Did script kiddies use DoublePulsar code released by NSA-leaking Shadow Brokers? Security experts believe that tens of thousands of Windows computers may have been infected by a highly advanced NationalRead More →
A new form of Android malware, named Milkydoor, uses remote port forwarding via Secure Shell (SSH) tunnels to hide malicious traffic and grant attackers access to firewall-protected networks. The malwareRead More →
The developer of the AES-NI ransomware claims that the recent “success” he’s been enjoying is due to the NSA exploits leaked last week by the Shadow Brokers group. In aRead More →
Just like Wifatch and Hajime, the BrickerBot malware is the work of a vigilante grey-hat, who goes online by the name of Janit0r, a nickname he chose on the HackRead More →
Cyber security experts disclosed the existence of 10 unpatched security flaws in dozens of Linksys routers widely used today. The IOActive senior security consultant Tao Sauvage and the independent securityRead More →
A Russian malware author is using codified tweets to start and stop DDoS attacks against desired targets. The DDoS attacks are launched from the computers of infected users using aRead More →
Like many in the security industry, we’ve been busy investigating the implications of the Shadow Brokers leak, with the DOUBLEPULSAR payload in particular attracting our attention. Like many in theRead More →
Code-execution flaw is triggered by plugging a booby-trapped USB into vulnerable PCs. One of the Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities used to spread the Stuxnet worm that targeted Iran remained the mostRead More →
Sensors used to detect the level of ambient light can be used to steal browser data, according to privacy expert Lukasz Olejnik. Over the past decade, ambient light sensors haveRead More →
The Chinese security Xudong Zheng is warning of Homograph Phishing Attacks are “almost impossible to detect” also to experts. The Chinese security researcher Xudong Zheng has devised a phishing techniqueRead More →
