Security Affairs

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

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

7 years ago

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

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

7 years ago

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

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

7 years ago

A few dollars to bring down sites with new Bushido-based DDoS-for-hire service

Security researchers at FortiGuard Labs have discovered a new DDoS-for-hire service called “0x-booter" built with leaked code that implements an easy to use…

7 years ago

British Airways: additional 185,000 passengers may have been affected

The data breach suffered by the British Airways airline is worse than initially thought, according to IAG firm that wons the airline…

7 years ago

CVE-2018-14665 privilege escalation flaw affects popular Linux distros

Security researcher discovered a highly critical vulnerability (CVE-2018-14665) in X.Org Server package that affects major Linux distributions. The Indian security researcher Narendra…

7 years ago

Experts presented BOTCHAIN, the first fully functional Botnet built upon the Bitcoin Protocol

Security experts Antonio Pirozzi and Pierluigi Paganini presented BOTCHAIN, the first fully functional Botnet built upon the Bitcoin Protocol. Security…

7 years ago

Experts released a free Decryption Tool for GandCrab ransomware

Good news for the victims of the infamous GandCrab ransomware, security experts have created a decryption tool that allows them…

7 years ago

UK ICO fines Facebook with maximum for Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook has been fined £500,000 by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal that exposed data…

7 years ago

Google requires 2 years of Android security updates for popular devices

The media outlet The Verge obtained a copy of a contract between Google and OEMs that obliges them to two…

7 years ago

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