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Are you repeatedly seeing the “ValidBoostd will damage your computer. The file was downloaded on an unknown date” pop-up in your browser? Beware that this pop-up is trying to scam you and is most likely connected to an unwanted app…
Have you been trying to remove PdfSearchTip (PDF Search Tip) from your browser? Are your searches suddenly redirected to a suspicious search engine, called searchlee.com? PDF Search Tip which can be found on https://portal.pdfsearchtip.com/ is classified as a potentially unwanted…
What Is Revercecaptcha.com? Revercecaptcha.com is classified as a browser redirect and a suspicious domain that may appear in your browser as a result of a potentially unwanted program (PUP). The site may try to trick you into subscribing to push…
Remember Stuxnet? Described as “the first digital weapon,” the devastating computer worm caused substantial damage to Iran’s nuclear program. Natanz Incident: What Happened? According to an announcement made on Sunday, Iran shared that an accident impacted the electricity distribution network…
Several days ago, we reported a large-scale data leak that affected 533 million Facebook accounts. The vulnerability that caused the data leak is now fixed. However, the social media platform is facing an investigation by EU regulators. The data breach…
How safe is Google Play Store? We have written about numerous cases of malicious Android apps hiding in various app stores, directly threatening the owners of the devices. This time security researchers have discovered a wormable piece of Android malware…
Hackers are currently exploiting several security vulnerabilities in popular mission-critical SAP applications. The vulnerabilities enable full takeover and give access to the targeted vulnerable organizations. Several Critical Vulnerabilities in SAP Applications According to the official CISA announcement of the attacks,…
What is the safest way to keep your passwords? Perhaps using a password manager is considered one of the better ways to manage your passwords, especially in a working environment. Unfortunately, despite the available technologies, new Keeper Security study shows…
A new spear phishing campaign leveraging LinkedIn users is using fake job offers to lure potential victims. The payload of the malicious operation is the more_eggs backdoor controlled by the Golden Chicken hackers. According to eSentire security researchers, the phishing…
Have you changed your Facebook password lately? If you haven’t, you may want to change it – security researchers reported a massive data breach exposing the phone numbers and personal details of millions of users. The exposed data consists of…
Security researchers reported vulnerabilities in several legacy models of QNAP network attached storage devices. These devices are prone to remote unauthenticated attacks due to two zero-day flaws – CVE-2020-2509 and CVE-2021-36195. According to SAM’s security research team, QNAP TS-231’s latest…
Is your online privacy respected by large tech companies? Not so much! Both Google’s Pixel and Apple’s iPhone are siphoning mobile device data without the users’ consent. According to researcher Douglas Leith from Trinity College, both iOS and Android transmit…
Cybercriminals constantly reinvent themselves and their hacking approaches. One of the latest “innovations” in the world of cyber scamming focuses on cybercrooks targeting cybersecurity researchers. Cybercrooks posing as cybersecurity researchers… targeting cybersecurity researchers “In January, the Threat Analysis Group documented…
Cehuiy.com is classified as a suspicious page that wants to trick you into subscribing to its push notifications. Agreeing to receive push notifications from cehuiy.com may compromise your browsing experience. As a result of interacting with the cehuiy.com website, various…
Henri IV Ransomware (.malwarehenri extension) There’s a new variant of the Paradise ransomware family, known to append the .malwarehenri extension to encrypted files. The ransomware is called HENRI IV. As part of its encryption process, the HENRI IV cryptovirus alters…
Cypress Trojan (Spyware.Cypress) Security researchers reported a new information stealer trojan that can steal your login credentials, credit card and bank account details, and other types of highly sensitive personal information. The information stealer is known as Cypress and Spyware.Cypress,…
What Is “Norton Antivirus 2021 Update”? “Norton Antivirus 2021 Update” is a tech-support scam stemming from the secure.protect-pc-plus.xyz website. The scam message may appear as a pop-up or open up as a new page in the browser. Similar to other…
StreamSearchWeb StreamSearchWeb is a browser hijacker that may have sneaked into your system without your knowledge or consent. As a result of its installation, your default search engine may be changed to portal.streamsearchweb.com. You may also start experiencing unexpected redirects…
What Is Pictures Lab? Pictures Lab is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Although not malicious, such a program can be the cause of various computer issues. Hence, using Pictures Lab is not recommended, even though the program may…
The official PHP Git server was recently compromised in a software supply chain attack. The attackers pushed unauthorized updates to implant a backdoor in the server’s source code. PHP Git Server Cyberattack: What Should You Know? “Yesterday (2021-03-28) two malicious…
