Windows Defender is the first antivirus solution that can run in a sandbox

7 years ago

Windows Defender, the Windows built-in anti-malware tool, implemented the ability to run in a secure sandbox mode. The mechanisms allow…

The author of the Mirai botnet gets six months of house arrest

7 years ago

Paras Jha (22), the author of the Mirai botnet has been sentenced to six months of house arrest and ordered…

Recently discovered DemonBot Botnet targets Hadoop servers

7 years ago

Security experts from Radware have spotted a new botnet dubbed DemonBot that it targeting Hadoop clusters to launch DDoS attacks against third parties.…

IBM buys Red Hat for $34 Billion, it is largest software transaction in history

7 years ago

IBM announced it is going to buy the open source company Red Hat for $34bn with the intent to enhance its…

Systemd flaw could cause the crash or hijack of vulnerable Linux machines

7 years ago

Systemd is affected by a security vulnerability that can be exploited to crash a vulnerable Linux machine, and in the…

Crooks continue to abuse exposed Docker APIs for Cryptojacking

7 years ago

Cybercriminals continue to abuse unprotected Docker APIs to create new containers used for cryptojacking, Trend Micro warns. Crooks continue to…

Security Affairs newsletter Round 186 – News of the week

7 years ago

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

How to deliver malware using weaponized Microsoft Office docs embedding YouTube video

7 years ago

Researchers at Cymulate security firm devised a new stealthy technique to deliver malware leveraging videos embedded into weaponized Microsoft Office…

The Belgacom hack was the work of the UK GCHQ intelligence agency

7 years ago

Belgian newspaper reported that investigators had found proof that the Belgacom hack was the work of the UK GCHQ intelligence…

Apple and Samsung fined millions for “planned obsolescence” of old smartphones

7 years ago

Italian Competition Authority AGCM fined Apple and Samsung a 5 million Euros and 10 million Euros for “planned obsolescence” of their mobile devices.…

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