Computer criminals have been found to abuse expired domain names by registering them once again and pointing the visitors to malware. This was a commonly used tactic for marketers and SEO specialists who used just names to point to landing…
Another set of critical vulnerabilities in Cisco products was just addressed; more specifically, in Cisco’s data center manager (DCNM) and SD-WAN. The data center vulnerability (CVE-2020-3382) has scored 9.8 out of 10, making it a highly critical security issue. The…
The Mirai Botnet is now targeting a flaw in the BIG-IP implementation, leading to the production of the CVE-2020-5902 advisory. This security vulnerability was identified in the first week of July 2020 and has been identified to be a critical…
BootHole is a new vulnerability in the GRUB2 bootloader used by most Linux distributions. The vulnerability, CVE-2020-10713, can be exploited for arbitrary code execution during the boot process, even with Secure Boot enabled. If exploited successfully, the vulnerability could give…
The Vatican has suffered from a hacker attack, the state’s networks have been infiltrated and it is suspected that the culprits are Chinese hackers. This information was revealed from a private security monitoring group that has revealed the intrusion. Following…
Security researchers recently discovered an unsecured database that belongs to Avon. The server didn’t have any basic security measures in place, and could be easily accessed. Thanks to this security weakness, researchers at SafetyDetectives unveiled 19 million records of individuals…
A new report was published revealing details about the dangerous VHD Ransomware which is believed to have been created by the Lazarus Group, a collective from North Korea. What is known about the intrusions is that advanced tactics have been…
A new study by Princeton University highlights the interrelation of using smartphones, associate behavioral data, and personality traits. Titled “Predicting personality from patterns of behavior collected with smartphones“, the study delves into the extent to which individuals’ personality dimensions (assessed…
Garmin is now actively recovering from a total system sabotage which was caused by the WastedLocker ransomware several days ago. A worldwide outage was caused by the criminal group behind it. Garmin Is Now Recovering From The WastedLocker Ransomware: Returns…
The Android Cerberus Trojan as one of the best examples of mobile malware is now for sale! Prospective hackers and criminal groups looking for a new weapon can now auction for the complete source code of the threat as the…
A new issue affecting Windows 10 versions 1903, 1909, and 2004 has been discovered. The issue is preventing Windows Sandbox and Windows Defender Application Guard from opening, which leads to either of the following error messages: ‘ERROR_VSMB_SAVED_STATE_FILE_NOT_FOUND (0xC0370400)’ or ‘E_PATHNOTFOUND…
A new breakthrough discovery regarding artficial intelligence (AI) was recently introduced in a research paper. Researchers from George Washington University in the United States discovered that using light rather than electricity for computing can create more powerful AI. Using Light…
Security researchers at Kaspersky Labs recently detected a new malware framework that they called MATA. The researchers believe the MATA framework is linked to the Lazarus APT group. The MATA framework contains several components, including loader, orchestrator, and plugins, and…
The BlackRock Trojan is one of the newest Android Trojans which is rated by many to be one of the most dangerous threats to have been developed for Google’s mobile operating system. This is a banking Trojan which is believed…
An unknown hacking group has been able to hack into and breach the popular Wattpad online community, as a result users data has been hijacked and exposed. This is one of the most dangerous intrusions of late as the stolen…
The Secret Service is taking actions against cybersecurity threats by creating a special agency called the Cyber Fraud Task Force. This is a new force that is specially commissioned to -detect and prevent serious crimes, particularly those that are categorized…
Computer security analysts have uncovered that computer hackers that have hijacked the LiveAuctioneers database are offering up the stolen data on sale. This is done on the underground hacking markets. LiveAuctioneers is a large portal for putting up art and…
A dangerous RECON bug is being used by computer hackers to breach into SAP systems. This vulnerability was patched by SAP in their latest security update, and is also tracked in the CVE-2020-6287 advisory. This new wave of intrusions is…
Android phones that are being sold under an American Government Subsidized Program have been found to contain malware. The dangerous code is very difficult to detect and it is embedded deep into the Settings features of the operating system. Low-Cost…
Google Dunzo which is an on-demand delivery startup company has published an announcement stating that it has been breached by criminals. The incident message has been posted on Saturday and gives further information about the event. Computer Hackers Penetrate Google…
