Local government officials had to pay almost half a million dollars to regain access to their systems According to network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security, ransomware infections have become very common nowadays; these attacks block the infected systems and sometimes the victims have no choice but to give in to the demands […]
Are you planning to hand over admin access of your WordPress site to someone else? You certainly need to take some steps to ensure the security of your WordPress website. Since your WordPress site is your creation and you have put in a lot of hard work and efforts to make it what it is […]
The IT security researchers at Sixgill‘s threat intelligence team have identified an “experienced threat actor” on the dark web selling access to the admin panel of a Chinese rail control system. This access would enable criminals to manipulate train control systems, affecting over one million residents living in the urban core of Hubei Province. Sixgill, an […]
Data sharing apps like SHAREit and Xender have transformed the way files are shared, since their release a few years ago. The apps transfer files over wifi which is much faster compared to sending files using Bluetooth. However, a recent report by Threat Post disclosed two major vulnerabilities in the popular file sharing app, SHAREit, which […]
A new bug discovered in IRCTC website allows attackers to gain access to the lakhs of users private information and alter the sensitive data include cancelling the booked ticket. IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) is a part of Indian Railway and one of the busiest Railway booking system in the world that manages […]
A new bug discovered in IRCTC website allows attackers to gain access to the lakhs of users private information and alter the sensitive data include cancelling the booked ticket. IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) is a part of Indian Railway and one of the busiest Railway booking system in the world that manages […]
With the upcoming Windows 10 Version 1903, Microsoft is making new changes to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). In a new Microsoft announcement, the next major release of Windows will support easy access to Linux files. Additionally, you will be able to view them as well as modify them from the File Explorer, using the Command Line. Windows […]
Sniffing is an essential phase in pentesting. Many times security researchers/ pentesters wants to sniff their target so they can prepare more better for further phases, as per ethical hacking professionals. There are many ways to sniff target. And there are many automation tools which helps in analyzing the network packets. We are talking about […]
Ubuntu and some other Linux distributions suffer from a severe privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker or a malicious program to obtain root privileges and total control over the targeted system. Dubbed “Dirty_Sock” and identified as CVE-2019-7304, the vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Chris Moberly, who privately disclosed it to Canonical, […]
United Kingdom authorities have determined that the visualization or transmission of this kind of content is illegal Legislation recently adopted in the United Kingdom states that accessing to online terrorist material will be considered a crime, involving a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, report network security and ethical hacking specialists from the […]
An article on ZedNet reads how a security researcher published proof-of-concept (PoC) code for a vulnerability impacting Ubuntu and other Linux distros. Canonical, the parent company of Ubuntu operating system, has released a patch (USN-3887-1) for this issue yesterday, in advance of the published PoC. Chris Moberly discovered the vulnerability at the end of January. […]
The massive Apple billboard on the Las Vegas Convention Center, during the CES 2018, was a clear indication of where the company is heading in 2019. Today, a new change in beta iOS 12.2 suggests that Apple has already started working on more privacy-related features. The beta includes a toggle labeled “Motion & Orientation Access” in the Apple’s Safari privacy settings […]
What is Deep Web The deep web, invisible web, or hidden web are parts of the World Wide Web whose contents are not indexed by standard search engines for any reason. The opposite term to the deep web is the surface web. The deep web includes many very common uses such as webmail, online banking […]
The Canada-based cryptocurrency exchange QuardigaCX has suffered a major setback after the untimely death of its founder and CEO Gerald Cotten. Apparently, Cotten had exclusive and crucial information about the exchange’s password. Now that the CEO is no more, the exchange claims to have lost access to an exorbitant virtual currency amount that totals around […]
A data breach that hit Airbus has reportedly employees of the aircraft manufacturing company. European aerospace corporation Airbus has disclosed that a security breach, which led to unauthorized access to its data, has, however, had no impact on its commercial operations. An official statement published by Airbus on 30 January 2019 says, “Airbus SE (stock […]
Update: After the report surfaced, Facebook said it would shut down the iOS version of its Research app, however, Apple says it has already blocked Facebook’s app because it violated Apple’s policies. Here is the complete statement: “We designed our Enterprise Developer Program solely for the internal distribution of apps within an organization. Facebook has been […]
A combination of two exploits allows attackers to install malicious code on IPhone X devices A network security researcher from China has recently revealed technical details about some critical vulnerability in iOS and Safari, the Apple browser, which, if exploited, could allow an attacker to remotely compromise an iPhone X with operating system iOS 12.1.2 […]
An attacker could run a malicious MySQL server and gain access to the connected data, as reported in a security message MySQL administrators have posted a security alert informing users about a drawback with LOCAL LOAD DATA, noting that “the declaration can load a file located on the server host or, if the local keyword […]
If you’re searching for the best web browser for 2019, you might have landed on the right web page. Apparently, using a web browser. We can call web browsers a door to the information space we know as the world wide web, not the internet (See the difference in our detailed post). All you have to […]
Telecom operator Reliance Jio seems to be blocking proxy and VPN websites, as reported by several Reddit users in India. According to a report by Quartz, the various websites which have been blocked include Hide.me, VPNbook, Hidester, Kproxy, Proxysite, Proxy.toolur, andMegaproxy. These websites allow users to download VPN software and hide users’ IP address. Site […]
A few hours ago, the company announced its “not shocking” intention to shut down Google+ social network as a result of a “shocking” data breach. Now, in order to prevent the abuse and potential leakage of confidential data to third-party application developers, Google has made several important changes to help users better control the type […]