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Security researchers have just discovered several vulnerabilities in some SSDs that could allow a threat actor to bypass the disk encryption feature and access local data. To do that, the attacker doesn’t need to know the user’s disk encryption password.…
Have you ever feared that your private Facebook messages could fall into the hands of hackers? It turns out that these fears are complete justified, judging by the recent events regarding 81,000 Facebook accounts. Apparently, hackers have compromised and published…
The macOS operating system is indeed vulnerable to various online threats. There are a number of viruses and Trojans, ransomware and cryptomining malware, and PUPs and adware targeting Macs. In this article, we are going to highlight the danger of…
Apple’s macOS, just like Microsoft’s Windows operating system, has been targeted by various forms of malware such as viruses, Trojans and backdoors, worms, ransomware, adware, browser hijackers and tech support scams. Below you will find a selection of the most…
A new warning was just issued by the Federal Trade Commission regarding a scam that involves the Social Security Administration. Apparently, scammers are spoofing the administration’s customer service number – 1-800-772-1213. So, if you are getting a call from the…
Shortly after the gigantic security breach that affected [wplinkpreview url=”https://sensorstechforum.com/50m-facebook-users-exposed-security-bug-asked-re-log/”]millions of its users, Facebook is considering the acquisition of a major cybersecurity company. This move may be seen as a step Facebook is taking to improve their defenses and heal…
A brand new investigation reveals that Microsoft Edge and Bing are pushing malware to users who are searching for Google Chrome. The scenario goes like that: a user launches the Edge browser on his new Windows 10 computer and is…
Threat actors have once again targeted the Magento platform. The purpose of the campaign is planting payment card skimmers on online stores. According to security researcher Willem de Groot, at least 20 Magento extensions have been abused due to a…
iOS and macOS were long believed invincible but facts and statistics reveal another truth. According to a brand new research, there is a near 400% increase in cryptomining attacks against iPhones. This upsurge has been registered in the last two…
Three of the biggest tech companies, Apple, Microsoft, and Google, have made a cornerstone announcement regarding the support for TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.0. Mozilla is also “in” on this change. In a coordinated effort, the companies shared their intentions…
Security researchers from Anomali and Intel 471 made a troublesome discovery regarding personally identifiable information belonging to US residents. The researchers came across Dark Web communications that offered “a large quantity of voter databases for sale”. Personally identifiable information and…
Security researchers have uncovered a new malicious attack that involves well-known exploits with the purpose to circumvent security solutions. The campaign is spreading information stealers, or pieces of sophisticated spyware. More specifically, attackers are spreading a sophisticated information-stealing Trojan known…
This article’s goal is to help Mac users understand what SaveOnMac is and what to do, if it has been installed on their systems. Being an adware program, SaveOnMac generates unwanted and often intrusive pop-up ads and interferes with the…
Did you know that nearly 80% of all websites run on PHP? More particularly, “PHP is used by 78.9% of all the websites whose server-side programming language we know”, as revealed by W3Techs statistics. This fact alone makes PHP security…
As much as 150 vulnerabilities were discovered by white hat hackers in US Marine Corp websites and related services. For the findings which happened during a three-week bug bounty program, the ethical hackers were rewarded nearly $150,000 in cash rewards.…
A new report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security called Threats to Precision Agriculture warns against the cybersecurity risks faced by the emerging technologies being adopted by the agricultural industry. Known as “precision agriculture,” the technologies include internet of…
Two severe security vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-0448, CVE-2018-15386) affecting Cisco’s Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center software have been just patched. The DNA Center interface is used by network admins to add new devices to the network and manage them based on enterprise…
Security researchers recently detected a curious case of entrapped PDF file hosted in Azure Blob storage. More specifically, the case involves storing the attackers’ phishing form on Azure Blob Storage in order to be secured by a Microsoft SSL certificate.…
Security researchers at Proofpoint recently uncovered new DanaBot campaigns. The malware has been adopted by threat actors targeting Europe and North America. Previous targets included Australian organizations. Currently, DanaBot is set against financial organizations in the United States. DanaBot campaigns…
New Kaspersky research indicates that the increasingly popular Roaming Mantis Group is testing a new monetization technique that involves the redirection of iOS users to Coinhive in-browser mining pages. Prior activities of this hacking group included the exploitation of vulnerable…
