An inspired writer, focused on user privacy and malicious software. Enjoys 'Mr. Robot' and fears '1984'.
A Chrome browser vulnerability known under the CVE-2018-6177 identifier, recently discovered by Imperva researcher Ron Masas, was just patched by Google. The security flaw could allow an attacker to retrieve sensitive data from websites using audio or video HTML tags.…
Cosmos Bank, known as India’s second-largest cooperative bank, has been breached by hackers, and a total of 940 million rupees, or $13.5 million, were stolen. More specifically, attackers stole customer details via a malware attack on the bank’s ATM servers,…
Just a few days ago, security researcher Brian Krebs reported that the FBI is warning banks of cybercriminals about to carry out a “highly choreographed, global fraud scheme known as an “ATM cashout,” in which crooks hack a bank or…
A new Cisco patch is available, addressing a flaw in IOS and IOS XE switch and router software. The patch has been released in regards of a disclosure of security flaw (known as CVE-2018-0131) in the Internet Key Exchange (IKE)…
A new hack attack endangering all-in-one printer-fax machines was revealed by Check Point researchers during this year’s DEF CON. The hack, smartly dubbed Faxploit, was tested on HP machines but similar attacks could apply to other vendors and fax-enabled products…
Another day, another vulnerability that needs to be patched as soon as possible. Oracle has informed of a security flaw that affects Oracle Database versions 11.2.0.4 and 12.2.0.1 running on Windows. Technical Details about CVE-2018-3110 The vulnerability, which is given…
An alarming discovery was recently made during the Black Hat conference held in Las Vegas. Security researchers from Positive Technologies reported that vulnerabilities in mPOS (mobile Point-of-Sale) machines allow attackers to take over customer accounts and steal credit card data.…
Social Mapper is a new open source intelligence tool that uses facial recognition to correlate social media profiles. The tool has been developed by Trustwave, a company that provides ethical hacking services. Apparently, the tool has already been tested in…
A warning has been issued by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) about a severe vulnerability that could be leveraged in DoS attacks in the open-source BIND software. The vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Tony Finch of the University of…
Bitcoin owners that use Bitcoin ATMs should be extra careful. Security researchers have uncovered malware that is specifically crafted to target these ATMs. This malware is being traded on the Dark Web, and its price is quite high. The shift…
Part of the source code of Snapchat was leaked and made public on GitHub. Apparently, an iOS update in May exposed a small amount of the app’s source code. However, Snapchat was able to identify the mistake and rectify it…
A computer virus outbreak on the evening of August 3 compromised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry. The outbreak affected a number of computer systems and fab tools in Taiwan. The virus that hit…
A couple of new critical security flaws were found in HP printers. CVE-2018-5924, CVE-2018-5925 in HP Printers One of the vulnerabilities resides in the firmware of certain HP printers, and it has been classified as very critical. This vulnerability is…
A new attack on Wi-Fi protected access protocols has been discovered. The new technique to crack WPA PSK (Pre-Shared Key) passwords enables outside users to capture access credentials easily. The discovery of the attack was accidental – the Hashcat developers…
A new vulnerability has been discovered, CVE-2018-14773, that affects Drupal, the popular open-source content management system. More specifically, the vulnerability resides in a component of a third-party library called Symfony Http Foundation component. The component is part of Drupal Core,…
