‘Phishing campaigns are reaching a new peak’ is a sentence that seems to be applied regularly throughout the year. As we have stated many times, phishing, and social engineering in general, is an actively sustained and improved online threat that…
Just a few days ago, Sucuri researchers discovered a new malicious campaign aimed at vulnerable WordPress websites. Attackers were infecting the websites’ JavaScript files with snippets of malicious code. During these attacks, a certain piece of malware was distributed with…
‘Аnyone seeing Windows 10 1511 cumulative update KB3136562?’ is a recent post on Reddit which has led us to believe that Microsoft has silently released another cumulative update. The last official cumulative update for Windows 10 version 1511 was released…
Facebook is often used by online crooks to fulfill their eager-for-quick-profit goals. Scams spread via Facebook are something users witness on a daily basis and are usually unaware of, until they notice someone has taken over their account. Update April…
Google has just released an interesting statement that concerns the online security of us all. The search giant is currently taking aim at fraudulent download buttons, usually found on free software (freeware) pages, thus enhancing their Safe Browsing protection. More…
A serious vulnerability in eBay’s sales platform has been just exposed by security researches at Check Point. The vulnerability enables attackers to bypass eBay’s code validation. As a result, attackers can control the code remotely and execute malicious JavaScript code…
Private browsing is supposed to be just that – private, giving you the opportunity to surf online without leaving any browsing history behind. Even though private browsing will not do the trick when it comes to your Internet service provider…
Meet KB3110329, yet another Windows update that failed to do its job, currently causing many headaches. KB3110329 Official Description This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an…
We all love Facebook but do we know how safe it is? Apparently, not as safe as it should be, as disclosed by the independent security researcher Jack Whitton also known as fin1te. The UK researcher just published an unbelievable…
Another day, another Facebook-related privacy issue! Active Facebook users should be extra cautious because the currently viral Be Like Bill Facebook meme generator may not be secure enough. This particular story once more proves that privacy policies are of extreme…
The thought that Google is the one and only search engine leader is somehow scary. Even though people seem to get more alert on the topic of (data, online, personal) privacy, corporations such as Google are still going to rule…
Have you used Google’s free service VirusTotal? When you have doubts about the origin of suspicious files, VirusTotal comes in handy. The service is about to become even more useful, as its developers have added a new tool to it…
Cumulative updates can be quite problematic for quite a lot Windows 10 users. However, Microsoft usually is not in a hurry to present a quick fix for such issues, and users are left to deal with them alone or with…
The importance of holidays is proverbial on a global level. Some holidays, however, shouldn’t be celebrated in an intoxicated state. Some holidays require alertness and are not all about the fuss. Let’s talk Data Privacy Day. More IT Celebrations: Computer…
It’s never good news when vulnerabilities are found in widely used services such as PayPal. Yes, one of the latest, quite scary remote code execution flaws was indeed discovered in PayPal by an independent researcher in December 2015. Other PayPal-Related…
DDoS attacks and DDoS malware are turning into a regular topic in cyber security. Such attacks are about to reach new grounds – the biggest DDoS hit was registered not too long ago in 2015. Learn More about DDoS Attacks:…
Social media pages are often used as fishing (or should we say phishing?) bate in various scamming scenarios. Most recently, we have seen several attempts by scammers involving Facebook and WhatsApp. Read More about WhatsApp and Facebook Spam Campaigns And…
2015 is over but it has left us with lots of questions to ponder over, especially in the aspect of malicious software and its consequences. Just by having a look at users’ infection rates, it becomes quite obvious that malware…
Are you an active Skype user? If so, you may want to know that Microsoft has just released an important security update that hides user IPs connected to the service with accessible clients. An announcement has been released on Skype…
Spam never gets tired. There was a peak in spam campaigns during the winter holidays but apparently we are not going to see the end of them any time soon. Fraudsters are constantly attempting new ways, and often involve social…
