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In this post, we will take a high and low-level look at the Pony Trojan, delivered through a recent spam campaign. During our case study we showed some malicious samples being distributed in spam campaigns.Using this distribution method, malware is often found attached to the e-mail as either: an executable (also compressed, i.e. zip, rar or cab archive), sometimes […]
Mac malware is a thing. It’s real. Granted it hasn’t reached the critical mass of malicious code for Windows, but recent encounters with WireLurker, XcodeGhost and YiSpecter among others have elevated the conversation to levels where it’s been legitimized. Adding further credence, Google-owned online malware scanner VirusTotal this week announced the availability of sandbox execution […]
How dare they demand we do exactly what we demand of them! The foreign rotters. A report laid before the US Congress yesterday encouraged lawmakers to allow American companies responding to Chinese miscreants pilfering their data to hack those companies back to save their info. The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission was established by […]
Facebook has over 1 billion daily active users, with people in the US spending a staggering 27 hours on the social networking site every month. The company thinks that that kind of sky-high usage and engagement gives it certain responsibilities. “Because people interact with Facebook so often, we’re spending a lot of time thinking about how we can play a […]
Visual ads directing users to malicious sites are things of past, cyber-criminals have added a new dimension to this: the video ads. Video ads are mostly created for selling products or services, but hackers are now using them to direct users towards malicious sites. This was identified in an attack laid down two weeks back […]
Short Bytes: No, there isn’t any typo in the article heading. Read ahead to see Mark Zuckerberg’s post and know the whole story. Mark Zuckerberg just quit his job at Facebook. Finding it hard to believe, check his Facebook post yourself: Mark Zuckerberg Quits His Job. Okay, now that you’ve seen his post – and […]
Telegram, the popular instant messaging service that offers end-to-end encryption, announced on Wednesday that they have “blocked 78 ISIS-related channels across 12 languages.” The company introduced channels in September 2015, and presented it as a tool for broadcasting messages to large (unlimited) audiences. “They can have an unlimited number of members, they can be public […]
THE TRADE IN the secret hacker techniques known as “zero day exploits” has long taken place in the dark, hidden from the companies whose software those exploits target, and from the privacy advocates who revile the practice. But one zero-day broker is taking the market for these hacking techniques into the open, complete with a […]
Every once in a while we get a glimpse into rare and strange behavior that doesn’t involve the website being hacked, but causes major problems for website owners. We have spoken recently about malicious referral spam in Google Analytics and Google Search Console being used by attackers after they gain access to a website. Today, […]
Short Bytes: After CIA and other intelligence agencies blamed encryption and Snowden for the Paris attacks, the more details after the police investigation are painting a different story. The majority of the communications between the Paris attackers was done using encrypted SMS, the local French media suggests. In a surprising turn of events, the intelligence officials […]
In a new Ubuntu Security Notice (USN-2814-1), Canonical announced that they have patched a security vulnerability in the Nvidia proprietary graphics drivers for all supported Ubuntu Linux operating systems. According to Canonical, a local attacked could use the issue discovered in the Nvidia graphics drivers to run programs as root (system administrator). “It was discovered […]
CARNEGIE MELLON’S researchers pulled their talk on cracking the protections of the anonymity software Tor from the schedule of the Black Hat security conference in 2014, the university has been nearly silent about rumors that their technique ended up in the FBI’s hands. Now the university has finally spoken up—to deny the Tor Project’s claim […]
Hide your Windows 10 & Edge browser, Dyreza is coming!. A new variant of the Dyreza banking trojan comes with support for Microsoft’s latest products, the Windows 10 operating system and the Edge Web browser. This new version of the trojan was spotted and analyzed by Heimdal Security, an EU-based cyber-security vendor, which also claims that, […]
Google Maps are no doubt very helpful to most of the people. We can navigate through places and streets easily using Google Maps. But what if you are running short. But what if you are running short on your data and internet connection? Nokia’s Here Maps provides an option to download the maps for offline use. […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has made tons of announcements and launches at its Connect(); Developers Conference 2015. The company has open sourced its Visual Studio Code and released a new and free program for developers called Visual Studio Dev Essential. At its Connect(); Developers Conference 2015 in New York City, Microsoft had a lot to share. The company […]
Encouraging the people to join the cyber-war against ISIS, hacktivist group Anonymous has published three hacking guides. These guides have instructions regarding recognizing ISIS-affiliated websites, using a Twitter bot to uncover social media accounts of ISIS, and learning how to hack using a “NoobGuide” The war between the hackers and terrorists is escalating quickly in […]
Lysa Myers, a security researcher at ESET, looks at the diversity challenges and opportunities in information security – while there is much to be done, there’s a lot to be optimistic about she says.
In a reaction to Paris Attacks last Friday, Anonymous declared a war against the ISIS on Monday and were determined to knock ISIS-linked sites and hack their social media accounts which are a big medium of spreading their false ideology and of choosing their sympathizers to spread it. While fighting this war, the Anonymous yesterday […]
Digital rights group takes down Pawn Storm base. The (EFF) has been awarded control of its namesake domain, which was being used to install malware on people’s computers. The EFF used the official uniform dispute resolution process (UDRP) run by UN agency WIPO to take control of ElectronicFrontierFoundation.org – the EFF’s real website is at […]
Reformed hacker says that US government websites especially FBI and Home Office are easiest to hack. You would be surprised to know that one of the easiest sites to hack is of one of the giant law enforcement authority in the world and even more surprising is the fact that it belongs to United States. […]
Short Bytes: Ever came across a creative invention and questioned its use? Well, you are at the right place as we have brought to you the 5 most useless yet awesome inventions ever. There is a great story behind every useful invention and every time it’s somehow related to a human need that inspired that […]