Ventsislav is a cybersecurity expert at SensorsTechForum since 2015. He has been researching, covering, helping victims with the latest malware infections plus testing and reviewing software and the newest tech developments. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for learning new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management, Network Administration and Computer Administration of System Applications, he found his true calling within the cybersecrurity industry and is a strong believer in the education of every user towards online safety and security.
Usr0@riseup.net is the e-mail address associated with a very dangerous crypto virus that aims to extort users for 1.24 BTC (or 50500 RU), holding their files hostage. The ransomware virus uses the .usr0 file extension to add to the files…
Voice search of Google was reported by multiple sources, including Independent.co.uk to “listen in” to various conversations and save audio logs. This news may soon raise some serious issues regarding privacy because the audio recordings are so evident that even…
Malware researchers continue to report fake web pages of the notorious online financial service PayPal to appear on user PCs. With the summer ending, online purchases via services such as Skrill or PayPal increase and phishing web pages increase accordingly.…
A dangerous ransomware virus was encountered by malware researchers last week, dubbed FenixLocker and using the .centrumfr@india.com!! file extension which it adds to files encrypted with AES encryption algorithm. Not only this, but the virus is also reported to leave…
Ransomware variation, associated with the e-mail centrumfr@india.com has been reported by malware researchers to use encryption to lock users out of their files and then leave a ransom note. The ransom note is named “Help to decrypt.txt” and it is…
A ransomware virus has been detected by the name of “Dev-Nightmare”. The virus uses the .2xx9 file extension after it performs a successful attack on a compromised computer and encrypts t’s files. The files, besides having the abovementioned file extension…
It is a fact that even the bravest people on earth think about their mother when they feel confused or scared. It is also a fact that no one is eternal, and we will all die one day. But the…
Security researchers Aamir Lakhani and Joseph Muniz have demonstrated how easy it is to prepare a hack attack at a given company. The researchers have illustrated the main issues when it comes to larger companies and their security. They report…
Source: Sergei Skorobogatov’s report A researcher, named Sergei Skorobogatov at Cambridge University has come up with a solution on how to bypass a protection layer for the very same model iPhones like the one FBI was trying to hack. The…
The intelligence committee of the white house claims that Edward Snowden, the person who revealed that NSA is conducting massive surveillance on citizens, is a criminal, and he should not receive any pardon. They have accused the National Security Agency…
A suspicious app, named Guide for Pokemon Go, pretending to be a guide with professional tips for players of the widely used Pokemon Go app has been detected to install ad-supported applications and even root the devices it affects. The…
A rule has been presented in the U.S. Senate, which is focused on stopping cyber-crime, called “Stopping Mass Hacking Act” was proposed for voting recently. The proposal was not vast and had only several paragraphs but it’s primary focus was…
A ransomware virus using .cryptocat as a file extension after it encodes the files of affected users with a strong RSA-2048 algorithm has been detected. The virus also leaves a ransom note in a “Your files are locked !.txt” file,…
New Ransomware virus called Mamba also known as HDDCryptor has been discovered via a malicious files, named “141.exe” and “152.exe” that uses AES encryption to fully encrypt a hard drive and not let users to even boot Windows. This new…
Several reports by big companies such as Huawei and Cisco have been released where new solutions for interconnected and smart cities are suggested. In general, this is a bright idea because many of the problems in the cities will be…
Thanks to ransomware researchers who like to reverse-engineer viruses, more decrypters have been released for more of the file-encryption viruses. The sole reason behind those decryptors is the poor coding of their creators. This allowed malware analysts to reverse the…
A ransomware variant belonging to the Detox ransomware viruses, called Crypt0 Ransomware has appeared recently on the malware radar, using the _crypt0 file extension after encrypting the files of users. The virus is poorly coded and drops a ransom note,…
A device has appeared on YouTube, dubbed USB Kill 2.0. The little flash-drive look alike device is not like your average flash drive. In fact, according to it’s creators at www.usbkill.com it has nothing to do with a flash drive.…
Shortly after the Philadelphia ransomware virus came out, a decryptor for it has been released by malware researchers. When it was spotted, the ransomware has been released for 400$ on the black market. The page advertising the virus outlined it…
Tim Cook has announced the release of the new iPhone 7. The phone looks great with amazing features and new technology packed into it. Since Apple has not listed many privacy and security features, many are curious as to will…
