HDDCryptor, sometimes spelled HDD Cryptor and also identified as Mamba, is a new ransomware variant that rewrites a computer’s MBR (Master Boot Record) boot sectors and locks users out ofRead More →
Scammers will always try and imitate legitimate tools and services in an effort to trick people into harming their accounts and devices. If it isn’t fake logins, it’s dubious linksRead More →
A researcher has demonstrated that the NAND mirroring technique was able to bypass the passcode retry limitations on the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. The battle between the FBI and Apple for unlockingRead More →
Author says he’s not interested in launching DDoS attacks. Two weeks ago, a security researcher that goes by the name of MalwareMustDie had come across a new Linux trojan that accordingRead More →
Makers of the mobile encrypted chat app Signal say they have fixed vulnerabilities in the Android version of the messaging app that allowed attackers to corrupt encrypted attachments and remotely crash the application.Read More →
Weakness in certificate pinning protections may open users to MitM attacks. Mozilla officials say they’ll release a Firefox update on Tuesday that fixes the same cross-platform, malicious code-execution vulnerability patched FridayRead More →
Attackers looking for vulnerable Drupal 7.x sites. A security flaw patched on July 13 in core modules built into the Drupal CMS are being exploited in live attacks, according to JohannesRead More →
Safe Mode proves to be a valuable tool for hackers.Research published by CyberArk, a US cyber-security vendor, reveals various attack scenarios that leverage Windows Safe Mode to carry out maliciousRead More →
A Dutch Computer Science student discovered the presence of a backdoor that could allow an attacker to silently install any app on Xiaomi phones. A Dutch Computer Science student, Thijs Broenink,Read More →
A Brazilian Infosec research group, Morphus Labs, just discovered a new Full Disk Encryption (FDE) Ransomware this week, dubbed Mamba. Mamba, as they named it, uses a disk-level encryption strategyRead More →
