The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) announced the presence of a serious flaw in the BIND DNS software that can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-5740 was discovered by Tony Finch of the University of Cambridge. The flaw has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.5, the […]
In order to improve the security of its users, the popular software code hosting service GitHub is now alerting account holders whenever it detects that a password has been exposed by data breaches on other services. Last week the popular software code hosting service GitHub has introduced a new feature to protect its users, it […]
Group-IB researchers have investigated user data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges and has analyzed the nature of these incidents. Security experts from Group-IB, an international company specializing in preventing cyberattacks and developing information security solutions, has investigated user data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges and has analyzed the nature of these incidents. Within a year, the number […]
Fortnite, the most popular game will be soon available for Android users but the Fortnite APK will not be in the Play Store. Fortnite continues to be the most popular game, it is a co-op sandbox survival game developed by Epic Games and People Can Fly. The great success obtained by the Fortnite attracted cyber criminals that […]
DoE announced the Liberty Eclipse exercise to test the electrical grid ‘s ability to recover from a blackout caused by cyberattacks. This is the first time the Department of Energy will test the electrical grid’s ability to recover from a blackout caused by cyberattacks. We have discussed many times the effects of a cyber attack […]
Google announced that has implemented an alerting system for G Suite admins when users have been targeted by state-sponsored attacks. Google announced it will alert G Suite admins when state-sponsored hackers will target their users. The new feature will be available in the G Suite Admin console very soon, it confirms the effort spent by the tech […]
Researchers at CSE Cybsec ZLab analyzed shared published their analysis of the Telegram-based Android RAT tracked as HeroRAT. In June, researchers from security firm ESET discovered a new family of Android Remote Administration Tool (RAT), dubbed HeroRAT, that leverages the Telegram BOT API to communicate with the attacker. The use of Telegram API can be considered […]
Facebook removed 32 Facebook and Instagram accounts and pages that were involved in a coordinated operation aimed at influencing the midterm US elections Facebook has removed 32 Facebook and Instagram accounts and pages that were involved in a coordinated operation aimed at influencing the forthcoming midterm US elections. Facebook is shutting down content and accounts “engaged in coordinated […]
Google will start offering Titan Security Keys to provide a further layer of security to its users and protect them from Phishing and MiTM attacks. Google announced at Google Cloud Next ’18 convention in San Francisco the launch of the Titan Security Keys, a USB device that is used as part of its hardware-based two-factor authentication scheme for […]
Address Verification allows you to be sure you are securely communicating with the right person, while PGP support adds encrypted email interoperability. Starting with the latest release of ProtonMail on web (v3.14), iOS and Android (v1.9), and the latest versions of the ProtonMail IMAP/SMTP Bridge, ProtonMail now supports Address Verification, along with full PGP interoperability and support. […]