Android users in Android should stay on alert for Android ransomware that poses as a mobile COVID-19 tracer software made for Canadian citizens. The collected samples are categorized to come from the CryoCaptor ransomware family which is a dangerous group…
A new privacy service developed by Privacy Bee, an Atlanta-based platform focuses on removing users’ data from thousands of databases. The idea of the service is to scrub personal data from databases of companies so that the data can’t be…
A serious intrusion into Twitter’s servers has been reported, hackers have been able to breach and hijack the billing information used by the service. According to the available information the incident was localized in the advertising and analytics platform. Twitter…
A remote code execution vulnerability in Bitdefender, known as CVE-2020-8102 was discovered recently. More specifically, the vulnerability resided in the Safepay browser component in the security solution. CVE-2020-8102: Technical Overview Here’s the official description of CVE-2020-8102: Improper Input Validation vulnerability…
Security experts have discovered two new botnets that are launched against Docker Servers and are designed to run on Linux systems, they are called XORDDoS and Kaiji. The live attacks have been detected during a large-scale worldwide campaign which is…
A new malware called NitroHack has been developed for the Discord online gaming community service. It is distributed using the application’s internal messaging system and many users are believed to be affected. Discord Virus Called The NitroHack Malware Delivered Via…
Thousands of sensitive data has been stolen by hackers from USA police departments and leaked online – this incident is thus named as BlueLeaks. All of this data has been published online and available to millions of Internet users. The…
China has long have had experience building security networks and firewalls has demonstrated their newest creation – the Cyber Mimic Defense (CMD) system. This is a new facility that is governed by the State which has been demonstrated publicly. In…
An unknown hacking group has been able to infiltrate servers that are used by Samsung and the Oxford University. Apparently the intrusion was made by launching a very sophisticated attack on the Microsoft Office 365 services used by them. h2>Microsoft…
Google has made another sweep across the offered extensions on the Chrome Web Store by removing 106 plugins from the official browser repository. They are no longer available for download and installation by end users as they have been confirmed…
79 Netgear router models were just found containing a severe security vulnerability that could lead to remote control. More specifically, the vulnerability affects 758 firmware versions used in 79 Netgear router models. Netgear Routers Affected by Security Vulnerability The flaw…
The CHIMBORAZO hacking group which is an experienced criminal collective has devised a new infection method delivering the GraceWire Trojan. The hacking group is now able to deploy the malware using a technique that can automated security analysis. The GraceWire…
Remember the WikiLeaks scandal from 2017? An internal CIA report recently revealed what caused the massive data breach of confidential information to happen. It was the agency’s own inability to secure its systems, which led to the WikiLeaks leak of…
A dangerous new vulnerability has been discovered affecting millions of IoT devices, this time spanning across all major device types. The dangerous factor is that the issue mainly concerns older devices which are must more difficult to patch, or in…
Lamphone is a new side-channel attack that can be used to eavesdrop sound. The attack has been discovered by researchers Ben Nassi, Yaron Pirutin, Adi Shamir, and Yuval Elovici from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Weizmann Institute of Science.…
Millions of CCTV cameras and other IoT devices have been found to be vulnerable to hacking attacks using several security bugs, including the one tracked in the CVE-2019-11219 advisory. A large majority of them are the ones that are being…
A new report showcases serious vulnerabilities the modern GTP communication protocol deployed by mobile network operators. It is crucial to note that the GTP protocol is used to transmit user and control traffic on 2G, 3G, and 4G networks. This…
A vulnerability in the Facebook Messenger application for Windows was just discovered by Reason Labs security researchers. The vulnerability is present in Messenger version 460.16, and it could allow attackers to exploit the app to execute malicious files already present…
Computer criminals are using various phishing pages and other types of web content related to the Black Lives Matter protest movement and as a result deliver the Trickbot Trojan. This malware has been employed over the years as a main…
VPN Split Tunneling nowadays is an option or feature that is placed in all modern services. It has grown in use midst the COVID-19 pandemic as many remote workers use them in order to access security features. However a number…
