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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…
What Is Ablotadom.com? Ablotadom.com is classified as a suspicious domain and website that triggers intrusive pop-ups and push notifications. Agreeing to use any of the content proposed by Ablotadom.com is not considered safe, as it may expose your system to…
What Is Napoli Merda Ransomware? Generally speaking, Napoli Merda is an online threat that falls into the category of ransomware. The malware supposedly encrypts the data on the victimized computer, asking for a ransom in Bitcoin for its decryption. Fortunately,…
Are you seeing fake warning messages stemming from the Landoseseq.com website? The message is called “Important notice,” claiming that “Your device is currently infected with a Trojan virus“. You shouldn’t trust anything that these fake warning messages claim. A fake…
Do you have PC CURE PRO installed on your computer without your knowledge or consent? If so, this program was bundled with another freeware as an additional offer. Even though this practice, shortly known as bundling is not malicious, it…
