The infamous Dridex banking Trojan has now shifted towards ransomware in its FriedEx (also known as BitPaymer) variant. Image Source: ESET Related Story: Dridex Spread via Compromised OneDrive for Business Accounts “Dridex has been a nightmare for computer users, companies…
Security analysts detected a new attack campaign that is focused on Ukraine carrying a dangerous new weapon — the Vermin malware. According to the released reports this is a heavily updated version of the Quasar Trojan that has been further…
Stealing from Ransomware Operators and Ransomware Victims? Mission Possible, Says Onion.to Tor-to-web Proxy Service Security researchers at Proofpoint have reported that the operators of a Tor proxy service were detected replacing Bitcoin addresses on ransomware payment websites. This means that…
Security analysts uncovered a new worldwide malware threat — the Hide ‘N Seek IoT botnet which uses a custom-built P2P communication module to spread itself. The infections are rapidly increasing and it appears that separate attacks are being launched against…
Computer security researchers uncovered a dangerous security vulnerability in the Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro app. According to the reports the fingerprint security authentication can be easily bypassed by malware users by inputting a hard-coded password. Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro Can…
At least 2,000 WordPress websites have been compromised by a piece of malware designed to act like a cryptocurrency miner and a keystroke logger. The malware leverages the name of Cloudfare and was discovered several months ago by Sucuri researchers.…
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency theft (for now) is already a fact. Coincheck, the leading Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange in Asia as advertised on their website, has lost $530 million worth of cryptos. The theft has already caused a lot of…
Chrome 64 for Windows, Mac and Linux has just been made available by Google. The latest version of the browser features a more powerful pop-up blocker, 53 security fixes, and further mitigations against the Spectre flaw. At the end of…
The popular Tinder dating app has been identified with two serious vulnerabilities. Security experts identified a dangerous Tinder bug that can expose the swipes and matches of users to strangers. According to the provided information the flaw has been identified…
Security analysts discovered a new dangerous botnet based on Mirai that is used in a worldwide attack campaign. It is called Masuta and it has already impacted a lot of devices, at the moment it is believed that an experienced…
With the vote against net neutrality, cryptocurrencies have had to have a rethink what they can do to ensure their services will not be affected by the larger ISPs. It is the case that there could be a conflict of…
A string of new spyware has been detected by security researchers. Dubbed Dark Caracal, the campaigns seem to be operating out of a government building in Lebanon. The campaigns have attacked thousands of victims in at least 21 countries. The…
The infamous Satori botnet has once again been caught in the wild, this time targeting rigs mining for the Ethereum cryptocurrency. Researchers dubbed this latest iteration Satori.Coin.Robber. Satori is a botnet that exploits a flaw in Huawei and a bug…
Researchers recently came across a piece of Trojan that deserves lots of attention due to its highly sophisticated spying capabilities. The Trojan is named Skygofree, after one of the domains it used, and its target is Android. Skygofree was discovered…
This article has been created in order to explain what is the RubyMiner malware threat and how to remove it from your computer. New cryptocurrency miner, known as RubyMiner has been detected by malware researchers. The virus aims to mine…
In 2017 we saw international corporations, public figures, and individuals alike become the victims of major data security breaches. Most prominently, perhaps, was the leaking of nearly 150 million American’s social security numbers by Equifax. There were also major breaches…
The BlackWallet browser-based wallet application has been compromised and 400,000 USD in user funds (in the Stellar Lumen cryptocurrency) were stolen from it. It’s still unknown who is behind this attack. To perform the attacks, hackers hijacked the DNS servers…
2018 is already here, and it has started pretty strong for cybersecurity with the disclosure of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. However, the question still remains – what will this year bring in terms of malware coding, attacks on enterprises…
A dangerous security bug has been identified in the popular WhatsApp and Signal messenger aps that allows hackers to covertly gain access to encrypted group chats. The experts that discovered the exploit reveals that the problem lies in the intermediate…
The image of a hacker as some manchild in his mom’s basement is a thing of the past. Today’s criminals are smarter, savvier, and more professional than ever. How can you defend against them? 73% of Americans have at some…
