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Quest Diagnostics, the popular US clinical laboratory, has suffered an enormous data breach. As a result, the information of 11.9 million patients has been exposed. According to the official statement, the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), a billing collections service…
What is .lanset ransomware also known as .lanset file virus? What to do if your files were encrypted by .lanset ransomware? If your files are encrypted and the .lanset extension is appended to them, then you are dealing with a…
What is .redmat ransomware a.k.a. .redmat files virus? What to do if your files were encrypted by .redmat ransomware? If your files are encrypted with the .redmat extension appended to them, then you are dealing with a serious ransomware infection.…
Security researcher Dhiraj Mishra just discovered a security vulnerability, CVE-2019-12477, in the SUPRA smart TV brand. Apparently, Supra Smart Cloud TV allows remote file inclusion in the openLiveURL function, which could enable a local attacker to broadcast fake video without…
A new report carried out by Guardicore Labs has outlined the details of a prevailing cryptojacking (cryptomining) operation targeting Windows MS-SQL and PHPMyAdmin servers on a global scale. Related: New Scranos Rookit Can Damage Your System in Multiple Ways Nansh0u…
A single database has exposed the records of tens of millions of users of dating apps. The database which was discovered by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler is not password-protected. Most of the affected users are Americans, as revealed by the…
CVE-2019-12329 is an address bar spoofing vulnerability in the DuckDuckGo browser for Android version 5.26.0. The browser has more than 5 million installations, and its users are exposed to URL spoofing attacks. The vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Dhiraj…
Did you hear about the most dangerous laptop in the world, infected with some of the most devastating viruses? The laptop, a 2008 Samsung 10.2-inch NC10-14GB netbook, has been sold in an auction for $1.35 million by an unknown individual.…
Canva, the Australia-based graphic-design online application, has been hit by an enormous data breach. Apparently, the usernames and email addresses of 139 million users of Canva have been exposed. Passwords were also obtained but they remain intact as they are…
An unpatched vulnerability in macOS 10.14.5 also known as Mojave was recently discovered. The flaw could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code without the need of user interaction, thus bypassing Gatekeeper. This discovery comes from researcher Filippo Cavallarin from…
Another proof-of-concept about a zero-day exploit affecting Windows 10 has been released. The PoC code is published on GitHub and comes from an anonymous researcher or possible hacker known as SandboxEscaper, and that’s the fifth time the hacker releases a…
Another large-scale data incident has been reported, this time affecting Instagram users. More specifically, information belonging to millions Instagram influencers, celebrities and brand accounts has been exposed online. The database was hosted by Amazon Web Services, TechCrunch reported, and it…
Adware generally doesn’t fall into the same category as malicious software. However, a recent research conducted by researchers at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, reveals that adware is in fact very similar to malicious code and its techniques. To prove…
A total of 12,564 unsecured MongoDB databases have been deleted in the course of three weeks. A message is left after the deletion prompting databases’ owners to get in touch with the hackers to have the data restored. Thousands of…
Personal and passport information belonging to more than 2.25 million citizens of Russia has been leaked through government websites. Information of government employees and politicians is also exposed, according to findings by Ivan Begtin, co-founder of a Russian NGO known…
Evasion of detection mechanisms used by security companies has always been a goal for cybercriminals. And it seems they have found a new way to improve these efforts. The new method is based on SSL/TLS signature randomization, and is given…
Microsoft’s May 2019 Patch Tuesday has already rolled out, containing fixes for 79 vulnerabilities in a number of products. The rollout also includes a security update for Windows XP and Server 2003, which were not included in the mainstream customer…
A race condition vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-11815 has been found in Linux machines running distros with kernels prior to 5.0.8. The flaw could lead to a use after free, related to net namespace cleanup, exposing vulnerable systems to remote attacks,…
CVE-2019-1649 is a severe vulnerability in Cisco products. Also dubbed Thrangrycat, the exploit could allow attackers to implant persistent backdoor on a wide range of devices in enterprise and government networks. Devices could be routers, switches, and firewalls that support…
Are you a user of WhatsApp? If so, beware that a serious vulnerability in the application has been exploited. The flaw allowed hackers to compromise devices using a form of advanced spyware developed by Israeli company NSO Group. The vulnerability…
