Monthly Archives: August 2017
Massive IoT Exploit: More than 1,700 valid Telnet credentials for IoT devices leaked online
Security researchers are warning of the availability online of a list of IoT devices and associated telnet credentials. The list has been available on Pastebin since June, but last week […]
Watch out! Adware spreading via Facebook Messenger
Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have spotted an ongoing cross-platform malware campaign that leverages Facebook Messenger. Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have spotted an ongoing cross-platform malware campaign on Facebook Messenger, spammers are actually […]
Fancy Bears release data on soccer players’ Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) drug use and doping cases
Russia-linked hackers Fancy Bears claimed that around 160 football players failed drug tests in 2015, and 25 2010 World Cup players used doping medicines. A self-styled hacker group that calls itself […]
Enigma platform hacked, hackers stole over $470,000 worth of Ethereum
Enigma platform hacked – Another cyber heist made the headlines, this time an unknown hacker has stolen more than $471,000 worth of Ethereum cryptocurrency. The hacker has stolen it from […]
Faketoken Evolves and Targets Taxi Booking Apps to Steal Banking Info
Kaspersky discovered a news strain of the mobile banking Trojan Faketoken that displays overlays on top of taxi booking apps to steal banking information. Security experts from Kaspersky have […]
After Westminster attack, now Scottish parliament hit by brute-forcing attack
The Scottish Parliament has been targeted by a “brute force” attack, the assault is still ongoing and is similar to the one that hit the British Parliament. The Scottish Parliament […]
CVE-2017-0199: Crooks exploit PowerPoint Slide Show files to deliver malware
According to Trend Micro, cyber criminals abuse the CVE-2017-0199 vulnerability to deliver malware via PowerPoint Slide Show. In April Microsoft fixed the CVE-2017-0199 vulnerability in Office after threat actors had been exploiting it in […]
North Korea-Linked Lazarus APT targets U.S. Defense contractors
The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group as Lazarus is believed to be behind attacks targeting United States defense contractors. According to Palo Alto Networks, the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group […]
MUGHTHESEC, a signed Mac adware that hijacks the victim’s browser for profit
Experts spotted a new signed Mac adware dubbed MUGHTHESEC that hijacks victim’s browser for profit and can be removed only reinstalling the OS. According to the expert Patrick Wardle, Director […]
Kenya opposition claims election results manipulated in cyber attack
Kenya opposition claims hackers have manipulated the results of the recent election by breaking into the database of Kenya’s electoral commission. According to Kenya opposition, led by Raila Odinga, hackers have manipulated the […]
Mamba ransomware is back and targets organizations in Brazil and Saudi Arabia
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab discovered a new wave of attack leveraging the Mamba ransomware that hit organizations in Brazil and Saudi Arabia. Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that […]
Is Managed File Transfer Technology Outdated?
The hype around technology comes and goes these days, often quicker than we expect it to. One moment, we’re inundated with information about the latest and greatest in social platforms, […]
Creator of the Ebury botnet sentenced to 46 months in jail
US authorities sentenced a Russian man to 46 months in prison and accused him of operating an Ebury botnet composed of tens of thousands of servers. US authorities sentenced a Russian man to 46 […]
Irish electricity transmission system operator EirGrid targeted by a nation-state actor
The Irish electricity transmission system operator EirGrid was targeted by a state-sponsored actor, the hackers weren’t discovered at least for two months. The Irish electricity transmission system operator EirGrid was […]
Worldwide Business Research Launches InfoSecurity Connect East
New exclusive event brings together senior cybersecurity executives from the financial services industry Media Contact: George Morin, [email protected] NEW YORK –November 1-3, 2017 – Worldwide Business Research (WBR) is today […]
Level Up at CloudSEC 2017: The Premier IT Security Conference in London
CloudSEC 2017 London UK Park Plaza Westminster Bridge on Tuesday September 5, 2017 In the face of next-tier threats, businesses must step up their game and LEVEL UP […]
WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins pleads not guilty to malware claims
Yesterday the judge approved to release the researcher Marcus Hutchins on bail for a bond of $30,000 under certain conditions. Marcus Hutchins, also known as MalwareTech, is the 22-year-old security expert […]
UK malware researcher Marcus Hutchins accused of creating Kronos Trojan
The British security researcher Marcus Hutchins was arrested by the FBI on Thursday after being indicted on charges of creating the Kronos banking malware. The news of the Marcus Hutchins‘s […]
OpenAI Gym – A machine learning system creates ‘invisible’ malware
At DEF CON hacking conference experts demonstrated how to abuse a machine learning system dubbed OpenAI Gym to create malware that can avoid detection. We have discussed several times about the […]
DEF CON Voting Village – Hackers easily pwned US voting machines
Hackers attending Def Con hacking conference were invited to hack into voting machines used in US past elections to assess their level of security. DEF CON 2017 – Are voting systems […]
Apple removed iOS VPN apps from Chinese App Store in compliance to censorship law
In compliance with Chinese Internet monitoring law, Apple has started removing all IOS VPN apps from it App Store in China. The company complies with a request from the Chinese […]