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Microsoft has introduced a new safety feature which is designed to improve the way updates are installed and removed on Windows 10. Buggy Windows Updates to Be Automatically Uninstalled The new feature will automatically uninstall problematic software updates whenever Windows…
The STOP ransomware family has been circling the web for a few months now, successfully infecting victims and encrypting their files. In addition to the encryption capabilities, the ransomware is now able to install a particular password stealing Trojan known…
Yet another extortionist scam has been detected in the wild. The scam uses the “This is my final warning [user’s spoofed email address]” subject line, and it aims to scare people that hackers made a fake video of them watching…
The Social Security Administration scam has turned out to be one of the most successful scams last year. It appears that scammers representing themselves as SSA employees have caused losses in the size of at least $16.6 million or more.…
According to multiple user reports and complaints, the February KB4482887 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1809 has been causing great graphics performance issues in a number of games. Issues range from FPS drops and mouse input lag to severe…
According to CrowdStrike researchers, the criminal group behind the infamous GandCrab ransomware is nicknamed Pinchy Spider. The group has been selling access to the ransomware in a partnership program with a limited number of accounts. It’s curious to note that…
RDN/Generic.osx has been plaguing Mac machines for quite some time. The infection is of the Trojan type and according to multiple user reports the malware infiltrates the system in a stealthy manner. In most cases, users believe they are about…
The StealthWorker malware is currently being spread in a new campaign targeting both Linux and Windows. Note that previous versions of the malware only targeted the Windows platform, but a deeper look into the open directory of the latest version…
Google Chrome has been found vulnerable to a zero-day vulnerability for which there may be an active exploit in the wild. The vulnerability in question is assigned the CVE-2019-5786 number, and fortunately, it has been patched. All Chrome users are…
According to a new security report, Microsoft’s IoT version of Windows can be exploited in an attack, called SirepRAT, where hackers can take complete control of the system. The vulnerability was announced during the WOPR Summer in New Jersey where…
macOS has been found to contain a high-severity security vulnerability which was recently disclosed to the public. Apparently, Apple failed to address the issue within the 90-day deadline, and Jann Horn, researcher at Google Project Zero, released the information to…
A new critical flaw, CVE-2019-1663, residing in Cisco wireless VPN and firewall routers was just reported. Businesses should update immediately to protect against the flaw. More specifically, CVE-2019-1663 is a serious vulnerability in the web-based management interface of the Cisco…
Coinhive just announced that the project is coming to an end very soon. According to the official statement, the service is going to be discontinued on March 8. What are the reasons for this decision? Coinhive Project Not Economically Viable…
Two high-severity flaws were discovered in the popular SHAREit app which has more than 1.5 billion users. The app is available for Android, iOS, Windows and Mac, but the two flaws were located in the Android version which has more…
A new security research “demonstrates the powerful capabilities that modern browser APIs provide to attackers by presenting MarioNet: a framework that allows a remote malicious entity to control a visitor’s browser and abuse its resources for unwanted computation or harmful…
A new set of security vulnerabilities affecting all major operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD) has been discovered. The vulnerabilities, known as Thunderclap, could allow attackers to bypass protection mechanisms meant to guard against DMA (Direct Memory Access) attacks.…
A new study carried out by Bromium and Dr. Mike McGuire says that cybercrime through social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram) is generating at least $3.25 billion in global revenue annually. The report is based on three key factors: “how…
Eight security issues were discovered (and patched) in the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver software, with one of the vulnerabilities affecting both Linux and Windows systems. The vulnerabilities could lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service attacks, and…
There’s hardly a day without a new vulnerability. CVE-2019-9019 is a security flaw in the British Airways Entertainment System which affects Boeing 777-36N (ER) and perhaps other aircraft, too. The vulnerability’s type is privilege escalation that is located in the…
CVE-2019-7089 is a critical zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader which was patched this month alongside other 42 critical flaws. The vulnerability is a sensitive data leak issue which can lead to information disclosure in case of successful exploit. It turns…
