An old Microsoft Office can be used as an effective way to launch malware attacks against users worldwide. The discovery has been made by a team of security researchers that identified the hacker strategy. Related Story: Hackers Devise Microsoft Office…
Mobile users beware, the DoubleLocker Android ransomware can encrypt victim devices and change the associated PIN codes. At the moment a global attack wave is targeting mobile users using different delivery tactics. DoubleLocker Android Ransomware Detected Researchers from leading anti-virus…
Reports indicate that a new hacker attack wave is being used against computer victims worldwide by distributing cryptocurrency miners via malicious scripts on websites. One of the most famous examples are some of the mirrors of the Pirate Bay torrent…
Computer security researchers identified that the current prices of most Dark Web ransomware strains are becoming higher as beginner hackers flock to custom-made solutions. Dark Web Ransomware Is in High Demand In the last few years ransomware viruses are one…
Scams that are after credit card and financial information have doubled in the past year, new report shows. Such scams are distributed across social media websites. Despite their abundance and frequency, it appears that the number of hacker groups behind…
Back in 2016, PornHub started a bug bounty program with the idea to protect users from malvertising campaigns. The bug bounty program was meant to reward white hats between $50 and $25,000 for flaws found on its main website. Despite…
The Ichidan Dark Web search engine which can be found on the Dark Web is becoming and more popular as users of all types flock to it. The site has become a popular destination for ordinary users, hackers and security…
Security experts identified a new attack wave with the ATMii ATM virus that has spread worldwide. The malware has undergone a thorough analysis by the experts and is rapidly being distributed by criminals on a global scale. ATMii ATM Virus…
Cybercrime is one of the biggest threats to both individual users and businesses worldwide. As experts globally are trying to protect their networks from intrusions and abuse, sometimes the use of unusual methods is applied for the sake of keeping…
Apple released an emergency update that fixed a critical bug affecting the High Sierra operating system, specifically in the APFS volume management system. . According to security reports and the company a bug allowed the passwords to be revealed via…
Office 365 users, especially corporate accounts, are currently being targeted by hackers as part of a global hacker attack campaign called KnockKnock. The criminals are targeting the Exchange online servers of major companies in different sectors worldwide. The KnockKnock Attack…
Computer security experts discovered a way to bypass the Windows Defender antivirus protection during an in-depth audit application audit. This allows hackers to seek out similar potential intrusion paths in order security software. Microsoft’s Own Windows Defender Antivirus Found Insecure…
The IT threat to all businesses is growing every day. What are you doing to keep your business safe? It’s true- there is no single solution to keep your business 100% safe from cyber-attacks. But, there are measures that when…
Facebook has gained a lot of media attention and expert attention as another rise of critism against the social networks has appeared. The recent comments coming from Russia that the state is planning to block the service sparked a new…
This blog post is created to best analyze and explain the security of one of the most interesting crypto-currencies in 2017 – Ripple. Ripple is a cryptocurrency like no other and its main goal is to attack and replace a…
One of the biggest accounting firms, Deloitte, has been through a critical data breach that has affected its internal email systems. The company has tried to soften the impact of the incident by stating that it affected a handful of…
Researchers have uncovered a new critical, zero-day vulnerability in Windows, which was identified as CVE-2017-8759. The flaw is flagged as high risk, making the operating system vulnerable to remote code execution. The flaw resides within the .NET Framework. The following…
CCleaner, ‘the world’s most popular PC cleaner’ has been backdoored, researchers confirmed. Unfortunately, researchers still haven’t figured out the details surrounding the event, and it’s still unknown how it happened. Nonetheless, the hack has been confirmed by Piriform, the developer…
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) passed by the EU in December 2015, will come into effect for every member state on 25th May 2018, but with the UK set to leave the European Union by March 2019 there…
Researchers are not encouraged to find zero-day flaws in the Tor Browser. A new program is launched by Zerodium, the infamous private exploit reseller, which is promising rewards of up to 1$ million. All a researcher has to do is…
