Brand new vulnerabilities have been revealed concerning the IP White Box cameras made by Sony. Two primary alerts have popped out this week concerting the IP cameras, suggesting the IoT security is beginning to become a widespread problem for both…
Security firm ESET has reported that millions of users have been exposed to malicious code served from the pixels in compromised banner ads. The end goal of the operation was the installation of Trojans and spyware on targeted systems. The…
Phishing continued to be one of the major online threats throughout 2016. Webroot statistics show that 84% of phishing sites were online for less than 24 hours, which makes their average life cycle less than 15 hours. These numbers show…
Created by Stellar Information Technology Pvt. Ltd., Stellar Photo Recovery is a smart software that restores your photos, video files and audio files in case you cannot locate them or have deleted them. We have decided to test the software…
Several of the most influential tech companies have started a cooperation to identify digital information of violent terror content. From now on, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube will share with one another “violent terrorist imagery or terrorist recruitment videos or…
Tech giant Sony has just detected and terminated a debug backdoor in 80 of its Internet-connected surveillance cameras. The backdoor could be exploited to hijack the devices via malware such as the Mirai botnet. More specifically, the hardcoded logins in…
New variant of Petya and Mischa ransomware has popped out in the open, called GoldenEye ransomware. The virus encrypts hard drives, just like the previous variants did. Many believe it is an improved version of Mischa and Petya ransomware since…
Dirty Cow may sound like someone’s favorite insult but it’s actually Google’s latest Android vulnerability addressed in the corresponding security update. This particular fix comes along with 49 flaws, 11 of which are rated critical fixes. Related: Do You Need…
Since many of the users on our forum and on our complaint e-mails have reported to be victims of infections caused by .js files(JavaScript source code file format) we have decided to serve the need of knowledge our readers should…
Russia has just said that it succeeded to block a major cyber attack targeting the country’s financial system, more precisely the largest Russian banks. The attack most likely has been started by an unnamed foreign intelligence service. The FSB has…
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Attention! This article will help you remove .osiris file extension virus (Locky ransomware) successfully. Follow the ransomware removal instructions below carefully. Locky ransomware has hit computers once more. This time, your files will become encrypted with the extension .osiris and…
A very intriguing ransomware virus been detected by malware researchers. The malware is carrying the name SurveyLocker and has been detected recently in the wild. This interesting idea of locking the screen of the victim PC and asking for the…
The e-mail address “bahij2@india.com” has been used by one of the latest iterations of the second version of Globe ransomware. This crypto-virus uses the aid of encryption to render any files ineffective and ask a ransom to be paid for…
Microsoft has decided to improve further the security of it’s Windows 10 by adding new security features in multiple aspects of the OS in it’s Anniversary Update. The company has begun to demonstrate that they are aware of the ransomware…
A ransomware virus dubbed Matrix was found. The name comes from the email that is used for contacting the cybercriminals who are spreading it, namely – matrix9643@yahoo.com. The malware uses the free command line tool GnuPG for encrypting your files.…
Avalanche, the major cybercriminal network that has plagued thousands of users, has finally been dismantled. Numbers show that the network infected at least 500,000 systems daily, and has successfully delivered phishing emails to potential victims. The group has been active…
Linux is one of the most widely known and used operating systems out there, being used by many experienced power users and many begginers are increasingly switching to Linux for privacy and security concerns. The complexity of the OS however…
U.S. has officially followed Britain’s mass surveillance changes and has passed the previously suggested Rule 41, once again introduced in congress back in September, 2016. This rule allows the Federal Bureau of Infvestigation to have an advanced procedures at their…
You’re perhaps reading this because you’re a Windows 10 user. As such, you are most likely using the Microsoft Edge browser despite previously favoring Chrome and Firefox. The truth is that in spite of its rough start, Edge is gaining…
