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WP Engine in a Data Breach, Customer Passwords Leaked

WordPress has been a target to cyber attacks not once and twice, and it continues to be a favorite target. Just recently a new data breach has been affected WP Engine, a US-based hosting provider. Client Passwords Exposed in the…

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Bifrose, APT Backdoors in the Hands of Shrouded Crossbow Group

Bifrose, also known as Bifrost, Backdoor:Win32/Bifrose and Backdoor.Bifrose, is a Trojan with backdoor capabilities first discovered in 2004. Just recently, researchers at TrendMicro have detected a new cyber-espionage attack set by a resourceful and well organized criminal group, which targets…

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Angler EK, Cryptesla 2.2.0 In an Attack on The Independent

We often warn our readers about the various threats in the cyber space. Your computer can be compromised even by entering a legitimate, popular website visited on a regular basis. Malicious actors often attack such pages as part of bigger…

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DDoS Attacks on Internet’s DNS Root Servers, Offender Unknown

A rare DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack has been registered on the Internet’s DNS root servers. More particularly, four nodes – B, C, G, and H – have been affected by slight timeouts. Two different attacks have been carried out by…

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December 8 Patch Tuesday – from KB 3116180 to KB 3116900

Microsoft’s December Patch Tuesday is already a fact. MS15-DEC contains twelve security bulletins, eight of which critical and four – important. All critical updates are dealing with remote code execution vulnerabilities. Two of the important updates are taking care of…

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Install KB 3122947 and Fix 0x80070643 Error

Multiple user complaints have been registered concerning Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 v 1511 update KB 3122947. Many users say that they got the update but it failed to install. As a result, error 0x80070643 was displayed. However, not all Windows…

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Nemesis Bootkit Targets Financial Data, Operates Outside Windows

A new rare technique, used by a cybercriminal group to steal payment card data, has been identified by security researchers. Cyber criminals are using a piece of sophisticated malware that is activated before the Windows operating system boots. Hence, the…

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Serious Java Deserialization Vulnerability Uncovered in 70 Libraries

In the beginning of 2015, the security researchers Gabriel Lawrence and Chris Frohoff revealed a Remote Code Execution vulnerability that could be exploited via the Apache Commons Collections. The latter is just one of the most well-known and widely used…

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Rootnik Trojan Targets Android, Employs Legitimate Root Assistant

A new Trojan targeting Android devices – Rootnik – has just been analyzed by security vendors. Rootnik is designed to use a customized commercial root tool known as Root Assistant, developed by a Chinese company. Root Assistant was developed to…

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How Do You Install Windows Updates?

Here are the results of our poll… Windows updates should be as painless as possible. However, we’ve been seeing mostly awkwardness coming from latest Microsoft patches. The way Windows updates are installed on your machine seems to be more important…

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BitLocker Encryption Tool Enters Windows 10 Debacles

Windows 10 may be advertised as the best version of Microsoft’s operating system. However, its dubious reputation among users and professionals has flipped the coin multiple times. There may be two sides to every story, but Microsoft really needs to…

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Ponmocup Botnet – Why You Should Fear Zombie Networks

When a series of malicious attacks are taking place, be sure that botnets are involved. Botnets are one of the most dangerous cyber threats, compromising both network and home computers. As you probably know, a botnet is a group of…

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New Pro PoS Solutions Banking Malware Available

Along with the incoming winter holidays a new ‘present’ for cyber-criminals, called Pro PoS Solutions has been uploaded for sale in dark web forums. From its upload point forward PoS users are in for a special Christmas financial data stealing…

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FAQ Passwords, Embrace Security

If your offline reality pretty much involves around being onlinе when awake, then you must ask yourself how secure your information is. More precisely, think about your password habits. Are they healthy enough to be bypassed by security breaches, identity…

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Surviving Christmas Malware

Not only regular, tax-paying people impatiently await Christmas – cyber crooks are just as restless. Yes, malicious software doesn’t take vacations and it ‘works’ all year round. However, with Christmas just around the corner, malicious actors are suddenly a tad…

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Swedish Law Saves Pirate Bay, Rejects Trial Against ISPs

Throughout the years, the Pirate Bay has been on and off multiple times. The torrent tracking website and its founders have been prosecuted and charged. There’s even a specific term coined for the matter – the Pirate Bay trial –…

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Happy Computer Security Day 2015!

Do you know what day is today? It’s November 30th and it’s the Day of Computer Security! This annual celebration is dedicated not only to computer geeks and professionals but to all PC users around the Web. The initiative was…

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Microsoft Adds Opt-In PUA Protection Feature for Enterprises

Potentially unwanted applications, also known as potentially unwanted programs (PUPs and PUAs) are a major pain for both home and enterprise users. Considering how vulnerable an enterprise environment can be and how sneaky a suspicious browser extension is, Microsoft has…

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Mr. Grey, the CyberVor Hacker Who Stole 1.2 Billion Credentials

Have you heard of Mr. Grey? Well, not that one. The Mr. Grey we are talking about is a Russian hacker that is discovered to have participated in the theft of 1.2 billion passwords from 420.000 websites. According to both…

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BitTorrent Clients, VPN Providers Exposed to Port Fail Vulnerability

A new vulnerability has been discovered. It affects some VPN services and can be leveraged to disclose real IP addresses. Among the users who are endangered by this flaw are the active users of BitTorrent. The vulnerability, dubbed ‘Port Fail’,…

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