“In the next century, planet Earth will don an electronic skin. It will use the Internet as a scaffold to support and transmit its sensations. This skin is already being stitched together. It consists of millions of embedded electronic measuring…
CVE-2016-5195 is a Linux vulnerability in the wild which is most likely found in every Linux version for the last nine years. Linux users should consider installing a security patch immediately. The vulnerability is a Kernel Local Privilege Escalation one…
The 3rd largest bank in India – Axis Bank has suffered a data breach according to latest reports. The bank representatives have reported that no financial losses have happened. However, it is yet to be revealed whether sensitive information has…
The new iOS 10 operating system did prove to be a bit less secure because of the fact that some features in it were lacking in comparison to the earlier version of iOS(9). This plus the rewards for hacking an…
A fake Viber double has been reported to steal financial information from infected Android devices according to malware researchers. The app is distributed via third-party services that advertise it, and most Android users are protected as long as they do…
Would anyone be surprised with the news that the U.K.’s spy agencies (GCHQ and MI5) breached the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by covertly collecting bulk data about British citizens’ communications (content excluded)? This is exactly what a U.K.…
Many speculations have arisen on the web concerning the cryptocurrency Ethereum also known as Ether. Many believe that this cryptocurrency has several features that allow it to use the full potential of the blockchain to maximize security. This and the…
Meet TrickBot, a relatively new banking Trojan believed to be a close relative of the old Dyre banker. According to researchers at Fidelis Cybersecurity, TrickBot, detected in September 2016 has a lot in common with Dyre. In case you don’t…
Created by MacPaw Inc. this program is capable of cleaning unnecessary junk files from MacBooks running Mac OS. The program’s unique scanning algorithms give the possibility to free up unnecessary cache files as well as junk files, resulting in faster…
Created by MacPaw Inc. this neat program is aims to optimize a computer by cleaning up junk files and granting easier access to manual clean up of objects that are causing a computer to run slow. The program also has…
The Acecard Android Trojan has been around for quite some time. We wrote about Acecard in February this year, but in fact the malware has been attacking devices since 2014, when it was first detected. Back in February, the Trojan…
There’s a new Linux Trojan, dubbed Linux/NyaDrop, and it’s already reverse engineered by MalwareMustDie. This is in fact the same researcher that discovered Mirai. The Mirai IoT botnet was used in multiple attacks and had a global infection rate. The…
Android may also be prone to backdoor access – through a debugging feature in the OS bootloader. However, only devices that have firmware developed by Foxconn appear to be inclined to this vulnerability. The OS bootloader can act as a…
2016 has seen the highest rates of malware in terms of online shops running on platforms such as Magento and OpenCart. To conclude that, researcher Willem de Groot from Byte.nl has been analyzing online stores infected with malware since November…
A new case study by blockchain analytics startup Skry and infosec firm Terbium Labs has analyzed millions of URLs in order to outline the most popular sites for illegal Bitcoin trade. The researchers were also able to identify the most…
Critical vulnerabilities are often leveraged in attack scenarios, varying from denial-of-service to malware infiltration cases. A serious vulnerability was recently patched, the kind that would allow attackers to carry out denial-of-service attacks via the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) exploits.…
How much does the security industry make? According to the New IDC Worldwide Semiannual Security Spending Guide, the global revenue for security technology is expected to surpass $100 Billion in 2020. IDC forecasts that the revenue for security technologies (hardware,…
Just a few days ago a new systemd vulnerability was discovered in Linux by Andrew Ayer, Linux administrator and founder of SSLMate certificate company. As reported, the bug has the potential to kill a number of critical commands, in the…
Four previously unknown vulnerabilities were found in the Dell SonicWALL Email Security virtual appliance app by researchers at Digital Defense Inc. The researchers detected the flaws while developing new audit modules for its patented vulnerability scanning technology. The flaws should…
A new banking Trojan has been spotted targeting financial institutions on a global level. Dubbed Ordinaff, the banker is deployed in campaigns on networks of compromised organizations. Security researchers report that the Trojan has been active since January 2016, and…
