2017 was one of the worst years for cybersecurity experts, with the increasing number of hack attacks and various data breaches. More specifically, researchers were able to estimate that there were 5,207 breaches reported last year, a new report by…
The marketing agency Octoly has erroneously exposed a lot of personal data belonging to their customers. The leak happened due to a misconfiguration in the Amazon S3 Simple Storage Service bucket which hosts the clients data. The security reports indicate…
Computer security experts reported the discovery of a new malware threat called the JenX Botnet which uses highly unusual distribution tactics. Instead of relying on standard email messages it abuses one of the most popular video games — Grand Theft…
A new cryptocurrency miner delivered through MacUpdate has been uncovered by security researchers. The malware which was discovered by SentinelOne researcher Arnaud Abbati has been dubbed OSX.CreativeUpdate. The miner can reside in the background of the system and use its…
The ICO (initial coin offering) sales and offers are gaining popularity among investors worldwide. Advertisements, long business plans and elaborate marketing strategies are used to bring potential buyers into hundreds of platforms. However the cybersecurity risks associated with these practices…
Adobe Flash Player has been long targeted by hackers. Plenty of vulnerabilities have been uncovered during the years, and plenty of attacks based on Adobe flaws have been crafted. This year also starts off with a critical vulnerability that was…
Cybersecurity analysts discovered a massive worldwide attack carrying a dangerous malware called the Smominru botnet. It is capable of manipulating the configuration of the compromised hosts and has been found to install a Monero cryptocurrency miner which takes advantage of…
A new botnet carrying out large-scale attacks has been discovered by security researchers. The botnet is dubbed DDG and is proclaimed the second biggest mining botnet ever. Its targets are the Redis and OrientDB servers. DDG.Mining.Botnet Attacks Description A couple…
WannaMine is the name of the latest malware attack that uses the NSA exploit “EternalBlue”. Malware researchers from Panda Security were first to discover it back in October last year. The WannaMine malware uses two Windows in-built tools – PowerShell…
A new security report indicates that the newly discovered DroidClub Botnet infects targets via malware Google Chrome extensions. According to the analysis the virus has already managed to infect more than half a million users worldwide through multiple instances that…
Computer security experts uncovered that Google’s DoubleClick network is being used by criminals to delivery malware cryptocurrency miners. This is the company’s subsidiary that provides Internet ad services and is used by the largest agencies and publishers to deliver targeted…
According to statistics provided by Andrew Ahn, Product Manager at Google, the company removed over 700,000 Android app from the Play Store last year. In 2017, the Google team took down more than 700,000 apps that violated the Google Play…
It’s 2018, and security professionals across the globe are on standby, waiting for next big wave of ransomware attacks to make landfall. According to Symantec’s Ransomware 2017 report, the number of ransomware infections is continuing to rise. During the first…
The infamous Dridex banking Trojan has now shifted towards ransomware in its FriedEx (also known as BitPaymer) variant. Image Source: ESET Related Story: Dridex Spread via Compromised OneDrive for Business Accounts “Dridex has been a nightmare for computer users, companies…
Security analysts detected a new attack campaign that is focused on Ukraine carrying a dangerous new weapon — the Vermin malware. According to the released reports this is a heavily updated version of the Quasar Trojan that has been further…
Stealing from Ransomware Operators and Ransomware Victims? Mission Possible, Says Onion.to Tor-to-web Proxy Service Security researchers at Proofpoint have reported that the operators of a Tor proxy service were detected replacing Bitcoin addresses on ransomware payment websites. This means that…
Security analysts uncovered a new worldwide malware threat — the Hide ‘N Seek IoT botnet which uses a custom-built P2P communication module to spread itself. The infections are rapidly increasing and it appears that separate attacks are being launched against…
Computer security researchers uncovered a dangerous security vulnerability in the Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro app. According to the reports the fingerprint security authentication can be easily bypassed by malware users by inputting a hard-coded password. Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro Can…
At least 2,000 WordPress websites have been compromised by a piece of malware designed to act like a cryptocurrency miner and a keystroke logger. The malware leverages the name of Cloudfare and was discovered several months ago by Sucuri researchers.…
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency theft (for now) is already a fact. Coincheck, the leading Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange in Asia as advertised on their website, has lost $530 million worth of cryptos. The theft has already caused a lot of…
