Positive Technologies researchers performed an extensive analysis on ATMs and how they can be attacked. ATMs from several vendors were tested, such a NCR, Diebold Nixdorf, and GRGBanking. The researchers tested a number of typical attacks and exploits that cybercriminals…
Would you be surprised to find out that Microsoft is not complying with the data collection rules established by the GDPR? More specifically, at fault of breaking the EU regulations is the telemetry data collection mechanism utilized by Microsoft Office,…
You may think that you’re safe after you’ve removed the malware from your infected online Magento store. However, it turns out that the infamous Magecart malware, known for harvesting credit card details from checkout forms, re-infects even after clean-up. The…
Microsoft’s November 2018 Patch Tuesday’s has rolled out, and it contains one particular zero-day vulnerability that needs special attention. CVE-2018-8589 was reported to Microsoft by Kaspersky Lab in October, and was quickly confirmed and assigned a CVE number. The CVE-2018-8589…
Security experts discovered a new Facebook bug that allow malicious users to hijack sensitive user data from the social network. According to the proof-of-concept demonstrations the problem allows hackers to exploit a weakness in the service via browser requests. The…
A security researcher discovered a dangerous Valve vulnerability allowing malicious users to reveal the license keys for the available content on the store. This means that every computer game or software can be acquired by leveraging it. The expert has…
Have you been using the WordPress GDPR plugin called WP GDPR Compliance? Be cautious – the plugin has been hacked. The WP GDPR Compliance plugin enables website owners to include a checkbox to their websites that allows visitors to grant…
Aside from the high profit potential, cryptomining malware is favored by threat actors because of its ability to remain undetected on the system. Windows and macOS have both been targeted by cryptominers, and now it appears that Linux has been…
Computer hackers have been found to use the Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability which is tracked in the CVE-2018-15961 advisory. This is a known exploit which continues to be widely adopted by various criminal collectives. Targets all over the world have been…
Online merchants using WordPress as a platform can become victims of a new remote code execution flaw. A new security report reveals that the bug can interact with the WooCommerce plugin, as a result the criminals can overtake the shops.…
Security researchers the BCMUPnP_Hunter botnet which appears to be specifically targeted against IoT devices. It targets a five-year old vulnerability which appears to be left unpatched by many devices. Since is launch it has since infected about 100,000 IoT devices.…
A new security report shows that GPU cards are vulnerable to new side-channel attacks. These exploits target both individual end-users that use them in day-to-day activities and clusters that rely on GPUs for distributed computing. GPU Cards Follow CPUs By…
Just earlier this year, the EU passed GDPR, which established legal ramifications for companies that didn’t adhere to specified standards of privacy. But while GDPR certainly gives consumers more power and choice over how they want to share their data,…
A new Evernote vulnerability was recently announced which has been found to allow hackers to hijack files from the victims. It is a cross-site scripting bug (XSS) which also gives the operators the ability to execute arbitrary commands. While a…
The HSBC bank has been affected by a data breach, as a result of which some of its US customers’ bank accounts were hacked. The incident took place in October. It appears that hackers may have accessed sensitive information such…
Cybersecurity firm Tenable just released their Vulnerability Intelligence Report which outlines the most prevalent vulnerabilities in terms of enterprise security. Apparently, Microsoft and Google’s software products are at the top of the list of security flaws that disrupt entire enterprise…
Linux users have complained about experiencing issues when attempting to get their wanted distribution to install on the latest Mac machines. The reason for these troubles is believed to be the T2 chip. More about the T2 Chip. What Does…
Security researchers have just discovered several vulnerabilities in some SSDs that could allow a threat actor to bypass the disk encryption feature and access local data. To do that, the attacker doesn’t need to know the user’s disk encryption password.…
A team of security researchers announced the discovery of the BLEEDINGBIT vulnerability which practically makes millions of Bluetooth devices easy to hack. The issue here is related to two weaknesses demonstrated by the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chips made by…
Earlier this year, the City of Atlanta’s entire judicial system was hit hard when a ransomware attack affected the city’s computer systems. Ransomware is a type of malware that takes over core systems, demanding payment for their recovery. Over one-third…
