Browsing category
A new malware campaign with the Adwind RAT variant particularly targets the petroleum industry in the US. Adwind, a.k.a Unrecom, Sockrat, JSocket, and jRat is a cross-platform RAT involved in multiple campaigns and it was also distributed via malware-as-a-service in underground markets. With this campaign threat, actors used a new variant of adware RAT that […]
The infamous eGobbler hacking group that surfaced online earlier this year with massive malvertising campaigns has now been caught running a new campaign exploiting two browser vulnerabilities to show intrusive pop-up ads and forcefully redirect users to malicious websites. To be noted, hackers haven’t found any way to run ads for free; instead, the modus […]
Microsoft issued a serious warning about the new form of stealthy fileless Malware campaign “Nodersok” that attacks windows computers using living-off-the-land techniques. Living-off-the-land Binaries (LOLBin) technique refers to the abuse of legitimate windows tools and uses it to maintain its persistence and performing other malicious activities in the targeted windows machine. Microsoft researchers are continuously […]
Watch out Windows users! There’s a new strain of malware making rounds on the Internet that has already infected thousands of computers worldwide and most likely, your antivirus program would not be able to detect it. Why? That’s because, first, it’s an advanced fileless malware and second, it leverages only legitimate built-in system utilities and […]
Microsoft blocked 38 file extensions in Outlook web to prevent user’s from downloading attachments with those files extensions. Outlook contains built-in spam mail filter which prevents the junk mail getting into the inbox. Now Microsoft added 38 file extensions to BlockedFileTypes property of existing OwaMailboxPolicy objects. Previously outlook blocked 104 file types, now Microsoft expanded […]
Ransomware remains one of the most practiced cyberattack variants and generates great stakes for threat actors, mentioned digital forensics specialists. Although organizations or individuals who are victims of these infections often have appropriate security measures, a slight oversight is sufficient to let the malware into the target system. In addition, a ransomware infection can be […]
Malware or computer virus can infect your computer in several different ways, but one of the most common methods of its delivery is through malicious file attachments over emails that execute the malware when you open them. Therefore, to protect its users from malicious scripts and executable, Microsoft is planning to blacklist 38 additional file […]
Google has removed 29 malicious adware apps that have more than 10 million downloads from the Google play store. These malicious apps are listed as camera filter, makeup apps, and apps used to create multiple accounts. Among other apps “Multi app multiple accounts simultaneously” is the most downloaded app, it alone has more than 5 […]
Microsoft has banned CCleaner application which is mainly popular for deleting temporary memory. According to ethical hacking researcher of international institute of cyber security the program was developed to clean temporary memory, browser cache, unused registeries. After Microsoft has launched Windows 10, CCleaner was showing incompatibility issues with Windows 10. But somehow CCleaner was running […]
A new highly sophisticated malware campaign targets Tibetan groups to exploit and install spyware on their iPhone and Android devices. The spyware is delivered through WhatsApp message, all user need to do is a single click on the link to get the spyware installed on the device. The attack is documented as the first one-click […]
Information security specialists have reported a security incident at systems in Union City, California. According to reports, the presence of a virus has forced local authorities to completely shut down their computer systems. It is not yet clear whether the information held on these systems is safe, but authorities are already working with the FBI […]
The world’s most active Lazarus hacking group developed a new banking malware strain dubbed ATMDtrack targets India banks to steal financial data. According to the Kaspersky report, the malware was designed to plant in ATMs, that could steal the data from the inserted card. The campaign has similarities with DarkSeoul campaign back in 2013 attributed […]
ESET researchers describe the latest components used in a recent Sednit campaign
Researchers uncovered several malicious apps in the Google play poses as photo utility app and a fashion app. These malicious altogether found downloaded more than 2.1 million times. All the 25 malicious apps are published form 22 different developer accounts, but all the apps have similar structure and content. This indicates the developers of the […]
Recently facebook has deleted ten thousand of applications of hundred developers. Because of Cambridge Analytica scandals. Over the last year when consultancy, Shadow Political was holding details of around 50 million usrs through an facebook app. On which developers broke social netowrk giant rule on the data collection. After the 5 billion of settlement with […]
Android is an open source platform where developers can come & can contribute their applications. Android development platform makes easy for developers to showcase their skills. Different developers create different applications for making android users tasks automate. But sometimes such applicaitons becomes more vulnerable to steal users mobile data. Two famous android applications Sun Pro […]
New Bedford city, Massachusetts, has become the new victim of a severe ransomware attack. According to web application security specialists, the attackers have demanded a ransom of $5.3 million USD in exchange for restoring access to files infected by encryption malware. The incident occurred about two months ago, although the infection was publicly disclosed until […]
Cybercriminals abusing Facebook and YouTube profiles to host the Astaroth malware that launches through sophisticated phishing campaign to target mainly Brazilian citizens. Threat actors behind the Astaroth Trojan using a various trusted source to compromise and steal the sensitive the data from the victims. Security research community motioning Astaroth Trojan activities since 2018 and the […]
The Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart, most commonly known as CAPTCHA, is a system for creating challenges that must be completed before users can advance on a website. According to IT system audit specialists, the main function of a CAPTCHA challenge is to prevent hackers from using automated bots […]
Hackers using Captcha to hide the presence of malware and to evade email security gateways. By using this technique attackers show that email is sent human and evades detection. Attackers use various social engineering methods to trick the users to believe the emails is from a legitimate source, here the email’s are from a compromised […]
Bad news for Android users is not stopping. This time, ethical hacking experts report the emergence of a new malware variant that has managed to infiltrate more than twenty android apps, all available on the Google Play Store. This variant of malware, dubbed “Joker”, was developed to enroll victims in various Premium subscription services. The […]