Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Josh Pitts with Leviathan Security discovered an ”exit node” for the TOR network that is currently located in Russia and has been used to distribute a modified version of the legitimate code that the user has requested. In order to…
In June 2013 Yahoo decided to reset accounts which have been latent for a period of 12 or more months. The company further announced that it will give the accounts to other users, which provoked various privacy and security questions.…
Apple Pay method is a new way for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users to purchase goods and services without disclosing their debit or credit cards or any other bank information to merchants, thus remaining anonymous. All the users…
Created in 2007, Pawn Storm is the name of a cyber-espionage operation whose main aim is targeting military, governments and media entities. The name Pawn Storm comes from a chess action where the pawns are organized into a massive defense…
It has been recently revealed that the CryptoWall 2.0 ransomware was a part of a huge malvertising campaign targeting popular websites like 9Gag, AOL, Yahoo, etc. Around three million users a day were exposed to the latest version of the…
Windows Safemode is not the same as the Safe Mode by Windows. In fact, it is a rouge Windows program, being falsely advertised to protect your system when in fact it has no capability of detecting an error, or fixing…
A glitch in the design code of the NeedMyTranscript.com web-site discovered recently appears to disclose the personal information of almost 100,000 of its visitors to anyone who enters a specific internal directory of the site. The directory was not supposed…
830,000 machines were compromised by the CryptoWall ransomware worldwide only in the last month. This marks a 25% jump in the infections compared to August 2014. 40,000 victims alone were located in the UK, with 75 from them paying the…
Security experts reported a malicious email attack a month ago, which lured the users into opening bogus online airplane tickets. Apparently the campaign is still active and uses the same trick. The malicious email contains detailed information about an airplane…
Twicth.tv is a web-site platform created to connect gamers throughout all over the world. Twict.tv helps gamers connect, chat and communicate no matter where they play games from. It was recently discovered that the site has a relatively good fake…
A new zero-day flaw has been actively exploited by cyber-criminals, targeting primarily users on workstations and servers who open files with embedded OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) objects. At the moment, the vulnerability is exploited via PowerPoint files. OLE objects…
TorrentLocker, a ransomware similar to CryptoWall and CryptoLocker has reached Italy and Brazil. Thousands of machines are infected with the file-encrypting malware. 53,35% of the total infections worldwide are detected in Italy, followed by Brazil with 26,27%. TorrentLocker Infections Peaked…
A payload for altering the DNS settings of home routers is being delivered through a malicious advertisement inserted in a big online advertising network. The definition for malvertising is an attack in which the cyber criminals take advantage of third-party…
In a security advisory released yesterday, Microsoft has warned about a just-discovered vulnerability of all Windows systems due to security hack attacks. The threat is found in the Windows Object Linking function (OLE). The function is developed so users can…
If you recently have bought a new computer, chances are that it have arrived with Windows 8 installed in advance. Some of you who are used to work with Windows 7 interface, show interest in downgrading the operating system. Is…
The Koler ransomware has a new version in the wild that replicates automatically. The new Koler sends SMS messages to the compromised device’s contact list. 75% of the infected devices are located in the US. Koler is configured as a…
Google have announced yesterday that they are expanding their security verification methods with one more – a USB stick security key acting as a 2-step verification method for users to log into web-sites when using the Google Chrome browser. The…
A Flash Player security vulnerability that has been patched by Adobe in the most recent update of the product has been added to a commercial exploit kit, named Fiesta, known for the drive-by attacks it is used in. The flaw…
What Is Aartemis and How Does It End Up On the User’s PC? Despite the fact that Aartemis.com is promoted as a useful search engine, Malware experts classify it as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) and adware. Aartemis is known…
Let’s face it – in the digital era the less technical computer users are the hackers’ favorite targets in every campaign, be that data theft or corporate espionage. In many cases, the only thing needed for the success of a…
