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Bank of Spain Hit by a DDoS Attack, No Evidence of Data Breach

Bank of Spain was hit by a DDoS attack as a result of which the bank’s website was offline on Monday (August 27). According to the bank’s statement, the attack didn’t have any impact on its operations. Also, communications with…

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Smart Lights, Dark Purposes: Connected Lights Can Exfiltrate Your Data

Nowadays, there’s hardly anything that cannot be hacked. Our lives are more vulnerable than they have ever been, and this is mostly due to the smart devices we are using. We won’t be going further into detail about the paradox…

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New Windows Zero-Day Bug Allows a Local User to Obtain SYSTEM Privileges

A new Windows zero-day vulnerability has been announced by CERT/CC. The organization just put out a warning of the flaw which is described as a privilege escalation one. The vulnerability was initially announced on Twitter by SandboxEscaper who also said…

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CVE-2018-11776 Proof-of-Concept Published on GitHub

Last week, we reported about CVE-2018-11776, a new highly critical vulnerability residing in Apache Strut’s core functionality, also described as a remote code execution vulnerability that affects all supported versions of Apache Struts 2. The flaw is located in the…

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New Mirai Botnet Мakes Cross-Platform Infections Possible

A new Mirai botnet version has been released by computer hackers as new attacks deploying it have been detected. The attack campaigns are global and target both individual users and service devices. This is one of the most popular weapons…

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How Honest Was T-Mobile about the Enormous Data Breach?

Another significant data breach affecting an international company was recently disclosed. T-Mobile announced that it was hit by hackers and as a result of the attack, personal information of some 2 million customers was compromised. This personal information includes name,…

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Key Interventions for Electronic Healthcare Record Security

Cyber-attacks have become the biggest reason of concern for organizations and individuals alike. This concern mainly stems from the fact that organizations are ill-prepared to deal with cyber threats. To add to this, hackers are leaving no stone unturned to…

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CVE-2018-11776: New Critical Struts Flaw Could Be Worse than Equifax

A new vulnerability has been uncovered – the kind that could turn out worse than the one that triggered the Equifax breach. The vulnerability has been identified as CVE-2018-11776, residing in Apache Strut’s core functionality. It is a remote code…

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PII, Android and iOS: Most Invasive App Permissions in 2018

Mobile privacy is an area that every user should be paying attention to. In other words, users should be very concerned with the privacy of their smartphones and the personal information shared with app developers. And there are is plenty…

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Google May Face Lawsuit after Location Tracking Reports Amass

Users have increasingly reported opting out of Google’s tracking services only to find out the company has continued to track them, resulting in activists and other people alike reporting the tech giant massively, leading to a lawsuit. The tech giant…

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Misconfigured MQTT Protocol Puts Thousands of Smart Homes at Risk

To no one’s surprise, there is a relatively easy way for hackers to breach thousands of smart homes. Avast researchers recently warned about the MQTT protocol (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) which, if misconfigured, could give hackers complete access to a…

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SUSE and Microsoft Announce Enterprise Linux Kernel for Azure

A new announcement has been made in regards of SUSE and the availability of the enterprise Linux kernel which is created specifically for Microsoft Azure. As a result, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 on-demand instances now run on a custom-tuned…

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Fake Fortnite Android Installers Spread Malware in Global Attack Campaign

Security experts detected that an ongoing attack campaign is spreading fake Fortnite Android games that lead to malware infections. Several outlets are being used to push the malicious apps — both third-party repositories and fake download sites. Malicious Fortnite Installers…

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Apple Hacked by a 16-year Old Hacker, Sensitive Data Stolen via the Attack

Australian media reports that a 16 year-old hacker was able to hack into Apple servers and hijack sensitive data. The report came after a police investigation and the proceeding court actions. Detailed information is not available at this moment. Apple…

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Potential BlackIT Botnet Attacks Can Bring down IoT Devices

A group of researchers presented a concept malware called the BlackIoT botnet which can be used in targeted attacks against IoT devices on a global scale. Details about the threat are available in a keynote presentation presented at a security…

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Cortana Flaw Allows Bypassing Windows 10 Lock Screen

Researchers have shown a simple method which could turn out to be a physical type of security risk for victims, using Cortana. Just like Siri, Cortana is enabled by default on all Windows 10 devices and the assistant works even…

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Trickbot Banking Trojan August 2018 Updated with Stealth Code Injection

The Trickbot banking Trojan has received an August 2018 update which adds a new code injection module. The infamous malware has remained active over the years as one of the most prominent Trojans used for financial crimes. The newly added…

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Necurs Botnet Campaign Targets Banks with Malware .Pub Files

The Necurs botnet is being used in a new attack campaign concentrating banks worldwide. The latest security reports indicate that the attackers utilize .PUB files which are Microsoft Publisher documents. Read our article to learn more about the incidents. Necurs…

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CVE-2018-6177 Chrome Bug Allows Hackers to Steal Sensitive Data via HTML Tags

A Chrome browser vulnerability known under the CVE-2018-6177 identifier, recently discovered by Imperva researcher Ron Masas, was just patched by Google. The security flaw could allow an attacker to retrieve sensitive data from websites using audio or video HTML tags.…

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Indian Cosmos Bank Malware Attack Ends with Theft of $13.5 Million

Cosmos Bank, known as India’s second-largest cooperative bank, has been breached by hackers, and a total of 940 million rupees, or $13.5 million, were stolen. More specifically, attackers stole customer details via a malware attack on the bank’s ATM servers,…

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