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Owners of a particular D-Link router model are at serious risk of hacking, researcher Pierre Kim claims. The latter has unveiled 10 serious security flaws in D-Link DIR-850L AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Cloud router. His recommendation to users of that…
CVE-2017-7533 is the identification of the latest vulnerability found in Linux kernel that was disclosed on August 3. The flaw is described as a “race condition” that can be exploited to allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root access…
A group of security researchers have discovered a critical flaw within automatic carwash systems that are connected to the Internet. The vulnerability could potentially be exploited by remotely hijacking the carwash and directly pose a risk to the health and…
Security researchers have stumbled upon pre-installed malware and spyware on devices many times. Unfortunately, there’s new malware of the pre-installed kind that was just discovered by security company Dr. Web. The malware, which in fact is a Trojan horse called…
A new serious cryptographic vulnerability has been discovered in modern, high-speed cell networks. The flaw, revealed during the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, could allow affordable phone surveillance and location tracking. The 3G and 4G devices deployed worldwide are…
UniCredit bank breach was just registered. The institution just announced that it has suffered two security breaches in less than a year. The financial company has been breached in Italy due to unauthorized access. The breach was possible via an…
There is a considerable uptick in Ethereum hacks during the last couple of weeks. Yet another theft of a considerable amount of the increasingly valued cryptocurrency has been registered. An anonymous hacker has stolen approximately $8.4 million in Ethereum from…
The employment of implanted chips may have seemed like a conspiracy not too long ago but it’s already a fact. A scary fact. Apparently, an American company, 32M, is now offering chips to employees willing to get the implant in…
This article aims to help all victims of CryptoJoker to remove the ransomware completely from the infected host and recover encrypted data without paying the ransom to cyber criminals. A new version of CryptoJoker ransomware has been spotted by security…
Australian government proposed a new cybersecurity law that forces web services such as Google and Facebook to lower their encryption systems. According to the motion the companies are required to provide access to law enforcement agencies. Related Story: Australia’s Facial…
The Kaspersky Labs security products are now banned for use by the US government agencies according to several reports. The concerns are linked to potential links between the company and the Russian Federation intelligence services. The General Service Administration (GSA)…
BothanSpy and Gyrfalcon are the names of the latest CIA hacking tools unearthed by WikiLeaks and the already legendary Vault7 dump. The tools are in fact implants designed to steal SSH credentials from two operating systems – Windows and Linux.…
AlphaBay market, one of the largest Dark Web markets for illegal inventory like drugs and guns has been down since Tuesday night. The site is often down due to maintenance reasons but this time around things may be different s…
Due to its global dominance on the market, Windows has always been the most targeted operating system out there. However, Microsoft has been struggling to secure its product which has led to a (not that) surprising outcome. It turns out…
Are you a Dell customer? Be alert as Talos researchers have discovered that Dell’s pre-installed software contains vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to disable security programs. The flaws could also lead to escalation of privilege attacks. Related Story: Dell Tech…
Bithumb, the fourth largest Bitcoin and the biggest Ethereum exchange has been just hacked. The unfortunate event has resulted in the loss of over $1 million in cryptocurrencies. As for the hacking itself, it has been done via compromised user…
Are you a Linux user? Make sure to check whether a bug in libgcrypt20 has been patched. Researchers David Bernstein, Joachim Breitner, Daniel Genkin, Leon Groot Bruinderink, Nadia Heninger, Tanja Lange, Christine van Vredendaal and Yuval Yarom from various respected…
Just a couple of days ago, Microsoft announced the comeback of the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET for short). Also, new vulnerability mitigations are being introduced to Windows in a new feature dubbed Windows Defender Exploit Guard. In short, the…
OutlawCountry is the name of the latest CIA exploit revealed by the WikiLeaks. Unlike ELSA which was designed to target Windows systems to determine the location of a particular user, OutlawCountry targets Linux systems. According to a leaked user manual,…
What were the reasons behind the latest Petya/ NotPetya/ GoldenEye ransomware outbreak? Considering the circumstances surrounding this week’s malware catastrophe, security researchers have been struggling to understand why the campaign happened in the first place. Who was behind it? The…
