PGP and S/MIME protocols are used to ensure that emails are being sent securely. However, users of these protocols are urged to stop sending emails using these protocols since a serious flaw has been identified that can expose contents of new and previous encrypted emails. Reportedly, Münster University of Applied Sciences’ professor of computer security […]
Email users who use PGP (based on OpenPGP) and S/MIME to encrypt and decrypt their communications are at “immediate risk.” The reason is that a team of European researchers has found critical flaws in the encryption standards and currently there are no fixes available. The vulnerabilities dubbed EFAIL are harmful as they can reveal the contents of […]
If you have opted for Gmail’s recently revamped version, among various Gmail features, you also get the chance to use the new confidential mode. What is Confidential mode in Gmail? It is an option that lets Gmail user’s send self-destruction emails to Gmail and non-Gmail users. It means that the email along with its attached […]
As 2018 approaches, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has called upon citizens in the U.S. to be alert and on the lookout for new highly-sophisticated email, likely to be a phishing scam. They will be sending mass emails to swindle of personal information on the pretext of a tax refund. Every day people fall victim […]
Corporate printers and scanners related emails are quite common in large organizations and this particular aspect is now deemed as a potential opportunity for exploitation by cybercriminals. According to the findings of Barracuda Networks, there is a sudden rise in attacks involving HP, Canon and Epson printer and scanner email attachments. Reportedly, hackers have launched […]
Security researchers at the Austin based Anti-virus software firm Forcepoint have discovered a massive spam ransomware campaign in which the Scarab malware destroys all your files if you don’t pay the ransom, which is asked in Bitcoin. The campaign was started on 23rd November while attackers have used the largest email spam botnet on the […]
If you keep a close eye on the cybersecurity world, you must be knowing about Necurs botnet, which is one of the biggest botnets this world has seen. It’s known for playing a major role in spreading Locky ransomware and Dridex banking trojan. Over the course of past one year, it has expanded this list […]
Imgur Data Breach exposed almost 1.7 Million Users sensitive Emails and Passwords that was occurred in 2014. Imgur is an online image sharing community which has 150 Million total users, 6 Billion page views per month, 1.5 Million Images uploading daily by Imgur visitors. This potential Imgur Data Breach was reported by a Web security […]
This scam email is nearly well designed. The scammers are using a template system to create individualized reports with specific recipient data. This works like a mail-merge; the body of the email is generic, but the sender field is composed to show the name of the indicated victim, which personalizes the scam getting it more […]
Attackers take advantage of people using corporate email addresses for consumer services. A phishing campaign which sees cybercriminals send messages claiming to be from Netflix is targeting business email accounts in an attack which, if successful, could provide hackers with the login credentials required to access corporate services. While this might seem like a fruitless […]
One Of the Worlds biggest Auditing Firm Deloitte Hacked by Cyber criminals and many Clients Secret Email details are under high-risk stage by this Sophisticated hacking attempt. Deloitte is one of the “Big Four“ accounting firms and the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and currently 263,900 Employees Working for Deloitte. This […]
Cybercriminals are becoming more and more skilled regarding technological advancement and sophisticated planning techniques. The latest ransomware campaign is a true case of how hackers can trap users and cause widespread damage by simple tweaking of an already lethal malware. According to security experts at AppRiver, the notorious Locky ransomware is back in action with […]
Image: List of emails associated with Roads And Maritime Services, Australia Even though our email services have become smarter and more conscious, spamming is still a thing. That’s the reason a Paris-based researcher Benkow spotted a huge lot of 711 million (711,477,622 to be exact) email accounts lying in plain text files on a server […]
Earlier today, we reported the second leak after the last week’s HBO hack that affected Game Of Thrones Season 7 and other TV shows. During the first leak, hackers claimed that they’ll be soon leaking more information and unreleased episodes. It was followed by Game of Thrones S07E04 leak which was allegedly related to Star […]
Short Bytes: One week after the original HBO hack, the hackers have leaked a second round of sensitive files. The leak includes Game Of Thrones Season 7 summary, Episode 5 script, and emails of HBO executives. Hackers have also demanded a multi-million dollar ransom to prevent further leaks. (Update: The personal phone numbers and emails […]
UK Parliament Hit by Cyberattack Hackers attempted to access MP emails, gentlemen and staff and security services are to stop access for anyone not in Westminster as part of efforts to ensure that the network later in the attack, which Is sponsored by the alleged state time. A spokesman for the parliament and told the media […]
Diane Greene, the founder of VMware Inc. and the board member at Google revealed that Google will now stop analyzing user’s personal emails for targeted advertising purposes. Gmail As you may know, Gmail users encounter a number of ads based on the content of their emails. That is, the company uses algorithms to monitor the […]
After the effects of the phishing campaign that used Google Docs as a tool to attack, Google has launched a number of upgrades to Gmail and its browser so that users can be notified and warned of suspicious emails and websites that may contain malware. The new machine-learning model According to Andy Wen, who is […]
This has become the era where the internet is widely used for the purpose of cyber reconnaissance/espionage/corruption by political parties. To put in layman’s terms, the political leg pulling, posturing and deviance via cyber leaks have become quite common today. Be it WikiLeaks, Yahoo hacks at the time of US National election or any cyber […]
Polish security expert Dawid Golunski has discovered a zero-day in the WordPress password reset mechanism that would allow an attacker to obtain the password reset link, under certain circumstances. The researcher published his findings yesterday, after reporting the flaw to the WordPress security team last July. After more than ten months and no progress, Golunski […]
NSA announces a change in its surveillance activities, it will no longer spy on citizens’ emails, texts, and other Internet communications. It is official, the US NSA announced it will no longer spy on emails, texts and other internet communications that mention targets of surveillance.The NSA issued the official statement last week, announcing a historical change of tactic […]