DNS Queries Intercepted Due to Bogus DNS Traffic Protection Standards. Would you believe that a majority of the DNS queries that are sent remain unprotected on the web? We would never have believed it but the fact is that DNS traffic interception is a reality and it is happening quite extensively. This issue has been […]
DeepLocker Artificial intelligence (AI) is seen as a potential solution to automatically detect malware and combat and stop cyber attacks before it can affect any organization. However, the same technology can also be armed actors, threats to use a new generation of malware that can escape even the best cybernetic security of protection and infect […]
WhatsApp, the $19.3 billion mobile instant messaging platform acquisition of Facebook four years ago in 2014, has finally acknowledged the critical bug in its “Quote” function. It is a bug which enables attackers to use a fake WhatsApp app to edit the previous message from contacts and pretends to be that contact to other users. […]
KillerBee framework is a tool for attacking ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 networks. KillerBee is designed to simplify the process of sniffing packets from the air interface or a supported packet capture file (libpcap or Daintree SNA), and for injecting arbitrary packets. Helper functions including IEEE 802.15.4, ZigBee NWK and ZigBee APS packet decoders are available […]
We all are aware of the cyberhacking and phishing that takes place in the digital world. And safeguarding us from petty hacks is always a few clicks away. But what about real-world hacking like literally physically hacking into the hardware. Ever thought about that? A security firm Eclypsium posted a video on Youtube shocking laptop users […]
Over the past years, Apple has been playing cat and mouse with the security researchers and hackers who keep trying to develop new ways to bypass the security of iPhone. Earlier this year, a new challenge came up in the form of an iPhone unlocking device named GrayKey being used by law enforcement agencies. The […]
A majority of users and companies are moving to Two-factor authentication (2FA) for enhancing the security of its data and systems. But contrary to popular belief, it cannot provide a fool-proof layer of security to online accounts since Kevin Mitnick at KnowBe4 has demonstrated that it is very easy to deceive this defensive measure. KnowBe4 […]
Recently we saw an attempt to hide a back door in a code library, and today there is a new case. This time, information security experts found the backdoor in a Python module. In the SSH Decorator module (ssh-decorate), created by the Israeli developer Uri Goren, which is a library for handling SSH connections from the Python […]
Companies involved in the manufacture of CPU chips are facing a new wave of Spectre speculative execution vulnerabilities, which could be revealed during this week, a German technology company reported. According to the group of information security experts, it has been confirmed that the eight defects affect the CPUs manufactured by Intel Corporation, and likewise could affect […]
Modern-day vehicles have become overly digitized for the sake of offering advanced technicality to drivers. However, being digital cannot ensure optimal security and the same has been the case with smart cars. Security researchers Daan Keuper and Thijs Alkemade from Computest claim that some of the car models manufactured by Audi and Volkswagen contain a […]
Cambridge Analytica and Facebook have been in the headlines for past one month for all the wrong reasons. Now, as per the latest revelation, Twitter is facing flak for selling data to Cambridge Analytica-linked researcher, Aleksandr Kogan. In a statement to The Telegraph, Twitter has confirmed that Aleksandr Kogan’s commercial enterprise had purchased one-time Twitter API […]
Almost every hotel we stay nowadays has started using electronic keycards instead of the old metal alternative. These computerized door locking systems could be considered safe until now. A team of security researchers at F-secure have created a device running custom software that can create a master key “out of thin air.” They’ve exploited vulnerabilities in the […]
Panera didn’t fix flaw for 8 months; 37 million records were allegedly exposed. Eight months ago, Panera Bread was notified of a security flaw that was leaking customer information to anyone who knew where to look for it. But the company failed to fix the flaw until this week after the breach was made public […]
“Password spraying” attack gave Mabna group access to 32TB of diverse research data. Today, the Department of Justice announced charges against nine Iranian nationals connected to the Mabna Institute, a company an FBI spokesman said was “created in 2013 for the express purpose of illegally gaining access to non-Iranian scientific resources through computer intrusions.” The stolen data was largely […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Android app is allegedly collecting your personal data and sharing it with a third party without your consent. This claim has been made by the French security expert who goes by the name Elliot Anderson on Twitter. Elliot made this revelation is a series of tweets and detailed how Narendra Modi […]
After the much discussed Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook has broken all its ties with the Cambridge University researcher Aleksandr Kogan. In his defense, Kogan has said that he is being scapegoated in the matter and he wasn’t aware that he broke Facebook’s privacy policies. A newer revelation made by The Guardian suggests that his ties with […]
All the pirates out there, you might want to hear this. A research conducted at Carnegie Mellon University has found that spending more time on pirate websites can potentially increase the risk of running into malware. This research was conducted over a span of 12 months by Professor Rahul Telang at CMU, who observed the browsing habits of […]
CTS Labs’ researchers have warned that if you’re running an AMD Ryzen, Ryzen Pro, Ryzen Mobile or EPYC processor on your computer then you might be at risk. It is also reported that the chips contain backdoors that could be used by attackers to exploit target devices. In what the researchers have called a ‘severe […]
The researcher discovered a new flaw in Windows 10 lock Protection that allows attackers to access the Cortana Voice Commands in the locked system and visit a malicious website to install the malware. Cortana is a virtual assistant created by Microsoft for Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1.Cortana can recognize natural voice without […]
The blinding server randomly adds some nonsense code to every webpage. This ‘code obfuscation’, according to the academics, has no effect on what the actual page looks like, but it drastically changes the appearance of the underlying source file.
Winter Olympics officials have confirmed that a cyberattack occurred during the games’ opening ceremony on Feb. 9, but are remaining mum on the source of the attack. Researchers say the attack employed malware, dubbed Olympic Destroyer, that was written with the sole intention of destroying systems, not to steal data. “Maintaining secure operations is our […]