Scammers are always looking for new exploitation methods. The latest fraudsters’ trend involves abusing YouTube’s policy violation system by filling fake copyright infringements against content creators. The scammers are using this trick to extort the owners of the channels. “We…
A new instance of Mac malware has been detected by researchers at Palo Alto Networks. The malware is designed to steal browser cookies and other information and it also steals cryptocurrencies on infected Mac computers. The malware is dubbed CookieMiner,…
It’s early 2019, and we’ve already witnessed not one but two record-breaking data dumps. The first one, known as Collection #1, consisted of approximately 773 million unique email IDs and 21 million unique passwords, and was reported by Troy Hunt…
Security researchers have uncovered a new vulnerability in the upcoming 5G communications protocol. The flaw appears to be more severe than the ones previously discovered in 3G and 4G. To top that off, this new vulnerability affects all three standards!…
The systemd-journald service has been found to be affected by two dangerous vulnerabilities that are tracked in the CVE-2018-16865 and CVE-2018-16866 advisories. By exploiting them, computer criminals can manipulate the memory and take over control of the machines. Nowadays sytemd-journald…
Trend Micro researchers just discovered and reported a number of malicious beauty camera apps for Android on Google Play store, some of which downloaded millions of times. The apps could access remote ad configuration servers that could be used for…
Another day, another data breach. European airplane manufacturer Airbus has confirmed a data breach affecting its Commercial Aircraft business information systems. Airbus Data Breach Is Still Being Investigated The breach allowed access to personal information belonging to some of its…
Cybersecurity is critical for all businesses today. Whether you run an online store or you simply have computers and devices connected to the internet you need to guard against data breaches. You also need to have a plan to improve…
Canonical recently published a major Linux kernel security update for the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system series. The update addresses eleven security flaws which were discovered by independent security researchers. In other words, the 4.15.0-44.47 kernel contains 11…
Apple and Facebook are making the headlines once again with the news that Apple has stopped critical apps associated with the social media that use the Apple Developer Enterprise Program. This decision has been made as a consequence of a…
Security researchers just reported about a possible breach of iCloud that took place late last year. Purportedly, a bug in the platform may have exposed iCloud data to other users. And by the looks of it, Apple chose to remain…
Reportedly, Facebook has been paying people of a certain age group to install a data harvesting VPN tool known as the “Facebook Research” VPN, but also referred to as Project Atlas. The tool has been offered to iOS and Android…
Regardless of the fact that you own or don’t own an Apple device, you must have heard about the serious security bug in the FaceTime app. It is all over the news, and it should be. The FaceTime App Bug…
Facebook is planning to unify Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp into one messaging platform, the New York Times recently reported. To be more precise, the plan is to keep the apps separate but unify their technical and software architecture. This…
Researchers that closely follow Microsoft’s movements have noticed a new support document which, apparently, was quietly published. The document says that the company is abandoning a feature used in Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player. Users No Longer Able…
According to a team of security researchers, “robotics industry has not seriously allocated effort to follow good security practices in the robots produced”. In their attempt to provide this industry with the right assessment tools, the team has created a…
Blockchain and its many promises are definitely part of a modern ‘buzz’ surrounding the technology, but much of it is yet to come to fruition. Throw a stone in any direction, though, and you’ll hit some project or idea that…
A known vulnerability dubbed ThinkPHP, which was disclosed and fixed in December last year, has been exploited for botnet propagation by a new Mirai variant, Yowai, a variant of Gafgyt known as Hakai. The discovery comes from Trend Micro, and…
A proof-of-concept code for jailbreaking iPhone X has been created by a security researcher. The code reveals how two vulnerabilities can be chained to carry out a jailbreak operation, and the attack is quite simple, requiring an attacker to trick…
A new anti-ransomware solution has been developed by Cohesity, a privately held enterprise storage company headquartered in San Jose, California. The solution offers a set of capabilities meant to prevent, detect and respond to ransomware cyberattacks. According to the company’s…
