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Even though Microsoft dominates the desktop market, malware authors are starting to pay more and more attention to Mac OS. Apple’s operating system is also prone to vulnerabilities, and attackers have succeeded in exploiting them throughout the past two years.…
.HakunaMatata file virus, also known as HakunaMatata ransomware, is a ransomware infection that encrypts the victim’s files and appends the .HakunaMatata extension once the encryption is finalized. The cryptovirus will then display a ransom note containing instructions on the payment…
Oracle’s first quarterly critical dose of patches has been released. Customers are compelled to apply all of the 270 fixes to the corresponding products. Oracle Has Issued 270 Fixes The vast update includes products like Oracle Database Server, Oracle Enterprise…
A security researcher, Andrew Leonov, has been awarded $40,000 on behalf of Facebook for breaching the social network and fixing a remote code execution vulnerability. The researcher succeeded in cracking Facebook by using an ImageMagick flaw. Related: Facebook Bug Reveals…
Another day, another vulnerability! This time the culprit is Samsung Smartcam. The flaw, dubbed iWatch Install.php vulnerability, could allow attackers to gain root access to the device and control it remotely. The iWatch Install.php Samsung Smartcam Vulnerability Explained What is…
Gmail phishing attempts have been registered. Security researchers at Wordfence have detected a highly effective and massively spread phishing technique stealing login credentials for Gmail and other services. Apparently, during the last couple of weeks, tech-savvy users compromised by the…
Reading a cybersecurity book may not sound like something entertaining. Scott Schober’s Hacked Again, however, proved that a book covering a very serious topic could be fun to read. Written in a light and easy-to-understand style, the book reveals Mr.…
Marijuana shops running MJ Freeware software platform for cannabis business are the latest targets of attackers. The activity of marijuana online shops has been disrupted due to attacks against the software used for sales and inventory, Boston Globe reported. Related:…
Amazon has once again been targeted by scammers in a smart phishing scam. Crooks are targeting Amazon buyers and are either setting up independent seller accounts or hijacking reputable existing ones. Once this is done, scammers offer expensive items at…
Paying the ransom only fuels ransomware authors. Many reports proved this claim true but still 2017 starts off with a big ransom being paid by a Los Angeles Valley College. The college’s computer network got hit, and as a result…
Businesses have become a dominant target of ransomware attacks. According to a report by Radware, 49% of businesses have confirmed being the victim of a ransomware operation in 2016. Other 47% percent reported that ransom was the primary incentive of…
Microsoft has been advertising Microsoft Edge as the most secure browser but is this really true? CVE-2016-7200 and CVE-2016-7201 are two vulnerabilities found in the Chakra JavaScript engine in Edge. They were reported last November and fixed by Microsoft. One…
Misconfigured MongoDB databases are the latest targets hence victims of ransomware. Successful attacks against MongoDB have doubled within a single day, researchers say. Servers running MongoDB were first targeted in December 2016, but the scale of the malicious attempts was…
Dr. Roman Yampolskiy has dedicated his career to the study of artificial intelligence, particularly AI safety. Being a scientist in the field of AI also requires a philosophical understanding of the subject, and Dr. Yampolskiy isn’t afraid to explore. His…
We recently wrote that the KillDisk malware became capable of encrypting data. A newly discovered variant of the malware could act like ransomware to demand money in exchange for decryption. A Linux variant of KillDisk was discovered by ESET researchers.…
CVE Details has released a detailed list of the top 50 products and vendors mostly affected by vulnerabilities in 2016. In terms of products, the compilation is led by Google’s Android, which has reported a total of 523 vulnerabilities. However,…
EdgeLocker crypto virus was recently discovered by security researchers, encrypting victims’ files, appending an .edgel extension to each file and demanding 0.1 bitcoin for the decryption key. Once the encryption process via the RSA algorithm is finalized, EdgeLocker displays a…
TrendMicro researchers have observed a spike in spam campaigns running Cerber, Petya, and Locky ransomware. The three crypto viruses are plaguing users in Germany, but the impact of the malicious operators goes beyond borders. Another ransomware operation that has been…
Sundown exploit kit was detected in active malvertising campaigns last September. Back then, the exploit kit was delivering the CryLocker ransomware, together with the RIG EK. Unfortunately, security researchers at TrendMicro have discovered that Sundown has been recently updated meaning…
KillDisk malware is now capable of encrypting data. A newly discovered variant of the malware acts like ransomware and demands money in exchange for decryption. KillDisk ransomware was spotted in attacks on industrial control systems, and now researchers are worried…
