New Android Ransomware Communicates over XMPP
2015-09-04
A new strain of Android ransomware disguised as a video player app uses a means of communication unseen in other similar malware. Most of the victims are in the UnitedRead More →
New Versions of Carbanak Banking Malware Seen Hitting Targets in U.S. and Europe
2015-09-04
New variants of the notorious Carbanak Trojan have surfaced in Europe and the United States, and researchers say that the malware now has its own proprietary communications protocol and the samplesRead More →
Sony Pictures reaches settlement with ex-employees over hacking
2015-09-03
The hack revealed the inner workings of the studio, as well as the personal information of more than 47,000 celebrities, freelancers, and current and former Sony employees. Sony Pictures hasRead More →
Attackers Can Steal Passwords from the Mac Keychain via Email or SMS
2015-09-03
It didn’t even take a day for security researchers to find a serious way of exploiting the mechanism through which user clicks could be faked in Mac OS X. AntoineRead More →
RISK ASSESSMENT / SECURITY & HACKTIVISM Android ransomware uses XMPP chat to call home, claims it’s from NSA
2015-09-03
A new variant of mobile ransomware that encrypts the content of Android smartphones is putting a new spin on both how it communicates with its masters and how it spursRead More →
Netflix Sleepy Puppy Awakens XSS Vulnerabilities in Secondary Applications
2015-09-03
Most automated scanning and security tools that ferret out cross-site scripting vulnerabilities don’t do much analysis beyond the target application. Netflix this week, however, released to open source a toolRead More →
9 baby monitors wide open to hacks that expose users’ most private moments
2015-09-03
Despite its ubiquity, Internet of Things security still isn’t ready for prime time. The security of Internet-connected baby monitors got a failing grade from researchers who found critical vulnerabilities inRead More →
Create your own Ransomware – Open source Ransomware malware
2015-09-02
Ransomware, the biggest pain that is causing many PC and laptop completely encrypted. If you don’t have money or brains, you cannot survive. It encrypts your important data, it canRead More →
Millions hit by personal data hack still have not been told
2015-09-02
The U.S. government has not yet notified any of the 21.5 million federal employees and contractors whose security clearance data was hacked more than three months ago, officials acknowledged onRead More →
PayPal XSS Vulnerability Found, Fixed Before Being Exploited
2015-09-02
A stored XSS vulnerability was identified and reported by Bitdefender’s staff to PayPal, one that could have been easily used by hackers as an entry point for further attacks. WeRead More →
UPnP Trouble Puts Devices Behind Firewall at Risk
2015-09-02
Security vulnerabilities in UPnP continue to crop up and continue to put millions of home networking devices at risk for compromise. The latest was revealed in early August, but promptedRead More →
Hidden password-stealing malware lurking in your GPU card? Intel Security thinks not
2015-09-02
Fears that malware is hiding in people’s graphics chipsets may be overclocked, according to Intel Security. Earlier this year, researchers from the self-styled “Team JellyFish” released a proof-of-concept software nastyRead More →
Microsoft slips user-tracking tools into Windows 7, 8 amidst Windows 10 privacy storm
2015-09-01
Worried about Windows 10’s deep-reaching user tracking? Some of it’s coming to Windows 7 and 8, too. Windows 10 is a deliciously good operating system, all things considered, but itsRead More →
Lizard Squad cyber-attackers disrupt National Crime Agency website
2015-09-01
Cyber-attackers launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) violation on law enforcement agency in apparent revenge for previous arrests. Cyber-attackers have taken down the website of the National Crime Agency (NCA)Read More →
Shifu: ‘Masterful’ New Banking Trojan Is Attacking 14 Japanese Banks
2015-09-01
A brand-new advanced banking Trojan discovered in the wild has been named “Shifu” by IBM Security X-Force, after the Japanese word for thief. The malware appears to have been activeRead More →
ORX Locker, the new Darknet Ransomware-as-a-service platform
2015-09-01
Security experts at Sensecy have uncovered ORX-Locker, a Darknet Ransomware-as-a-service platform that could allow everyone to become a cyber criminal. It is becoming even easier to become a cyber-criminal thanksRead More →
CoreBot Malware Steals Credentials-For Now
2015-09-01
A new piece of data-stealing malware has a real thirst for credentials—and the potential for worse trouble down the line. IBM today published a report on CoreBot, generic information-stealing malwareRead More →
Malware infecting jailbroken iPhones stole 225,000 Apple account logins
2015-09-01
A newly discovered malware family that preys on jailbroken iPhones has collected login credentials for more than 225,000 Apple accounts, making it one of the largest Apple account compromises toRead More →
Hackers Linked to Russian Government Impersonate EFF Website to Spread Malware
2015-08-31
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has issued an alert, urging users to watch out for a spear phishing email campaign that’s infecting victims with the Sednit malware. This was broughtRead More →
Russian-speaking hackers breach 97 websites, many of them dating ones
2015-08-31
ussian-speaking hackers have breached 97 websites, mostly dating-related, and stolen login credentials, putting hundreds of thousands of users at risk. Many of the websites are niche dating ones similar toRead More →
