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Dridex Spread via Compromised OneDrive for Business Accounts

Forcepoint researchers have disclosed a new current of attacks that involve Microsoft’s OneDrive for Business. Cybercriminals are hosting malware on the service to attack links in emails that are then sent to users. The researchers say that: (…) cybercriminals have…

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How to Steal a Tesla Car, the Android App Edition

An Android app is enough to locate, unlock, and steal a Tesla car. This is what researchers at Promon succeeded to prove just by using a single application. Our researchers have demonstrated that because of lack of security in the…

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Old Computers Make Users Drink and Shout, Microsoft Survey Says

Microsoft has carried out a survey in the UK to outline the reasons which frustrate Windows users the most. Not surprisingly, the age of computers turned out to be the number one frustration and cause of issues. The survey also…

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2016 Trends in Ransomware

Ransomware is not a new phenomenon, yet it remains one of the most popular forms of cybercrime due to the ease of its distribution and the good profits it provides to criminals. One of the reasons for the proliferation of…

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Speak(a)r Proof-of-Concept Malware Turns Headphones into Spies

All our devices could turn into a gateway for spying, even our headphones. Israeli security researchers at Ben Gurion University recently discovered a way to turn headphones into microphones to use them to record audio. In other words, your headphones…

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Millions Stolen via ATM Malware Rigged to Make Machines Drop Cash

Hacking group with long history in banking attacks has been reported to cause infections to ATM machines, allowing them to rig the machines to directly spit cash on the street. All the crooks had to do is stay in front…

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SQL Injection Enough to Hack a Government Website

SQL injection is enough to hack the Hungarian Human Rights Foundation. This is exactly what security pentester Kapustkiy did, together with CyberZeist. The two got access to more than 20,000 accounts and personal information such as phone numbers and home…

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New Android Malware Targets 15 German Banks

Christmas is coming! Unfortunately, in the realms of malware and cyber fraud, the coming of winter holidays bears a tinge of bitterness. It’s that time of the year when cybercriminal activity hits the ceiling. That being said, it should come…

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Android Firmware Acts Like Backdoor, Secretly Transmits PII to a Chinese Company

Mobile application security company Kryptowire has just disclosed a pre-installed backdoor on more than 700 Android devices. The backdoor transmits data to a server in China every 72 hours. The firmware could target specific users and text messages matching remotely…

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8 Million GitHub Profiles Exposed Due to Vulnerability in Another Service

Troy Hunt has released information about yet another data leak affecting more than 8 million GitHub profiles. The security researcher, however, made sure to highlight that the leak isn’t a result of a vulnerability found on GitHub: (…)This incident is…

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Is UK’s Snoopers’ Charter Becoming an All-Seeing Eye?

Is the UK government becoming the all-seeing eye? Image Source: Stirzocular/Deviantart Internet privacy definitely has a butterfly effect feeling to it. Or maybe the term ‘privacy’ is totally misused, as in most cases people are dealing with the lack of…

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Scam in a Box Packages Broaden the World of Online Ploys to Low-Skilled Criminals

Nothing embodies the evolution of digital crime quite like crimeware-as-a-service. Years ago, bad actors preyed upon unsuspecting users by relying mainly on their technical acumen. Sure, they could share their techniques on IRC forums, but it was ultimately up to…

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$5 PoisonTap Hack Tool Hijacks All Web Traffic, Installs a Backdoor

The exploit tool arsenal just got bigger. Meet PoisonTap, a tool created by the infamous Samy Kamkar. PoisonTap is designed to run freely available software on a $5 Raspeberry Pi Zero device. But how does it work? The tiny tool…

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Australia’s Facial Verification System Will Fight Identity Crime

Australia’s facial verification system (FVS) which was announced in 2015 is already up and running. The first three agencies to have access are the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the Australian Federal Police (AFP), and the Department of…

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Human Factors Lead to Network Outages, and This Survey Proves It

The human operating system is culpable for a prevalent amount of network outages, a new global study finds. Conducted by Dimensional Research, the study (called “Network Complexity, Change, and Human Factors Are Failing the Business”) surveyed 315 network professionals regarding…

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Researchers Raising Concerns over Microsoft Competitiveness and Interference

Many malware researchers with extensive experience remember that Microsoft was a huge leader In cyber-security policy, because it made efforts to fix multiple vulnerabilities in it’s code and work with the security community constantly. However, the situation has now changed…

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Recruitment Firm Michael Page Joins the Data Breach Family

Another major data breach has been disclosed by Troy Hunt. In his words, the breach at global recruitment firm Michael Page has a lot in common with the Australian Red Cross incident. More particularly: It was the same individual who…

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Most Ludicrous Ransomware

Ransomware is today’s most hated computer virus. However, the destructiveness of each ransomware depends on its roots. Is it part of an active, highly successful ransomware family periodically releasing new versions? Or is it one of those oddly “shaped” viruses…

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Tesco Bank Hack Results in 20,000 Accounts Affected

The British institution Tesco Bank has seen a major breach on the bank accounts of approximately 20 000 of their customers. What is worse is that this was an online robbery attempt on the accounts and even though the bank…

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