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Cryptomining malware has dethroned ransomware as the number one cyber threat, and as such, it is evolving rapidly. That being said, a Python-based Monero miner using stolen NSA exploits and disabling security features has been discovered by security researchers. Related…
Security researchers at AdGuard recently revealed some interesting findings regarding the use of fake ad block extensions. There is evidence that some twenty million Chrome users have been tricked into downloading and installing rogue browser extensions concealed as ad blocking…
New Microsoft statistics reveal that the Windows operating system was continuously targeted by tech-support scams in 2017. More precisely, Microsoft recently reported that it received 153,000 reports from users who were targeted by tech-support scammers via the phone or the…
Not enough users are acquainted with the risks associated with their routers, and there’s a research that proves it. Broadband Genie researchers surveyed 2,205 people across the U.K. whether they had performed any router security hygiene like changing Wi-Fi passwords…
A critical security bug has been discovered in LinkedIn, more specifically in a social button. The exploit of the bug could have led to harvesting of LinkedIn users’ information, including information that wasn’t public. The discovery was made by Jack…
Another critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2018-0112 has been fixed Cisco WebEx videoconferencing software solution. Customers download and use the WebEx client application to attend meetings on Cisco WebEx Centers The bug could be leveraged by attackers to intercept conference call…
The first quarter of 2018 has already passed, and security researchers were able to draw some important conclusions. It appears that during the first three months of this year, ransomware was finally dethroned. The new most prevalent cybersecurity threat is…
strong>Roskomnadzor, Russia’s telecommunications watchdog, banned today over 1.8 million IP addresses belonging to Amazon and Google’s cloud infrastructure. Roskomnadzor Bans More Than 1.8 Million IP Addresses Belonging to Amazon and Google It has been reported that Roskomnadzor, Russian Federal Service…
Intel has just announced several new initiatives that use features specific to the Intel hardware platform to improve security, Arstechnica reported. The first one of these initiatives is Intel Threat Detection Technology (TDT) which is designed to use specific features…
Researchers have discovered a vulnerability residing in the JavaScript SecureRandom() function used for generating random Bitcoin addresses and their corresponding private keys. The flaw makes old Bitcoin addresses generated in the browser or via JS-based wallet application vulnerable to brute-force…
The largest traffic distribution system (TDS) known as EITest was just taken down by security researchers from Abuse.ch, BrilliantIT, and Proofpoint. The expert group sinkholed the command and control infrastructure behind the network of hacked servers that had been used…
Researchers Karsten Nohl and Jakob Lell from security firm Security Research Labs have uncovered a hidden patch gap in Android devices. The two conducted a two-year analysis of 1,200 Android phones, and just presented their results during the Hack in…
Malicious code is capable of evolving, and so has proved a team of researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel that successfully created and tested malware able to exfiltrate data from air-gapped machines through power lines. Тhe newly…
A new malware campaign has been discovered leveraging an increasing number of legitimate but compromised websites. The malicious operation has been built on social engineering tricks where users are prompted with fake but authentic update notifications, researchers reported. Fake Update…
Facebook just announced launching a Data Abuse Bounty program where people will be rewarded for reporting misuse of data by application developers. Facebook’s Data Abuse Bounty – the Details The Data Abuse Bounty is inspired by the already existing bug…
April 2018 Patch Tuesday has been rolled out. It contains 66 security fixes for vulnerabilities. One of the more intriguing patches involves an older Microsoft Outlook flaw that was first reported in 2016. However, according to Will Dormann, the vulnerability…
CubeYou is yet another data analytics firm currently involved in a Facebook scandal, the CNBC reported. Apparently, the social media platform is suspending CubeYou due to unlawful collection of user information through quizzes. Related Story: 50 Million Facebook Profiles Exploited…
Due to the number of highly critical vulnerabilities in some of its products, Cisco has been the center of attention in the cybercrime world. The latest news regarding the company involves a new hacking group, JHT, which successfully hijacked a…
A new critical vulnerability has been found in Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software that could lead to remote code execution and a denial-of-service condition. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could execute arbitrary code to take full control over…
CVE-2018-0986 is the identifier of a brand new critical Windows vulnerability which resides in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine and affects Windows Defender. The flaw could trigger remote code execution when the engine doesn’t properly scan a specially crafted file leading…
