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Have you encountered a website called PressGamer(.)com? If you have visited this website and interacted with it, be alert, since you may have downloaded ad-supported software onto your system. The website may seem like a gamers’ page but in fact…
Ransomware infections continue. Not only are new versions of well-known threats appearing, but also new ransomware cases are registered on a daily basis. One of the latest ransomware threats currently targeting users is dubbed Yakes. According to researchers, Yakes ransomware…
Locky ransomware has already affected thousands of users. Unfortunately, the threat is not nearly done with its infections, as new, more dangerous methods of distribution were just reported by security researchers at TrendMicro. The new techniques include the already known…
It’s official! A new TeslaCrypt version has been just detected by security researcher BloodDolly, who has dedicated his time investigating the ransomware and searching for decryption methods. TeslaCrypt Version 4.2 Analysis and Description TeslaCrypt Version 4.2 has some changes in…
Ad-supported and browser-hijacking software may not be malicious but it definitely can lead to serious consequences, if not removed on time. The more you postpone taking measures, the more vulnerable your system becomes to various forms of malware and spyware.…
Ransomware has been hitting hospitals and putting the well-being of patients at risk for several months now. Attacking healthcare institutions is bad enough. What could be worse? India Times just reported that a nuclear plant in Germany has been infected…
Platinum Nugget. Image Source: Wikipedia There are basically two types of hacking teams. The first type is after quick profit, harvesting credit card numbers and banking details. The second type is more dangerous, even though it may not directly affect…
Image Source: Blue Coat Researchers at Blue Coat have discovered and analyzed a new mobile ransomware campaign that targets older Android devices and doesn’t require user interaction prior to infection. The campaign may be novel but the ransomware has been…
Remember the Ashley Madison hack from 2015? On 18 and 20 August, a hacking group called The Impact Team leaked more than 25 gigabytes of company data, user details included. Data breaches of that scale happen quite often and put…
The search capabilities of the Big G are a lot more flexible and powerful than you may think. Just imagine how much more you could derive from Google, if you were aware of all the tips and tricks on improving…
Security researchers analyze new ransomware pieces on a daily basis. The ransomware business is definitely thriving, one of its latest additions being the so-called Booyah ransomware. The name of the threat derives from its executable, booyah.exe. The ransom message comes…
Banking malware has evolved a lot during the last couple of years. New banking malware pieces keep on emerging, targeting banks all over the globe. The latest threat of the kind has been identified by researchers at Proofpoint and Fox…
Well-known and widely feared ransomware pieces such as TeslaCrypt and CryptoWall are constantly being improved and as a result, new versions are released. According to Bleeping Computer, TeslaCrypt 4.1b has just surfaced the Web, as a user has submitted a…
Ransomware is the most vicious cyber threat currently affecting thousands of users on a global level. Mostly affected are users of Windows, being targeted by both sophisticated and simplistic ransomware pieces. However, OS X and Linux users are not spared…
Image Source: Pexels.com Cyber criminals are constantly reinventing well-established methods to attack unsuspecting users. One of the most common attack paths is through compromised websites. Once the user has landed on such a website, he will then encounter an exploit…
No matter if you are an Apple fan or not, you have definitely heard or read about the dispute between FBI and Apple. Moreover, this dispute has triggered a strong wave of discussions about encryption in general, specifically end-to-end encryption.…
CAPTHAs, or Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart, can be pretty annoying sometimes, but, in terms of online security, they are a necessary evil. Unfortunately, Google’s and Facebook’s CAPTCHA services have been broken down by…
Image Source: Pexels.com Can you imagine your life without Google? Perhaps you can, perhaps you can’t. And perhaps it depends on whether you were born before or after Google was introduced to the world. Nonetheless, the truth is we use…
MacX HD Video Converter Pro for Windows (version 5.9.4) is an advanced tool for video conversion with an intuitive interface and great ease of use. A version for Mac users is also available. In both of its versions, MacX HD…
What Is a Brute Force Attack? Brute force attacks may sound like something very complicated but they are easy to explain and understand. However, the protection against them is not as easy to achieve. In the language of cyber security,…
