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US users were not able to reach Twitter and other sites due to DDoS on Dyn DNS ServiceUS users were not able to reach Twitter and other sites due to DDoS on Dyn DNS Service

US users were not able to reach Twitter and other sites due to DDoS on Dyn DNS Service

A severe distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) it targeting the Managed DNS infrastructure of cloud-based Internet performance management company Dyn. A severe distributed…

9 years ago
US contractor stole an astonishing quantity of data, including Equation Group toolsUS contractor stole an astonishing quantity of data, including Equation Group tools

US contractor stole an astonishing quantity of data, including Equation Group tools

The US DoJ has charged the US contractor Harold Thomas Martin with theft of secret documents and highly classified government…

9 years ago
Cyber Criminal can easily get access to your YesBank Internet Banking using stolen Debit/Credit Card Number and PINCyber Criminal can easily get access to your YesBank Internet Banking using stolen Debit/Credit Card Number and PIN

Cyber Criminal can easily get access to your YesBank Internet Banking using stolen Debit/Credit Card Number and PIN

A security researcher disclosed a vulnerability in the online banking service of the YesBank that promptly fixed the issue. I am…

9 years ago
The new Dirty COW Linux Kernel Exploit already used in attacks in the wildThe new Dirty COW Linux Kernel Exploit already used in attacks in the wild

The new Dirty COW Linux Kernel Exploit already used in attacks in the wild

Experts disclosed a new Linux kernel vulnerability dubbed Dirty COW that could be exploited by an unprivileged local attacker to…

9 years ago
FruityArmor APT exploited Windows Zero-Day flaws in attacks in the wildFruityArmor APT exploited Windows Zero-Day flaws in attacks in the wild

FruityArmor APT exploited Windows Zero-Day flaws in attacks in the wild

Experts from Kaspersky have discovered a new APT dubbed FruityArmor APT using a zero-day vulnerability patched this month by Microsoft.…

9 years ago
Experts devised a method to capture keystrokes during Skype callsExperts devised a method to capture keystrokes during Skype calls

Experts devised a method to capture keystrokes during Skype calls

A group of security experts discovered that the Microsoft Skype Messaging service exposes user keystrokes during a conversation. A group…

9 years ago
Flaw in Intel CPUs could allow to bypass ASLR defenseFlaw in Intel CPUs could allow to bypass ASLR defense

Flaw in Intel CPUs could allow to bypass ASLR defense

A flaw in Intel chips could be exploited to launch “Side channel” attack allowing attackers bypass protection mechanism known as…

9 years ago
Czech police arrested a Russian hacker alleged involved in 2012 LinkedIn hackCzech police arrested a Russian hacker alleged involved in 2012 LinkedIn hack

Czech police arrested a Russian hacker alleged involved in 2012 LinkedIn hack

Czech police, working with the FBI, has arrested a Russian man at a hotel in Prague that is suspected to…

9 years ago
SQL Injection zero-day in component ja-k2-filter-and-search of JoomlaSQL Injection zero-day in component ja-k2-filter-and-search of Joomla

SQL Injection zero-day in component ja-k2-filter-and-search of Joomla

Information Security experts have discovered an SQL injection zero-day vulnerability in Joomla component ja-k2-filter-and-search. Information Security Researchers Dimitrios Roussis and…

9 years ago
Ops also the Trump Organization uses insecure e-mail serversOps also the Trump Organization uses insecure e-mail servers

Ops also the Trump Organization uses insecure e-mail servers

According to a security researcher, the Trump Organization's mail servers run on an outdated version of Microsoft Windows Server. Hillary…

9 years ago