There are many specialist Linux distributions that are designed with security in mind. Even though there are universal distributions that cater for practically all usage many administrators, concerned citizens and penetration testers usually choose specific ones. This article will reveal…
Remember Magecart? In November last year, security researchers discovered that the the infamous malware, known for harvesting credit card details from checkout forms, [wplinkpreview url=”https://sensorstechforum.com/sites-magecart-malware-reinfected/”]could re-infect even after clean-up. Now, Magecart is active once again in notorious campaigns in which…
2019 already has its first major data leak which consists of approximately 773 million unique email IDs and 21 million unique passwords, as reported by Troy Hunt: Last week, multiple people reached out and directed me to a large collection…
A major security vulnerability that affects nearly half of all airlines worldwide was just discovered by researcher Noam Rotem. The researcher stumbled upon the flaw while booking a flight with Israeli national carrier EL AL Israel Airlines. The vulnerability allows…
Several security vulnerabilities were discovered in five popular web hosting services. The flaws enable threat actors to steal sensitive information or even take over customers’ accounts. The vulnerabilities were unearthed by security researcher Paulos Yibelo, who is a well-known bug…
Microsoft has announced their plans on extending 5 year support of the operating system Windows 7. They have also stated that this extended support ends on the 14th of January, 2020. But after Windows 7 runs out of support, Microsoft…
Ransomware is usually after one thing only, and that’s encrypting the victim’s data and extorting payment for its decryption. However, a new piece of ransomware which is still in a development stage adds something else to its malicious activity –…
After a whirlwind year in cyberattacks, everyone is asking the same question: how much worse can it get, and what are we going to do about it? Cybersecurity is – to say the least – a hot-button subject. From accusations…
A new type of ransomware virus has been detected by victims and researchers in China to be spread in a global outbreak, calling itself hAnt threatens to burn down your AntMiner if you don’t pay 10 BTC. The ransomware is…
The number of individuals affected by data breaches and cyberattacks in 2018 is definitely in the billions, and organizations are not far behind, either. One data breach alone, Marriott’s, affected 500 million individuals! More specifically, Starwood subsidiary’s guest reservation network…
Gamers are concerned about online security more than ever, says McAfee. According to a recent survey conducted by the malware protection company, nearly 75 percent of gamers worry about gaming security in the future. The participants in the survey were…
A new security report shows that Alcatel smartphones contain an Android malware called TCL Weather. It was found installed on two phones and available on the Google Play Repository as well. TCL Weather Android Malware Bundled with Alcatel Phones Embedding…
KB4480960 and KB4480970 are two security updates published by Microsoft in January 2019 Patch Tuesday. The updates are for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, and as evident by multiple complaints by users, they are causing troubles.…
A serious security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2018-15453, in Cisco AsyncOS. More precisely, the vulnerability is located in the Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Decryption and Verification or S/MIME Public Key Harvesting features of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security…
A flaw was just discovered in Google’s Knowledge Graph, which makes it possible to manipulate search results. Shortly put, “by adding two parameters to any Google Search URL, you can replace search results with a Knowledge Graph card of your…
Three vulnerabilities in a component of system have been discovered by researchers at Qualys. The vulnerabilities are CVE-2018-16864, CVE-2018-16865, and CVE-2018-16866, and patches addressing them are already available. More specifically, they were were discovered in systemd-journald, which is a part…
Have you had issues with removing permanently the Facebook app from Samsung Galaxy smartphones? You’re not the only one! Nick Winke, a photographer in the Pacific Northwest, has shared his bad experience regarding his Galaxy S8 phone, and the story…
Intel and Facebook are working together on a new artificial intelligence (AI) chip. Called the Nervana Neural Network Processor (NNP-I), it is an AI chip for inference-based workloads. The new chip is expected to be finished in the second half…
Comcast had made an important announcement about a new AI-powered service that is meant to monitor, block and inform customers about online threats connected to home networks. The service is called xFinity xFi Advanced Security, and its main purpose is…
Two-factor authentication as means for securing access to services and sites is one of the recommended approaches, especially when dealing with sensitive contents and online banking. It is deemed as a safe approach as it makes hacking the accounts harder.…
