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Necurs botnet involved in massive ransomware campaigns at the end of 2017Necurs botnet involved in massive ransomware campaigns at the end of 2017

Necurs botnet involved in massive ransomware campaigns at the end of 2017

The Necurs botnet made the headlines at year-end sending out tens of millions of spam emails daily as part of…

7 years ago
Former NSA hacker reversed Kaspersky Lab antivirus to compose signatures capable of detecting classified documentsFormer NSA hacker reversed Kaspersky Lab antivirus to compose signatures capable of detecting classified documents

Former NSA hacker reversed Kaspersky Lab antivirus to compose signatures capable of detecting classified documents

Former NSA hacker, demonstrated how to subvert the Kaspersky Lab antivirus and turn it into a powerful search tool for…

7 years ago
CSRF Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin allows attackers to perform DROP TABLE with a single click!CSRF Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin allows attackers to perform DROP TABLE with a single click!

CSRF Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin allows attackers to perform DROP TABLE with a single click!

The development team of phpMyAdmin has fixed a CSRF vulnerability in phpMyAdmin that could be exploited by attackers for removing items from shopping…

7 years ago
Expert publicly disclosed a macOS zero-day that allows local privilege escalationExpert publicly disclosed a macOS zero-day that allows local privilege escalation

Expert publicly disclosed a macOS zero-day that allows local privilege escalation

 A security researcher has publicly disclosed the details of macOS zero-day flaw that can be exploited to take complete control…

7 years ago
Force 47 – The Vietnamese brigade tasked with fighting “wrongful views” spreading onlineForce 47 – The Vietnamese brigade tasked with fighting “wrongful views” spreading online

Force 47 – The Vietnamese brigade tasked with fighting “wrongful views” spreading online

Force 47 is a brigade composed of 10,000 cyber warriors to fight online dissent in Vietnam, a new threat to…

7 years ago
Iran ‘s Government is reportedly blocking the Internet to calm down protestsIran ‘s Government is reportedly blocking the Internet to calm down protests

Iran ‘s Government is reportedly blocking the Internet to calm down protests

The Iran Government is also trying to isolate the protests by blocking internet on mobile networks, authorities are blocking Instagram and messaging…

7 years ago
Forever 21 confirms Payment Card Breach and provides further info on the incidentForever 21 confirms Payment Card Breach and provides further info on the incident

Forever 21 confirms Payment Card Breach and provides further info on the incident

FOREVER 21 confirmed the presence of a malware at some point of sale (POS) systems in stores across the US. On November 2017,…

7 years ago
Hackers can remotely control thousands of Sonos and Bose speakersHackers can remotely control thousands of Sonos and Bose speakers

Hackers can remotely control thousands of Sonos and Bose speakers

Security experts at Trend Micro have demonstrated that certain models of Sonos and Bose speakers are affected by vulnerabilities that…

7 years ago
Security Affairs newsletter Round 143 – News of the weekSecurity Affairs newsletter Round 143 – News of the week

Security Affairs newsletter Round 143 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Once again…

7 years ago
WeChat is set to become China’s official electronic ID systemWeChat is set to become China’s official electronic ID system

WeChat is set to become China’s official electronic ID system

China’s largest social media network, WeChat, is set to become an official electronic ID system in the country, an ID…

7 years ago