Hackers have already compromised more than 2,300 Linear eMerge E3 building access systems exploiting a severe vulnerability that has yet to be fixed. Linear eMerge E3 smart building access systems designed by Nortek Security & Control (NSC) are affected by a severe vulnerability (CVE-2019-7256) that has yet to be fixed and attackers are actively scanning […]
The Apollon market, one of the largest marketplaces, is likely exit scamming after the administrators have locked vendors’ accounts. The Apollon market, one of the darknetâs largest marketplaces, is likely exit scamming, vendors and customers reported suspicious behavior of its administrators. Users on Reddit are reporting that vendors canât withdrawal funds nor sign into their […]
Russia’s Roskomnadzor watchdog wants to fine Facebook and Twitter after they refused to store data of Russian users on servers located in the country. Russia’s telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has instituted administrative proceedings against Facebook and Twitter after they refused to store data of Russian users on servers located in the country. “On January 31, 2020, Roskomnadzor instituted administrative […]
The popular ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service have been blocked by the Russian government this week. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service. Roskomnadzor explained that the services were abused by cybercriminals and that Proton Technologies refused to register them with state authorities. The […]
Microsoft announced the launch of an Xbox bug bounty program with rewards of up to $20,000 for critical remote code execution flaws. Microsoft is going to launch an Xbox bug bounty program that will pay rewards of up to $20,000 for critical remote code execution vulnerabilities. “The Xbox Bounty Program invites gamers, security researchers, and […]
A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Authorities arrest 3 Indonesian hackers behind many Magecart attacks City of Potsdam offline following a cyberattack A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors Aggah: How to run a botnet without renting a Server […]
An ongoing phishing campaign launched by TA505 is using attachments featuring HTML redirectors for delivering malicious Excel docs Security experts from Microsoft have uncovered an ongoing phishing campaign launched by the TA505 cybercrime gang (aka Evil Corp) that is employing attachments featuring HTML redirectors for delivering malicious Excel docs. According to Microsoft, this is the […]
Security researchers warn of malspam campaigns aimed at spreading malware that exploits media attention on the coronavirus epidemic. Unscrupulous cybercriminal groups are attempting to exploit media attention on the coronavirus to infect systems worldwide. Recently, coronavirus is monopolizing media attention, users online are searching for information about the virus and the way it is rapidly […]
Winnti Group has compromised computer systems at two Hong Kong universities during the Hong Kong protests that started in March 2019. Hackers from the China-linked Winnti group have compromised computer systems at two Hong Kong universities during the Hong Kong protests that started in March 2019. Researchers from ESET discovered the attacks in November 2019 […]
Japanese electronics and IT giant NEC confirmed a security breach suffered by its defense business division in December 2016. The IT giant NEC confirmed that the company defense business division has suffered a security breach back in December 2016. The Japanese firm confirmed the unauthorized access to its internal network after Japanese newspapers disclosed the security […]