Android security issues: does a Microsoft Windows analogy make sense?
Malware targeting Android devices shows no signs of relenting, despite the enthusiasm of Android fans. We look at key data points and weigh risks to users.
Malware targeting Android devices shows no signs of relenting, despite the enthusiasm of Android fans. We look at key data points and weigh risks to users.
The Algerian hackers from MCA-CRB group collectively have breached into the San Marino’s domain registrar and name providing company NIC.SM and as a result some high profile websites have been hacked and defaced. The hacked sites includes Google (Google.sm), Facebook (Facebook.sm), Yahoo (Yahoo.sm), Youtube (Youtube.sm) and Microsoft (Microsoft.sm) designated for San Marino. Algerian MCA-CRB group left […]
It is not just Google Pakistan that has been under attack these days, Romania has also made its place among the list when earlier today, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Kaspersky, & PayPal’s Romania domains were hacked and defaced by an “Algerian Hacker” MCA-CRB. The attack could be a DNS hijacking attack” as Google denied and said it was not hacked but […]
The hackers from Pakistan have carried out a massive deface for #OpIsrael, H4x0rL1f3 & ZombiE_KsA have hacked and defaced Israeli servers of Skype, Microsoft, MSN, Live, Amazon and MasterCard. The hackers left their deface page along with a deface message showing their anger against Israel and its air strikes on the people of Palestine. According to the message […]
On 29 October, Microsoft is going to launch its new operating system-Microsoft Windows Phone 8- at an event in San Francisco. This OS has already been released for tablets and PCs, but now, it would be launched for smartphones out there. This event would take place at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, where the official […]
After Israeli credit card leak, this time its the Microsoft Israel that has been attacked by hackers. Mauritania HaCker Team has hacked Microsoft Israel Dynamics CRM Online website and leaked 4000 login accounts of daily users. Leak was made public via pastebin just few minutes ago by Mauritania HaCker Team, leaving a message for Israel on the dumps […]
Turkey Cyber Army seems quiet busy these days, just 5 days ago Turkish hackers hacked and defaced Official Nod32 Zimbabwe Website . Today the same team of hackers have hacked official website of Microsoft Bosnia and successfully defaced it, leaving it with a deface message. Targeted website: microsoft.ba Mirror: According to the deface message left by Turkey Cyber Army: [ Turkey Cyber Army […]
There was an interesting interview taken by the representatives of News.Softpedia.com from the hacker who hacked Microsoft India website and leaked a steal millions of login details. The interview was taken on 25th Feb, 2012. HackRead is sharing the interview for public information, the credit for this interview goes to News.Softpedia.com He shares some interesting things about China’s cyber […]
Chinese hacking group called Evil Shadow Team has hacked and leaked usernames & passwords of Microsoft India www.microsoftstore.co.in on Sunday night. Logins details belong to people who use to shop online on Microsoft Indian’s website. It has been reveled that the login details were stored without any password or encryption in a plain text file. According to Wpsauce.com, Evil Shadow Team […]
Arfa Karim, world’s youngest Microsoft Professional (MCP) passed away on Saturday, due to a brain damage caused by idiopathic epilepsy in Lahore’s Combined Military Hospital (CMH). Afra Karim was born on 14th January 1995 in Pakistan; she was only 09 years old when she passed MCP test in 2004 to became world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professionals [MCPs]. Arfa meet Bill Gates […]
Microsoft is back with another Android patent deal this time with LG Electronics that will handle smartphones, tablets and devices using Google’s Android and/or Chrome operating system. Microsoft is already in a similar contract with several other popular Android phone making companies such as Acer, Samsung and HTC. Corporate vice president of Microsoft Mr. Horacio […]
Aryeh Goretsky posted a blog about a trojan program in a Microsoft catalog update. I thought it might be a little interesting to know how this can happen and why it doesn’t happen more often. As it turns out, it was once my job to make sure that Microsoft did not release infected software. Initially
UPDATE #1 Randy Abrams has posted a follow-up article, Anatomy of a Biting Bunny – The Infected Microsoft Catalog Update with additional information about how update services work, why they might distribute third-party code and what might be done to prevent malware from being distributed on services like Microsoft’s Windows Update in the future. 7-FEB-2011. Last week, we
Just a quick follow up on the Microsoft Security Advisory (2501696) post that my colleague Randy Abrams wrote about on January 28th regarding Microsoft’s recent MHTML vulnerability, which is listed by ESET as HTML/Exploit.CVE-2011-0096.A in our signature database. Although reports remain low so far, any vulnerability in a particular version of Microsoft Windows
As expected, Microsoft has released a critical out-of-band patch for the LNK shortcut file vulnerability which received attention last month. As a critical patch, this update will be delivered through Windows’ Automatic Update service, as well as being directly available for download from Microsoft’s site without a Windows Genuine Advantage check. A reboot is required for the