Ransomware scareware attempts based on users viewing adult content is not something new but they often turn out to be successful. A brand new such campaign was recently detected by Lookout researchers on iOS Mobile Safari browser, extorting money from…
Researchers have demonstrated how a little gadget called Zigbee Sniffer could be used to hack smartphones, like Xiaomi Mi. The attack has been conducted via exploiting the same ports of the several sensors, which are a part of the “SmartHome”…
New suggestions are already made by computer science experts to bring up a whole new method we use to login to our devices – lip motion reading. This feature is believed to have some very interesting advantages over the biometric…
Do you think of any leftover personal information when you are disposing of your old device? As it turns out, 40 percent of hard drives, mobile phones and tablets offered for re-sale contain personally identifiable information, analysis by NAID (National…
Aditya Gupta has an impressive security research background on Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile technologies. He has been focused on redefining the way IoT security is shaped by building the right products and services. CEO of an IoT security…
March 2017 Patch Tuesday has been in the spotlight since it was rolled out. Cumulative updates caused quite the havoc. In the meantime, a privately reported flaw given the CVE-2017-0022 identifier has been patched. TrendMicro reported the vulnerability to Microsoft…
Have you ever wondered which are the applications that mostly endanger the online security of users? Well, no need to wonder here! On top of this list are Java and Flash Player, as revealed by Avast data gathered anonymously from…
This article is a software review of the online service for web browser ZipeZip. It will show you what is ZipeZip and what benefits the online service has. Ever since malware has begun distributing itself via massive spam campaigns containing…
Microsoft has been rolling out cumulative updates like crazy. Another one, KB4016635, just released for Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607), is once again trying to fix bugs the last Patch Tuesday created. KB4016635 is meant to fix to bugs…
Nowadays, having an antivirus program is not enough to be secure, as it turns out. A new research by security company Cybellum has unearthed a serious zero-day vulnerability that enables attackers to take control of antivirus programs installed on a…
This is a software review of Hider 2 app for Mac OS. An application designed to Lock and encrypt the files on your computer for protection. The file protection segment has lately become very popular, especially because of different security…
Article created to demonstrate how Gemini program for MacOS X works and give technical insight with pros and cons about the software. A software known as Gemini, created by MacPAW has surfaced out in the open among one of the…
Are you considering yourself a tech-savvy user? A new survey shows that competent users are 18 percent more likely to become victims of online identity theft. Furthermore, users with Ph.Ds turn out to be more prone to such scams in…
If you are a Windows 10 user, chances are you have experienced issues with its cumulative updates KB4013429, KB4013418. Microsoft published a new cumulative update to fix the mess created by KB4013429. Can you guess what happened? The freshly published…
The WikiLeaks saga continues. The non-profit previously promised to collaborate with tech companies to address the exploits in the CIA Vault 7 data dump. However, nothing of the sorts has been done so far. There were multiple indicators within the…
CVE-2017-3881 is the identifier of a critical vulnerability affecting more than 300 Cisco switches and one gateway. The exploitation of the flaw could lead to attackers obtaining control over the corresponding devices. Cisco came across CVE-2017-3881 while going through WikiLeak’s…
KB4013418 is another update from March 14 Patch Tuesday causing issues, as revealed by Reddit users in a discussion. Here is what Reddit user becketbw has shared: After spending the whole day trying to fix this, I finally gave up…
MajikPOS is the new POS malware just discovered and analyzed by researchers at TrendMicro. The malware is currently targeting businesses in the U.S. and Canada. Researchers believe the attacks started this year around January 28. MajikPOS Technical Overview The malware…
Have you had problems with Microsoft’s cumulative update KB4013429? It is part of March 2017’s Patch Tuesday, and comes along with two other updates – KB4013198 and KB4012606. Some users have complained having trouble installing it properly, saying it takes…
Another Facebook virus has been released, unlike any other. This malware has a botnet-like capability and can post your profile picture along with a URL and a video on your Facebook timeline making it look like your friend has made…
