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Mirai botnet has now been equipped with a Windows variant, Trojan.Mirai.1, as revealed by security researchers at Dr. Web. The new variant targets Windows and can compromise more ports than its Linux counterpart. Trojan.Mirai.1 is also infecting IoT devices and…
At the end of January, 2017, Troy Hunt said that “HTTPS adoption has now reached the moment of critical mass where it’s gathering enough momentum that it will very shortly become “the norm” rather than the exception it so frequently…
Google is about to limit the visibility or completely remove apps from Google Play Store that violate their User Data policy. The Next Web has reported that Google has been sending noticed to developers across the world stating the company’s…
Tech support scams, especially those over the phone, have tricked too many users into giving away personal and payment information, among other negative outcomes. Windows Support tech support scams appear to be the most popular ones. Plenty of Windows users…
AKBuilder is the name of the latest exploit kit currently being sold in underground markets and advertised in YouTube videos, as revealed by SophosLabs. AKBuilder is actively being deployed alongside two other popular exploit builders – Microsoft Word Intruder and…
Previously associated with nation-sponsored attacks like the Stuxnet worm, fileless malware is now going mainstream. According to an upcoming Kaspersky Lab research, networks of at least 140 banks have been infected by fileless malware that relies on in-memory design to…
CityLab has obtained a document proving that Facebook has been subpoenaed by the D.C. police for information concerning protesters demonstrating against the inauguration of President Donald Trump: On Wednesday, one of the individuals who was arrested at protests over the…
According to Will Strafach, CEO of Sudo Security Group, a number of iOS apps that are supposed to encrypt user data don’t do it accurately, and are thus exposing their users. The researcher has uncovered 76 iOS apps vulnerable to…
Apparently, two researchers, Collin Anderson and Claudio Guarnieri, have come across a piece of Mac malware supposedly written by Iranian state-sponsored hackers. The researchers have authored a specific report going into detail about the malware. Their discovery highlights the depths…
The biometrics market is expected to continue growing in 2017 and beyond. Its growth is driven mainly by the eagerness of organizations to improve the authentication and identification of users. That being said, it’s no wonder that biometrics is quickly…
2016 has seen the biggest volume of vulnerabilities as revealed by a new report. 15,000 flaws have been catalogued by Risk Based Security. The volume outnumbers the flaws covered by CVE and National Vulnerability Database by more than 6,500, HelpNet…
WordPress recently patched three major security vulnerabilities in its latest update. The flaws could allow for cross-site scripting and SQL injections, and a range of other subsequent issues. The fixes affected WordPress versions 4.7.1 and earlier. Applying the update as…
Last year several reports revealed that privileged users were the riskiest in organizations. Researchers have now established yet another troublesome tendency – an increase of employees turning into insider traders. Apparently, dark web marketplaces have seen an abundance of insiders…
A new GreatHorn report emphasizes on the growth of corporate phishing emails from March to November 2016. The firm has analyzed more than 56 million emails in the given period, gathered from 91,500 corporate mailboxes. GreatHorn researchers concluded that attackers…
Cerber ransomware infections have been infecting more corporate computers than home-based machines, Microsoft report reveals. 2114 infections have been uncovered inbetween December and January, all on corporate endpoints running Windows 10 Enterprise. This Windows edition is supposed to be very…
Netgear routers are currently endangered by serious security loopholes just discovered by researchers. The vulnerabilities were disclosed by Trustwave’s Simon Kenin, who has reported his findings to Netgear. Some fixes have already been rolled out in 2016 but it appears…
Bitcoin may not be the only cryptocurrency of interest to both the FBI and cybercriminals. Monero, which has been outlined as a privacy-focused currency, has drawn the attention of the Federal Bureau due to the possibility of criminal exploits. Related…
In 2016 alone Google has paid out $3 million to security researchers and bug hunters who have reported vulnerabilities in their services. More than 350 researchers from 59 countries took part in the program. We created our Vulnerability Rewards Program…
February 13, 2017, is the day when Google will stop allowing JavaScript attachments on Gmail. These attachments are indeed the most popular way for malware to sneak into a user’s system. More particularly, users will not be able to attach…
One of the largest Dark Web markets, AlphaBay, has been outlined with a huge security problem which allows hackers to access private messages. The issue is due to a vulnerability disclosed by Reddit user Cipher0007 who is most likely a…
