Bitdefender security researchers have discovered a clickbot, dubbed Redirector.Paco which has continuously abused companies’ Google advertising revenues. Cristina Vatamanu, Răzvan Benchea, and Alexandru Maximciuc have discovered that the botnet’s start of activity dates back to September 2014. Since then, over…
Software products are not perfect and can be full of vulnerabilities, anti-virus software included. Bug hunters and white hats are usually the ones to disclose flaws in applications, and to notify the vendors so that a fix is implemented. If…
Vulnerabilities in Adobe’s Flash Player may seem trivial but yet they are among the flaws mostly leveraged by attackers. Perhaps that’s a reason good enough for Google to decide to make HTML5 the primary standard in Chrome. Only 10 white-listed…
WhatsApp’s recent adoption of end-to-end encryption was a big deal in the cyber security community. However, a research conducted by Positive Technologies reveals that the end-to-end encryption in services such as WhatsApp and Telegram is vulnerable. More specific, researchers have…
CVE-2016-0167, a zero-day exploit addressed in April’s Patch Tuesday, has apparently been leveraged by attackers, FireEye research reveals. Cyber criminals have exploited the vulnerability in targeted attacks on more than 100 US companies. FireEye’s blog post on the matter discloses…
Many big companies and vendors have bug bounty programs which encourage independent researchers in locating and disclosing vulnerabilities. Pornhub has just joined the bug bounty initiative, as it just launched a program on HackerOne’s platform, which aims to protect and…
You’re most likely familiar with 7-Zip, the open-source file archiving application that offers optional AES-256 encryption, support for large files, and the capacity to use all kinds of compression, conversion and encryption methods. The app is also suitable for Windows…
If you’re a daily reader of IT security and tech news, you have a good idea of phishing and spear phishing attacks. Nonetheless, even if you’re perfectly acquainted with these widely deployed social engineering schemes, you should be on the…
Microsoft has just released its security updates for May 2016. And they’re quite major! Two zero-days vulnerabilities have been disclosed, and they’re both crucial – one in Windows, and one in Adobe’s Flash Player. Security experts warn that the Windows…
Image Source: https://blog.checkpoint.com/ Viking Horde is not a character from your favorite TV show but a new malware family currently creeping around Android devices. Security researchers at CheckPoint just released a report uncovering the new malware and the dangers it…
If you’re a daily visitor of PerezHilton.com, you may be in trouble. It’s been reported that the pop and celebrity news website has compromised some of its 500,000 visitors with the Angler exploit kit, and then with the devastating CryptXXX…
Google has been breached! Did we catch your attention? Any news concerning Google and a data breach is worth your full attention. It proves that no company is invincible, Google included. So, what exactly happened? More about Google: Google Knows…
A previously unknown botnet campaign, named Jaku or JAKU has been investigated by researchers at Forcepoint Security Labs. The botnet has affected more than 19,000 computers, including them in its zombie network. Interestingly, most of the victims appear to be…
Did you know that Password Day is celebrated on May 5? IT celebrations such as this one make us consider the importance of acting on our online security. So, if you haven’t changed your password(s) in a while, make sure…
Even though it’s a common fact that Facebook is often targeted by phishing scams and “viruses”, user accounts continue being hijacked and hacked. Shortly said, if you become a victim to a smartly crafted phishing email, someone, a crook, will…
Ransomware has been hitting hospitals and putting the well-being of patients at risk for several months now. Attacking healthcare institutions is bad enough. What could be worse? India Times just reported that a nuclear plant in Germany has been infected…
Platinum Nugget. Image Source: Wikipedia There are basically two types of hacking teams. The first type is after quick profit, harvesting credit card numbers and banking details. The second type is more dangerous, even though it may not directly affect…
Image Source: Blue Coat Researchers at Blue Coat have discovered and analyzed a new mobile ransomware campaign that targets older Android devices and doesn’t require user interaction prior to infection. The campaign may be novel but the ransomware has been…
Remember the Ashley Madison hack from 2015? On 18 and 20 August, a hacking group called The Impact Team leaked more than 25 gigabytes of company data, user details included. Data breaches of that scale happen quite often and put…
The search capabilities of the Big G are a lot more flexible and powerful than you may think. Just imagine how much more you could derive from Google, if you were aware of all the tips and tricks on improving…
