Researchers have found a bug in WhatsApp messenger, giving hackers remote access by a simple video call that can take control of your app by video calling you over the app. The newly discovered weakness by researcher Natalie Silvanovich is…
A new method to corrupt Windows Ransomware protection has been discovered. Hackers can bypass Controlled Folder Access via Windows Registry Editor. Microsoft has recently added a feature, known as Controlled Folder Access. The feature has been used in order to…
The upcoming version of the Google Chrome web browser will include a new security check labelling old security certificates as non-trusted. This poses a serious issue as many of the top 1 million sites are still using them. Many of…
Following a recent announcement about exposure of sensitive user data Google has decided to shut down the Google+ service and bring changes to the user controls. The issue was discovered in their API which allowed apps to access data that…
”Redstone 5” or otherwise known as the Windows 10 October Update (1809) has finally been released. With that release however, complaints started to pile up over the weekend and they continue growing. Rightfully so. Their personal data and countless files…
The U.S. town Ulster (Ulster County) in the state of N.Y. has reportedly shut down it’s e-mail system until what appears to be a computer virus on it is removed. The supervisor of the town James Quigley has reported that…
A new hacking technique has been found affecting MikroTik routers and making use of the CVE-2018-14847 bug. The new findings shows that the bug needs to be reassigned to a critical level. Our article gives an overview of the problem.…
A new scam which prays on social media profiles in order to get users to forward a message has been detected by Facebook users. The scam likely cooperates with a virus that aims to send a hoax message from the…
A dangerous Sony Bravia TV vulnerability has been found to affect several of the popular models of the range. The security researchers that alerted of the issue note that a series of other bugs were found as well. Our articles…
As much as 150 vulnerabilities were discovered by white hat hackers in US Marine Corp websites and related services. For the findings which happened during a three-week bug bounty program, the ethical hackers were rewarded nearly $150,000 in cash rewards.…
A new report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security called Threats to Precision Agriculture warns against the cybersecurity risks faced by the emerging technologies being adopted by the agricultural industry. Known as “precision agriculture,” the technologies include internet of…
Two severe security vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-0448, CVE-2018-15386) affecting Cisco’s Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center software have been just patched. The DNA Center interface is used by network admins to add new devices to the network and manage them based on enterprise…
The FASTCASH scheme is a dangerous ATM cash-out scheme that is being used by the Lazarus hackers group. This criminal collective is prolific at launching advanced attack campaigns against high-profile targets. Our article sums up their latest attacks which extracts…
Security researchers recently detected a curious case of entrapped PDF file hosted in Azure Blob storage. More specifically, the case involves storing the attackers’ phishing form on Azure Blob Storage in order to be secured by a Microsoft SSL certificate.…
A new dangerous Mac OS bug has been exposed which allows hackers to hijack installed applications via an unusual route. This flaw is largely unknown to almost all Mac users and even administrators. A Largely Unknown Mac OS Bug Allows…
A new security report reveals that the APT38 hackers have started a new worldwide attack against financial institutions, as a result of this millions of dollars have been hijacked from financial institutions. It is estimated that the criminal collective has…
A new report, concerning Instagram users has recently surfaced, where Avast researchers claim they have detected hackers to target famous Instagram accounts with social media type of ransomware with the idea of extorting them for access back to their accounts.…
Security researchers at Proofpoint recently uncovered new DanaBot campaigns. The malware has been adopted by threat actors targeting Europe and North America. Previous targets included Australian organizations. Currently, DanaBot is set against financial organizations in the United States. DanaBot campaigns…
A security researcher has discovered a critical TP-LINK TL-WR841N Router Vulnerability which affects all device owners. The bug is a collection of three issues that all can be exploited by hackers as presented in the demonstrated proof-of-concept code. At this…
New Kaspersky research indicates that the increasingly popular Roaming Mantis Group is testing a new monetization technique that involves the redirection of iOS users to Coinhive in-browser mining pages. Prior activities of this hacking group included the exploitation of vulnerable…
