Have you heard of Twitter’s biannual transparency report that analyzes the legal requests received in regards to user information? Well, the second biannual report for 2016 is already a fact and it definitely should be read carefully. I haven’t read…
If you download torrents, this news definitely concerns you. InfoArmor researchers have just disclosed Raum – a tool employed by Eastern European organized cybercrime group Black Team to spread malware via malicious torrents. The malware currently distributed in the campaign…
Very important bugs in the Android of all Nexus devices were patched with a new security update by Google. Two of them to be specific. Malware researchers report that one bug could allow a hacker to start malware remotely on…
Cancer is the physiological threat of the 21st century. However, technology may turn out to be the key for solving the deadly case of cancer. Microsoft has recently promised to “solve the problem of cancer” by using ground-breaking computer science…
Mr. Robot is beginning to feel a lot more like a philosophical essay on life rather than a hacking TV show, with Satie’s Gnossienne played in the background. It is perhaps not a coincidence that I have been reading Sci-Fi…
A new version of the dangeorus RIG exploit kit used to conduct successful infections via taking advantage of exploits in Windows has been detected out into the wild. The exploit kit has been reported to contain new script files and…
Does Bitcoin have the value of (physical) money? This question hangs around us as Bitcoin is becoming more popular and profitable. With the reshaping and readjustment of cybercrime, the cryptocurrency has turned into the means of profit for malware coders,…
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…
According to the FBI, a BEC scam, or a Business Email Compromise scam, is a sophisticated online fraud that targets businesses working with foreign suppliers and regularly performing wire transfer payments. Also known as a Man-in-the-Email scam, BEC has turned…
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 new research conducted by Digital Shadows reveals that 76 vulnerabilities are being exploited in exploit kit attacks. 27 of them are found in Flash. Despite the popularity of Flash flaws, an IE bug prevails in most attack scenarios and…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
