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New Android ransomware has been discovered, and apparently no mobile antivirus program has been able to detect it. The ransomware was discovered in a popular app called “OK”, a Russian-based entertainment social network app available in Google Play store. Interestingly,…
VMware has released a security advisory regarding several critical vulnerabilities that were demonstrated during the recent Pwn2Own hacking content. The flaws could be exploited to escape from the isolation of virtual machines, researchers explain. The teams were awarded $105,000 for…
Dimnie is the name of a recently reported new malware family which has been flying under the radar for more than three years, researchers at Palo Alto Networks say. Dimnie Malware Technical Overview The malware was attacking open-source developers via…
Researchers have uncovered yet another phishing scam which involves World of Warcraft. Being one of the most popular games in the world it should come to no one’s surprise that scammers have decided to exploit its fans. The phishing campaign…
Ransomware scareware attempts based on users viewing adult content is not something new but they often turn out to be successful. A brand new such campaign was recently detected by Lookout researchers on iOS Mobile Safari browser, extorting money from…
This article will help you to remove Hakuna Matata ransomware effectively. Follow the ransomware removal instructions down, at the bottom of this article. Hakuna Matata is a ransomware cryptovirus. Your files will become encrypted and receive the extension .HakunaMatata when…
Do you think of any leftover personal information when you are disposing of your old device? As it turns out, 40 percent of hard drives, mobile phones and tablets offered for re-sale contain personally identifiable information, analysis by NAID (National…
Aditya Gupta has an impressive security research background on Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile technologies. He has been focused on redefining the way IoT security is shaped by building the right products and services. CEO of an IoT security…
March 2017 Patch Tuesday has been in the spotlight since it was rolled out. Cumulative updates caused quite the havoc. In the meantime, a privately reported flaw given the CVE-2017-0022 identifier has been patched. TrendMicro reported the vulnerability to Microsoft…
Have you ever wondered which are the applications that mostly endanger the online security of users? Well, no need to wonder here! On top of this list are Java and Flash Player, as revealed by Avast data gathered anonymously from…
Microsoft has been rolling out cumulative updates like crazy. Another one, KB4016635, just released for Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607), is once again trying to fix bugs the last Patch Tuesday created. KB4016635 is meant to fix to bugs…
Nowadays, having an antivirus program is not enough to be secure, as it turns out. A new research by security company Cybellum has unearthed a serious zero-day vulnerability that enables attackers to take control of antivirus programs installed on a…
Are you considering yourself a tech-savvy user? A new survey shows that competent users are 18 percent more likely to become victims of online identity theft. Furthermore, users with Ph.Ds turn out to be more prone to such scams in…
If you are a Windows 10 user, chances are you have experienced issues with its cumulative updates KB4013429, KB4013418. Microsoft published a new cumulative update to fix the mess created by KB4013429. Can you guess what happened? The freshly published…
The WikiLeaks saga continues. The non-profit previously promised to collaborate with tech companies to address the exploits in the CIA Vault 7 data dump. However, nothing of the sorts has been done so far. There were multiple indicators within the…
CVE-2017-3881 is the identifier of a critical vulnerability affecting more than 300 Cisco switches and one gateway. The exploitation of the flaw could lead to attackers obtaining control over the corresponding devices. Cisco came across CVE-2017-3881 while going through WikiLeak’s…
KB4013418 is another update from March 14 Patch Tuesday causing issues, as revealed by Reddit users in a discussion. Here is what Reddit user becketbw has shared: After spending the whole day trying to fix this, I finally gave up…
MajikPOS is the new POS malware just discovered and analyzed by researchers at TrendMicro. The malware is currently targeting businesses in the U.S. and Canada. Researchers believe the attacks started this year around January 28. MajikPOS Technical Overview The malware…
Have you had problems with Microsoft’s cumulative update KB4013429? It is part of March 2017’s Patch Tuesday, and comes along with two other updates – KB4013198 and KB4012606. Some users have complained having trouble installing it properly, saying it takes…
Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new ransomware family deployed in targeted attacks against organizations. There are a couple of interesting things about this operation the payload of which is a slightly different Petya ransomware the researchers dubbed PetrWrap. Update…
