A security report reveals that the number of DNS Amplification attacks done in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018 have doubled. By definition they are a type of DDOS (Distributed denial of service) attacks which are among the most common…
The cyber-criminals have gotten lucky again and have managed to make around 90 thousand dollars as a result of spreading 17 malicious images via the website Docker Hub. The website administrators were able to delete the malicious images after 8…
The APT15 hacking group which became well-known for its high profile attacks against US Military has developed a new dangerous malware tool called MirageFox. It is believed that it is an updated version of previously-released threats. A detailed technical analysis…
The SigSpoof PGP Bug has been discovered to be a decade-old threat that allows hackers to spoof any user’s signatures and identity. This is a rare instance where a security issue has been available for many years and the vulnerability…
According to two researchers from University of Texas, there is a particular reason that blew the price of Bitcoin out of proportion last year. Professor John Griffin and graduate student Amin Shams believe that Bitcoin’s value boost was due to…
Microsoft has revealed their plans for patching exploits and how they are being handled by their security team. The details are outlined in a draft that reveals how the Microsoft Security Response Center will react according to the different severity…
Security researchers have spotted another dangerous threat that is being targeted at mobile users. The MysteryBot Android Trojan is the latest offensive tactic against mobile devices as it is being launched on a global scale. It is rated as a…
Yet another chip vulnerability has been discovered, CVE-2018-3665, which has been called Floating Point Lazy State Save/Restore. The flaw resides in Intel Core and Xeon processors, and is similar to Spectre since it is a speculative execution flaw. Related Story:…
Following the large number of viruses that are being developed for Android and iOS devices we have received reports that a large number of Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick devices are being targeted by cryptocurrency miners. The hackers…
Security researchers just discovered a code-signing bypass vulnerability that allows malicious code to masquerade as an official Apply system file. In other words, some of the implementations of Apple’s official code-signing API can be exploited by hackers. Apple has made…
Microsoft has released the latest Windows patch bulletin in the KB4284835 update. This updates Windows 10 from build 1803 to OS build 17134.112. This fixes a total of 50 security patches and brings other improvements to the software. KB4284835 Updates…
According to a statement made by the company, European electronics giant Dixons Carphone has suffered a serious data breach, or what it appears to be, two separate data breaches. Dixons Carphone Official Statement on the Data Breach As part of…
News have broken out regarding another fine in the size of £250,000 for Yahoo because of a delayed data leak disclosure which happened back in 2014. The breach has resulted in the successful theft of a total of 515,121 users,…
Apple has started restricting the inclusion of cryptocurrency miners from its App Store. The company is doing this in the hope of protecting computer users from malicious instances. The majority of miner code available on these software repositories may be…
According to many experts in the cybersecurity field and to statistics as well, Bitcoin is no longer be the most preferable cryptocurrency used by cybercriminals in their operations. Bitcoin’s high profile and lack of complete anonymity has made cybercriminals turn…
Forthcoming versions of the Google Chrome browser will block the installation of extensions outside of the Chrome Web Store. This was announced by the company in an official blog post yesterday. The step is being made in order to protect…
Three vulnerabilities have been found in Foscam security cameras. Owners of such cameras are urged to update as soon as possible. The flaws are described as an arbitrary file-deletion bug, a shell command-injection bug and a stack-based buffer oferflow vulnerability.…
Security researcher Brian Krebs has revealed some interesting details in terms of some of the riskiest domains on the Internet. Apparently, websites ending with some of the latest TLDs (top-level domains) such as .men, .work and .click are considered highly…
A fine in the size of 250,000 euro has been imposed on Optical Center, a French company specialized in selling eye and hearing aids. Apparently, the company has failed to secure the data of its customers on its website, and…
Are you still resisting Windows 10 and running Windows 7 or Windows 8? If that is your case, you should note that, starting July without providing a specific date, Microsoft is planning to no longer participate in the technical support…
