If you haven’t patched your Firefox browser today, you should do it immediately as there is an active zero-day exploit indexed as CVE-2019-17026. An emergency patch was just released shortly after Mozilla shipped version 72 of its Firefox browser. According…
Regarding the recent assassination of the Iranian general Soleimani, many security experts and users have turned their attention onto the prospective Iran or Iran-related hacking groups. The country is known to have a lot of experienced computer experts, including malicious…
Windows 7 users are perhaps aware that official support for the operating system will end on January 14th, 2020. This event would put anyone who still hasn’t switched to Windows 10 to a greater risk of ransomware and malware attacks,…
A security research group has uncovered a dangerous hacking group known as Bronze President. Apparently the criminals are responsible for an extensive cyber espionage campaign targeting networks located in Asia. They are using a combination of custom code and publicly…
The CoyBot Android Trojan which is a well-known threat in Brazil continues with its attacks against end users The first campaigns were first detected in October 2018 and since then other campaigns have been occasionally reappeared. The latest activity has…
Have you ever used a search engine called HappyHotel? There is one reason to use this particular search engine, and it is finding a “love hotel” in Japan. If you’ve used HappyHotel’s services, you should know that it has suffered…
As a society, we’ve never been so interconnected before. The internet provides a useful tool for communication and has made our lives easier in many respects. Now you practically run all your affairs online – from banking to running a…
The Spelevo Exploit Kit as one of the dangerous weapons handled by hackers has been found to create numerous adult sites and infect them with malware automatically. The hackers will distribute the threats via organized phishing strategies. A distinctive feature…
The Smominru botnet which is a well-known weapon used by criminal organizations has been revealed to conduct a massive campaign with the aim of infecting the victims with cryptocurrency miners. The payload files which carry the infections are JPEG images…
Software-as-a-service has become a commonplace practice for businesses globally over the last few years, with a reported 78% increase of SaaS spending in just the one year between 2017 and 2018. Despite this clear growth in cloud computing, leading businesses…
Emotet hackers are rapidly sending out phishing email messages with the intention of scamming the recipients into believing that they are receiving Christmas party menus. In the messages there are attached files that will lead to malware infections. Various types…
The “Gangnam Industrial Style” is a well-planned attack against high-profile enterprise networks, most of them located in South Korea. The reports indicate that an experienced hacking group is leveraging the intrusion attempts against industrial, engineering and manufacturing companies, as well…
Remote Desktop poses an interesting dichotomy to businesses. On one hand, it provides a simple way to maximize office efficiency. It can boost profit margins and save money with a simple investment in the right technology. It can boost employee…
The Momentum botnet is one of the most attack entities online at the moment. This is a large network of contaminated Linux and IoT hosts that can be used for large-scale sabotage campaigns. An unknown hacking group is behind its…
Juice jacking is the practice of abusing publicly available USB charging ports to insert malware onto the introduced smart devices. It appears that this malicious technique can allow the hackers to deliver a wide range of dangerous malware. The end…
The infamous Magecart hacking group has been fund to be behind a large-scale attack against e-commerce sites. They have been found to replace JavaScript code into numerous sites that list counterfeit big brands products. Examples include the likes of Nike,…
Researchers from three European universities discovered a new type of attack that affects Intel CPUs, or more specifically, the data located in Intel SGX (Intel Software Guard Extensions). Intel SGX is considered a highly-secured area but researchers were able to…
The office of one of the world’s most popular web servers NGINX located in Moscow has been raided by Russian Police. Several media report indicate that the authorities have also detained several of the employees, including two of the co-founders…
A team of security researchers reported the discovery of a new technique used to install cryptocurrency miners without raising awareness that’s called Process Hollowing. This is done by using a sophisticated dropper capable of delivering the intended malware. The main…
Microsoft has been pushing Windows 10 purposefully since 2015. Part of this strategy is the end of life of Windows 7 which is set on January 14th, 2020. Microsoft Security Essentials Lifecycle Coming to an End Apparently, the company doesn’t…
