Martin graduated with a degree in Publishing from Sofia University. As a cyber security enthusiast he enjoys writing about the latest threats and mechanisms of intrusion.
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Martin graduated with a degree in Publishing from Sofia University. As a cyber security enthusiast he enjoys writing about the latest threats and mechanisms of intrusion.
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Several security reports indicate that a new dangerous virus called the eCh0raix ransomware is being used against QNAP Nas device owners. It appears that it is being sent in a worldwide campaigns using preset hacking configuration options and automated toolkits.…
RIG exploit kit has been detected to spread ERIS ransomware. This means that the infection vector is based simply on visiting a compromised website which downloads the malicious payload on victims’ computers. It is curious to mention that the same…
Jonathan Leitschuh just reported “a vulnerability in the Mac Zoom Client” that allows “any malicious website to enable your camera without your permission”. The issue known under CVE-2019-13450 potentially puts at risk up to 750,000 companies around the world that…
What is Gstatic? Is Gstatic.com a malicious website? Is Gstatic.com related to a virus or other malware? Gstatic.com is a domain service owned and operated by Google. Gstatic is not a virus. You might see pop-ups from security software about…
Security researcher Aleksejs Kuprins of CSIS Security Group recently discovered an Android app that allegedly provides firmware updates for Samsung users. The app is known as Updates for Samsung – Android Update Versions, and it has more than 10 million…
Security researcher Barak Tawily recently came across a 17-year-old security vulnerability Mozilla Firefox’s latest version. It turns out that the widely popular browser is vulnerable to local files theft attack on any operating system. Vulnerability in Firefox Allows Local Files…
There’s a new piece of advanced backdoor malware that can target both Linux and Windows systems in a secure, previously unseen communication. The backdoor has been dubbed Godlua, as it is Lua-based and “the Lua byte-code file loaded by this…
According to a brand new research, Facebook has been leveraged for years to spread Trojans in the likes of Houdini, Remcos, and Spynote. All of the threats allow remote access and could spy on users’ activities. Check Point researchers revealed…
Ryuk ransomware has attacked Georgia’s court system. This appears to be the fourth attack against government institutions in the past couple of months. Officials confirmed that at least some parts of the court system’s network were taken offline due to…
Let’s see why hackers love exploiting specific Microsoft Office vulnerabilities. Below you will find some of the most dangerous vulnerabilities discovered in MS Office in recent years. Hackers have been exploiting Microsoft Office vulnerabilities to spread various forms of malware.…
TechNet Search or TechNetSearch is a suspicious, unwanted program that is targeting Mac users. TechNet Search is designed to first open a dubious website and only then it will display search results to its users. This makes it a browser…
Another malvertising campaign delivering ransomware was detected. More specifically, ad servers utilized by a popular YouTube to MP3 conversion website ((onlinevideoconverter[.]com) have been compromised to spread an exploit kit known as GreenFlash Sundown and Seon ransomware. Malvertising attacks typically involve…
Silex is a new strain of very dangerous IoT malware that was just detected by security researchers. The malware is similar to BrickerBot which attacked more than 60,000 Internet devices in several states in India. Related: BrickerBot Malware Attack Crippled…
Apple recently revealed its new operating system – macOS Catalina – during the annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Since we usually focus on the cybersecurity side of things, let’s see what the latest OS update brings in terms of privacy and…
New Mac malware is being developed targeting a recently discovered macOS Gatekeeper security flaw. The malware in question is known as OSX/Linker, and it has been analyzed by Intego security researcher Joshua Long. OSX/Linker Malware: what we know so far…
