% of all sanctioned cloud apps are laced with malware. During the past month, cloud security analysts have seen more and more malware spreading from one PC to another in aRead More →
How to do security vulnerability testing?
2016-03-01
If your corporate network is connected to the Internet, you are doing business on the Internet, you manage web applications that keep confidential information or you are a provider ofRead More →
A journalist has been hacked on a plane while writing an Apple-FBI story
2016-02-29
The journalist Steven Petrow had his computer hacked while on a plane, it was a shocking experience that raises the discussion on privacy. Experts in the aviation industry are spendingRead More →
System Updates: Governments Can Hack Most Software Using This “Golden Key” Backdoor
2016-02-29
Short Bytes: When you read the headlines like “FBI is forcing Apple to create a backdoor in their products”, what you are really reading is that the FBI is forcing iPhone-makerRead More →
Tor takes aim against malicious nodes on the network
2016-02-29
‘Sybil’ nodes could be used to de-anonymise traffic. The Tor Project is working with Princeton University boffins to try and identify possibly malicious nodes, and prevent them from harvesting traffic byRead More →
FBI could use 3 other hacks on killer’s iPhone besides an Apple backdoor
2016-02-29
Other than an Apple backdoor hack, FBI could use 3 other hacks on killer’s iPhone. According to hardware-security experts, there are at least three ways the FBI could try to removeRead More →
Chinese ISPs Caught Injecting Ads and Malware in Their Network Traffic
2016-02-27
Most ISPs that engage in this practice are owned by two of Asia’s biggest network operators, both located in China. Three researchers from Israel have conducted a study on theRead More →
Medical superbugs: Two German hospitals hit with ransomware
2016-02-27
Infection forces patients onto phones and medicos onto faxes. At least two hospitals in Germany have come under attack from ransomware, according to local reports. The alarming incidents follow similarRead More →
Security cameras and bank accounts can be hacked with an email as demonstrated by a hacker
2016-02-27
All it takes to hack security cameras and bank accounts is an email, demonstrates a hacker. What happens when you challenge a series of extremely dexterous hackers to hack your bankRead More →
Discover how many ways there were to hack your Apple TV
2016-02-27
Apple has patched more than 60 vulnerabilities affecting the Apple TV, including flaws that can lead to arbitrary code execution and information disclosure. IoT devices are enlarging our attack surface,Read More →
FTC Forces Asus to Comply with 20 Years of Security Audits
2016-02-26
Asus lied about its routers’ security, it delayed security patches for months, and now it’s paying the price. A few months back, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint againstRead More →
The DoD funded the Carnegie Mellon University’s research on Tor Hacking
2016-02-26
A judge has confirmed that US Departement of Defense funded the Carnegie Mellon University to conduct research on the Tor hacking. In November 2015, the researchers at the Tor Project publiclyRead More →
