The only thing that I really worry about when I drop my phone into a tub of water is if I’ve backed everything up. More specifically, did I back myRead More →
Google has been busy removing a number of apps from Google Play that are disguised as popular selections that are actually pushing what starts out as adware but eventually turnsRead More →
Researchers warned Tuesday the latest APT to make the rounds features a remote access Trojan that can effectively mitigate security measures on machines and grant the attacker full access to the system. ExpertsRead More →
Avast was vulnerable to malicious HTTPS connections. One of Google’s security experts found a zero-day exploit inside the Avast antivirus, which the company has recently patched. The researcher is Tavis Ormandy,Read More →
Linux.Wifatch’s creators call themselves The White Team.The Linux.Wifatch malware, also dubbed as the “vigilante malware” has been going around the Internet, infecting IoT devices, cleaning out malware infections, and boostingRead More →
HDRoot is the work of the Winnti APT group. Hackers activating mainly in South-East Asia have developed a new bootkit trojan, which disguises as Microsoft’s built-in Net command to avoid detection.Read More →
APPLE’S IOS HAS had a good run in terms of security. For more than eight years it’s been wildly popular and yet virtually malware-free, long enough to easily earn theRead More →
Ruskies sling malicious packet to trigger denial of service. Positive Technologies researchers Timur Yunusov and Kirill Nesterov have found since-patched remote execution and denial of service vulnerabilities in a popularRead More →
Group used Angler Exploit kit to push ransomware on unsuspecting Internet users. Security researchers have disrupted an online criminal operation they estimated drew $30 million per year pushing ransomware onRead More →
In August I visited the Chaos Communication Camp near Berlin. Once every four years this great and world’s greatest hacker festival is organized. I spoke with a couple of coolRead More →
