Monthly Archives: November 2016
Personal data of 134,000 United States Navy sailors leaked
Personal Data belonging to 134,386 United States Navy current and former sailors were leaked. NCIS and HPE are investigating the case. The United States Navy has confirmed that the personal […]
ESET Crysis decryptor to rescue files encrypted by the Crysis ransomware
ESET security firm has included master decryption keys into a decryption tool that allows rescuing the encrypted files without paying the ransom. Good news for the victims of the Crysis ransomware, […]
CryptoLuck Ransomware spread through the RIG-E Exploit Kit
CryptoLuck ransomware is a new strain of malware discovered by the researcher Kafeine, that is being distributed via the RIG-E exploit kit. The notorious researcher Kafeine has spotted a new strain of […]
Experts spotted a secret backdoor in Android phones that sends data to China
Experts at Kryptowire discovered a mobile phone firmware that transmitted personally identifiable information without user consent due to a backdoor. Security experts from Kryptowire firm have discovered a backdoor in the firmware installed […]
Telecrypt ransomware abuses Telegram Messenger’s communication protocol
Telecrypt ransomware is a new malware that abuses the instant messaging service Telegram for command and control (C&C) communications. Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have spotted a new Ransomware, called Telecrypt […]
CVE-2016-7165 Privilege Escalation flaw affects many Siemens solutions
Siemens released security updates and temporary fixes to fix a privilege escalation flaw, tracked CVE-2016-7165, that affects several industrial products. Siemens has released security updates and temporary fixes to address […]
Bypassing Two-Factor Authentication on Outlook Web Access
Enterprises running Exchange Server using two-factor authentication on Outlook Web Access (OWA) could be hacked due to a design flaw. New troubles for enterprises running Exchange Server, two-factor authentication implementations on Outlook […]
Malware used to spy Iran’s nuclear negotiations in Geneva
Switzerland’s attorney general has confirmed to have investigated the presence of spyware in a venue that also hosted talks on Iran’s nuclear negotiations. Swiss officials confirmed to have found an espionage […]
Critical DOM XSS flaw on Wix.com put million websites at risk
A DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability in the cloud-based development platform Wix.com put million websites at risk. The cloud-based development platform Wix.com is affected by a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability that […]
Google discloses Windows zero-day that has been exploited in the wild
Google has disclosed a Windows zero-day vulnerability after 7-day deadline it gives vendors when the flaw is actively exploited in the wild by hackers. Google has once again publicly disclosed […]