Are you an Xbox user? You should know that Microsoft contractors have been recording and eavesdropping on Xbos users at least since 2014, as reported by Motherboard and Vice. “The audio was supposed to be captured following a voice command…
The Silence hackers are a dangerous criminal collective that are confirmed to be Russian-speaking and probably originate from a Slavic country. Their latest attacks are set against numerous financial organizations and institutions across a wide range of areas. The frequency…
The Baldr Malware is a computer virus which is designed against computer gamers who cheat at two popular games — Counter Strike: Global Offensive and Apex Legends. It is particularly powerful and the hacking group behind it appears to be…
Luscious.net, an adult website, has suffered a data breach which has led to the leak of over a million users’ personal information. Leaky, Unprotected Database Exposed Millions of Luscious.net Users vpnMentor researchers were the first to report about an exposed…
Webmin, a web-based application for system administrators of Unix-based systems (Linux, FreeBSD, or OpenBSD servers), contains a backdoor that could allow remote attackers to execute malicious commands with root privileges. A compromised system can later be used to navigate further…
The well-known Adwind RAT (Remote Access Trojan) has been deployed in new malicious campaigns against targets in the utility industry. The attacks are carried out via spam email messages that redirect potential victims to the malicious payload. Adwind RAT Enables…
Phishing campaigns are constantly evolving and employing rather unusual methods to tricks users. One such campaign was just unveiled by Microsoft researchers who came across phishing campaigns that utilize custom 404 error pages in an effort to make the users…
A brand new survey highlights the persistent threat that ransomware continues to be in 2019. According to data gathered by Anomali and The Harris Poll, ransomware attacks 1 in 5 Americans. The survey was based on responses from more than…
The Cerberus Android Trojan is a new malware made for the popular mobile operating system. It is a complex threat which is being offered for rent to prospective hackers via a model which is similar to RaaS. When equipped it…
The Bluetooth SIG group has issued a security notice giving details about a major bug in the technology’s protocols. It is known as the KNOB Bluetooth vulnerability and it affects the security and privacy of millions devices, especially IOT ones.…
Popular threesome and gay dating apps have been breached by unknown hackers. According to the security releases this includes 3fun, Grindr, Recon and Romeo among others, but what’s particularly worrying is that the data of UK Politicians has been leaked…
Adobe has released its Patch Tuesday’s set of updates for August 2019. It includes fixes for 118 vulnerabilities in a list of Adobe’s products such as After Effects, Character Animator, Premiere Pro, Prelude, Creative Cloud, Acrobat and Reader, Experience Manager,…
Microsoft Windows users should be well aware that there are a number of dangerous vulnerabilities which have recently been detected. They are four and appear to be very similar to the BlueKeep Flaw on which we reported earlier. These bugs…
Security researchers have detected a new phishing attack that uses WhatsApp to hack into victims’ Instagram accounts. New Phishing Campaign Leveraging WhatsApp to Gain Access to Instagram More specifically, an “unnamed Turkish hacker group” is exploiting WhatsApp to initiate large…
There’s a new potential threat endangering our physical security, and it’s known as HVACking. The term was coined by McAfee Labs researchers who discovered a zero-day security flaw in a widely used building controller designed to manage various systems. These…
