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…
In July, Microsoft made the announcement that it’s about to discontinue Skype Classic on September 1st. However, because of the negative feedback, this date got delayed. Unfortunately, the delay is also going to end soon, as Microsoft is expected to…
A team of security analysts discovered a dangerous new weapon used by hackers — the Lojax UEFI rootkit which apparently is the first of it kind to be used against users. The collected information about it shows that it is…
The VPNFILFER Trojan has been updated by the developers behind it with new modules that make it an even more dangerous threat. The detailed security analysis shows that in the hands of experienced hackers it can cause significant damage to…
Just a couple of days ago, privacy-savvy eyes noticed that Chrome 69 keeps Google cookies even when the user specifically asks it to delete all cookies. What exactly happens when the user tries to clear all cookies from Chrome 69?…
Windows team has been gearing up it’s 10th version for a new update, whose main goal is to introduce new features and remove some of the older ones, like the discussed for quite some time Snip tool. Will the update…
A new Czech Android Trojan has been detected which has been found to impersonate the QRecorder app. A statement from the police shows that the hacker or group behind it has already stolen over 78 000 Euro from victim accounts.…
Twitter just fixed a vulnerability that may have shared direct messages (DMs) and protected tweets of some users with developers who were not authorized to access the information. It appears that the bug is related to Twitter’s Account Activity API…
Modern Wi-Fi routers have been found to be vulnerable to a dangerous vulnerability due to a technical design issue. A research team uncovered that the problem lies within the specifications of the network protocols and until changes into them are…
What Is Identity Theft Exactly? Identity theft is a term that is used to refer to any kind of scam, deception, or activity that leads to loss of your personal data, including loss of passwords, username, credit card details, banking…
The Hide and Seek IoT botnet has recently been updated by its creators to now target Android devices as well. The security analysis reveals that the newly released is even more dangerous than before. Our article sums up the changes…
A team of security researchers has uncovered that mobile sites can be abused to leak sensitive sensors data. The report called “The Web’s Sixth Sense” reveals the privacy implications and how exactly this can be used by malicious users. Mobile…
The Mozilla Firefox Monitor service is a new tool that will check whether the user email address has been a part of a major site leakage. It is based on “Have I Been Pwned” and seeks to bring more awareness…
SHEIN servers were breached by hackers and as a result of the intrusion sensitive data of over 6.4 million users was hijacked. The incident occurred between June and August 2018 according to the company statement. Our article sums up the…
A new serious problem has been discovered to affect the Linux operating system, the bug is known as the Linux Mutagen Astronomy vulnerability and assigned the CVE-2018-14634 advisory. The security team that reported it has posted a proof-of-concept code that…
A Twitter discussion started by Christoph Tavan has revealed that Chrome 69 will keep Google Cookies even when the user specifically asks it to delete all cookies. ““Clear browsing data” -> “Cookies and other site data” doesn’t empty local storage.…
CVE-2018-8373 is a severe remote code execution vulnerability which was fixed in August 2018 Patch Tuesday. The vulnerability was located in Internet Explorer and the way it manages objects in memory. At the time the advisory was published, there were…
A dangerous new hacking practice has been detected — the use of the of Kodi media player for distributing malware. A lot of users running the open-source software are at risk of becoming victims of a global cryptomining campaign according…
Security researcher Patrick Wardle has disclosed a new security vulnerability in the latest version of macOS, Mojave, hours before the version was released. The researcher showed the privacy feature bypass in a video shared on Twitter. The original purpose of…
A security research team discovered that the sensitive data belonging to numerous breached websites have been posted on sale on the Magbo underground market. This community has been found to list many of the recently hacked major online services. Our…
