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Android Users Will Now Receive Native Security Notifications from Google

One of the latest security-inspired actions Google has put into motion is moving its security prompts to smartphone notifications. Until now the security notifications were sent via email and SMS. Additionally, Google plans to increase the amounts paid to bug…

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Underwater Hacking: US Submarines Used for Cyber-Offensive Missions

Image Source: Wikipedia We all have heard rumors or read news about the magnitude of state-sponsored hacking and industrial cyber espionage. The level of invisible cyber invasion of which governments are capable of, however, may be a lot more advanced…

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Mr. Robot Season 2 Hacks and Exploits: Darlene, the Massacre and the Trojan

SPOILERS ALERT! Have you been impatiently looking forward to Mr. Robot’s second season? Do you always have questions about the hacks that take place during the show? Are you often pausing to have a closer look at what’s written on…

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HTML Source Code Viewer Android App Steals Media from Developers

Unfortunately, Google Play is full of booby traps and users should always be careful with the apps they install. Recent examples of applications that turned out to be more than what the user has bargained for are: Flash Keyboard Candy…

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Here’s How 2016 Ransomware Is Getting More Sophisticated

It’s common knowledge that ransomware has become the most feared and destructive online threat, putting the biggest of corporations on their knees. Security researchers expect it to continue evolving, in 2016 and perhaps beyond. To understand where ransomware and generally…

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Ransomware Cyber Guarantee Offers to Pay Up to $1 Million

In late 2015, security firm SentinelOne added a brand new feature to their endpoint detection products designed specifically to restore files encrypted by ransomware. When we wrote about the company’s plans to release this solution, the component was supposed to…

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Mr. Robot Season 2 Hacks and Exploits: The Hot Wallet and the Phreaker

Have you been impatiently looking forward to Mr. Robot’s second season? Do you always have questions about the hacks that take place during the show? Are you often pausing to have a closer look at what’s written on that PC…

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5 Device Hijacking OS X CVEs Stem from Processing Image Formats

Cisco Talos security researchers have unveiled security vulnerabilities (CVEs) which could compromise Mac OS X devices. The flaws enable attackers to harvest the user’s data and can lead to remote code execution and device hijacking. The total number of the…

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Opera Acquired by Qihoo 360 for $600 Million

The well-known Norwegian company Opera has been sold to the Chinese company Qihoo 360, experts indicate. The deal was worth 600 million United States dollars, according to estimated reports. At the beginning of the deal, the Chinese consortium has attempted…

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Rio 2016 Olympics-Themed Scams and Malware are on the Rise

Nowadays, any international event has the potential to become exploited by hackers. The 2016 Summer Olympics, or simply referred to as Rio 2016, are definitely going to attract malicious attention, and security researchers are already making prognosis as to what…

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It’s 2016! Let’s Look Beyond Antivirus for Protection Against Advanced Malware

Kaspersky, AVG, Symantec, Microsoft Affected by Code Hooking Bug

Security researchers at enSilo have come to some shocking conclusions in terms of the hooking and injection methods employed by various vendors. Their research started in 2015 when they noticed an injection issue in AVG. Later, they found similar problems…

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Crooks Find a New Way to Steal Credit Card Data from Online Shoppers

How safe are my credit card data and credentials? Because cyber crooks are continually working towards improving their methods, this is a question that deserves addressing on a daily basis. New Scam Combines Phishing and Infection of Legitimate Pages to…

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CVE-2015-1641 and CVE-2015-2545 Prevail in Microsoft Office Malware

Microsoft Office vulnerabilities are cyber criminals’ favorites. Two of the more recent flaws – CVE-2015-1641 and CVE-2015-2545 – are quickly stepping up the malware game and seem to be replacing the all-time-favorite CVE-2012-0158. The latter leveraged a weak spot in…

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PoodleCorp to Blaim for DDoS Attack on Pokemon GO Servers?

Ever since the privacy scandal, Pokemon GO has been a hot discussion topic. However, a new issue is now added to the pile of problems that Pokemon GO creators need to face – a DDoS attack carried out by PoodleCorp.…

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Mr. Robot Season 2 Hacks and Exploits: Preparing fsociety Cryptowall…

Spoilers alert! Have you been impatiently looking forward to Mr. Robot’s second season? Do you always have questions about the hacks that take place during the show? Are you often pausing to have a closer look at what’s written on…

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All in One SEO Pack WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Could Allow XSS Attacks

All in One SEO Pack is one of the most popular plugins for WordPress. It is actually the most downloaded plugin, with approximately 30 million downloads! Any security-related issue with such a trendy application would be a nightmare for users.…

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D-Link Security Exploit Threatens 120 Products and 400,000 + Devices

Last month, a Senrio research team discovered an exploit in some of D-Link’s Wi-Fi cameras that could potentially be used to take full control of hacked devices. That way the cameras can be used for a number of malicious activities,…

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Click-Ad-Fraud Kovter Malware Employs Firefox Update, Legitimate Certificate

The Kovter malware family has been plaguing systems for many years and seems to be restless. A new click-ad-fraud strain of fileless Kovter is currently being spread via drive-by download attacks. The infection is triggered by a legitimate Mozilla Firefox…

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Avast and AVG to Join Forces. What Should the AV Market Expect?

Avast Software has just announced their intentions to acquire AVG Technologies, the company that owns the popular AVG Antivirus program. The announcement was made today in the form of a blog post by Avast’s CEO Vincent Steckler. Shortly put, Avast…

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