Security Affairs

Facebook funds research on the impact of social media on electionsFacebook funds research on the impact of social media on elections

Facebook funds research on the impact of social media on elections

Facebook is going to fund academic research on the impact of social media on elections, aimed at preventing manipulation of…

6 years ago

ElectrumDoSMiner botnet reached 152,000 hosts

Researchers at Malwarebytes are monitoring the evolution of the ElectrumDoSMiner DDoS botnet that reached 152,000 infected hosts. MalwareBytes researchers are…

6 years ago
United Airlines covers up seat cameras to respond to privacy concernsUnited Airlines covers up seat cameras to respond to privacy concerns

United Airlines covers up seat cameras to respond to privacy concerns

United Airlines opted to cover every camera in entertainment systems embedded within the back of plane seats in response to…

6 years ago
New Emotet variant uses connected devices as proxy C2 serversNew Emotet variant uses connected devices as proxy C2 servers

New Emotet variant uses connected devices as proxy C2 servers

Researchers at Trend Micro have uncovered a malware campaign distributing a new Emotet Trojan variant that compromises devices and uses…

6 years ago
Report: Unknown Data Breach Exposes 80 Million US HouseholdsReport: Unknown Data Breach Exposes 80 Million US Households

Report: Unknown Data Breach Exposes 80 Million US Households

vpnMentor’s research team discovered a hack affecting 80 million US households, and the incident is still actively leaking data.  Known…

6 years ago
Over 23 million breached accounts were using ‘123456’ as passwordOver 23 million breached accounts were using ‘123456’ as password

Over 23 million breached accounts were using ‘123456’ as password

A cyber survey conducted by the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed that '123456' is still the most…

6 years ago
Amnesty International Hong Kong Office hit by state-sponsored attackAmnesty International Hong Kong Office hit by state-sponsored attack

Amnesty International Hong Kong Office hit by state-sponsored attack

The Hong Kong office of Amnesty International has been hit by a long-running cyberattack carried out by China-linked hackers. Amnesty…

6 years ago
Microsoft removes Password-Expiration Policy in security baseline for Windows 10Microsoft removes Password-Expiration Policy in security baseline for Windows 10

Microsoft removes Password-Expiration Policy in security baseline for Windows 10

Microsoft presented a series of security enhancements for its Windows 10, including the removal of the password-expiration policy.  Microsoft announced…

6 years ago
Critical flaw in Qualcomm chips exposes sensitive data for Android DevicesCritical flaw in Qualcomm chips exposes sensitive data for Android Devices

Critical flaw in Qualcomm chips exposes sensitive data for Android Devices

Researchers devised a new side-channel attack in Qualcomm technology, widely used by most Android smartphones, that could expose private keys.…

6 years ago
Signed Malspam campaigns hit Europeans with Multi-Stage JasperLoaderSigned Malspam campaigns hit Europeans with Multi-Stage JasperLoader

Signed Malspam campaigns hit Europeans with Multi-Stage JasperLoader

Experts observed several malspam campaigns using signed emails to deliver the GootKit banking Trojan (aka talalpek or Xswkit). Threat actors…

6 years ago