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New Facebook Friend Request Forwarding Scam Attacks Users

A new scam which prays on social media profiles in order to get users to forward a message has been detected by Facebook users. The scam likely cooperates with a virus that aims to send a hoax message from the…

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CVE-2018-16593: Critical Sony Bravia TV Vulnerabilities Discovered

A dangerous Sony Bravia TV vulnerability has been found to affect several of the popular models of the range. The security researchers that alerted of the issue note that a series of other bugs were found as well. Our articles…

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More than 150 Vulnerabilities Discovered in US Marine Corp Websites

As much as 150 vulnerabilities were discovered by white hat hackers in US Marine Corp websites and related services. For the findings which happened during a three-week bug bounty program, the ethical hackers were rewarded nearly $150,000 in cash rewards.…

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Precision Agriculture Industry at Risk of Imminent Cybersecurity Threats

A new report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security called Threats to Precision Agriculture warns against the cybersecurity risks faced by the emerging technologies being adopted by the agricultural industry. Known as “precision agriculture,” the technologies include internet of…

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CVE-2018-0448, CVE-2018-15386 in Cisco’s DNA Network Software, Patch Now

Two severe security vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-0448, CVE-2018-15386) affecting Cisco’s Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center software have been just patched. The DNA Center interface is used by network admins to add new devices to the network and manage them based on enterprise…

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Lazarus Hackers Abuse FASTCASH Scheme Against Banks Worldwide

The FASTCASH scheme is a dangerous ATM cash-out scheme that is being used by the Lazarus hackers group. This criminal collective is prolific at launching advanced attack campaigns against high-profile targets. Our article sums up their latest attacks which extracts…

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Phishing Attack Exploits Azure Blob to Be Secured by Microsoft SSL

Security researchers recently detected a curious case of entrapped PDF file hosted in Azure Blob storage. More specifically, the case involves storing the attackers’ phishing form on Azure Blob Storage in order to be secured by a Microsoft SSL certificate.…

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Mac OS Bug Allows Hackers to Hijack Installed Software

A new dangerous Mac OS bug has been exposed which allows hackers to hijack installed applications via an unusual route. This flaw is largely unknown to almost all Mac users and even administrators. A Largely Unknown Mac OS Bug Allows…

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Apt38 Hackers Steal Over $1.1 Billion from Banks in Its New Attack

A new security report reveals that the APT38 hackers have started a new worldwide attack against financial institutions, as a result of this millions of dollars have been hijacked from financial institutions. It is estimated that the criminal collective has…

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Instagram Users Terrorized by Phishing and Ransomware

A new report, concerning Instagram users has recently surfaced, where Avast researchers claim they have detected hackers to target famous Instagram accounts with social media type of ransomware with the idea of extorting them for access back to their accounts.…

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DanaBot Banking Malware Set Against US Banks

Security researchers at Proofpoint recently uncovered new DanaBot campaigns. The malware has been adopted by threat actors targeting Europe and North America. Previous targets included Australian organizations. Currently, DanaBot is set against financial organizations in the United States. DanaBot campaigns…

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CVE-2018-15702: TP-LINK TL-WR841N Router Vulnerability Found

A security researcher has discovered a critical TP-LINK TL-WR841N Router Vulnerability which affects all device owners. The bug is a collection of three issues that all can be exploited by hackers as presented in the demonstrated proof-of-concept code. At this…

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iOS Crypto Mining Detected, Redirecting Users to Coinhive Pages

New Kaspersky research indicates that the increasingly popular Roaming Mantis Group is testing a new monetization technique that involves the redirection of iOS users to Coinhive in-browser mining pages. Prior activities of this hacking group included the exploitation of vulnerable…

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Two Complex iOS 12 Passcode Bypasses Expose Contacts and Photos

iOS 12, the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system which was released in the middle of September, is already facing a serious security problem. Apparently, someone has found a way to go around its lock screen security to access…

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CVE-2018-17780: Telegram Bug Found to Leak IP Addresses During Calls

A new Telegram bug has been recently discovered which leaks the public IP addresses of the callers. It appears that the reason for this is a default configurations option which has been found to cause this behavior. CVE-2018-17780: Serious Telegram…

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CVE-2018-0896 Used by Latest GandCrab Versions (GANDCRAB v5.0.1)

Judging by the speed at which new iterations are introduced into the wild, whoever is behind the GandCrab ransomware is not going to stop any time soon. The ransomware was just updated in two new versions – GANDCRAB v5.0.1 and…

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Hackers Exploit IoT Medical Devices via Unusual Methods

The IoT medical devices have long been one of the most popular targets by computer hackers. In the past several years experts have warned both vendors and users about the vulnerabilities associated with it. Iot Medical Devices Continue to Be…

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50M Facebook Users Exposed by Security Bug Were Asked to Re-Log-In

Were you unexpectedly logged out of your Facebook session just this morning (28th September, 2018)? Well, there is a reason for that, and it had to do with a brand new security vulnerability in Facebook, BBC reported. New Security Flaw…

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The Seven Most Popular Subjects in Phishing Emails

Phishing has long been a crucial part of attackers’ arsenal. The technique is often deployed against companies and their employees, tricking them into clicking on the provided links and thus initiating various malicious campaigns. To counter the success of phishing,…

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The Torii Botnet Is A Sophisticated Hacking Weapon

The Torii botnet has been discovered in an ongoing target campaign uncovering some of its distinctive features. An analysis has been made revealing that it behaves in a very different way to other popular botnets. Torii Botnet Relies on Distinctive…

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